PVP SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA-7

(AUTONOMOUS)
DEPARTMENT OF ECE
I-M.Tech., I-Semester FOR A.Y: 2017-18
ADAPTIVE & SMART ANTENNAS-Micro Syllabus
17ECMC1T3 Credits: 4
Lecture: 4 periods/week Internal assessment: 40 marks
Semester end examination: 60 marks
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Prerequisites: Antennas & Propagation

Course Objectives:

 To Familiarize with smart and adaptive antennas

 To study about the different adaptive algorithms for the antenna
 To integrate smart antenna technology with overall communication system design.
 To analyze the effect of mutual coupling and to study the space time

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course Student will be able to

 Understand the concepts of smart antenna and adaptive antennas
 Learn different adaptive algorithms for the smart antennas
 Understand the direction of arrival estimation methods to combat fading in mobile
communication.
 Learn the time-space processing of the antennas.

UNIT-I [CO-1 & CO-3]

Smart Antennas: Introduction, Need for Smart Antennas, Overview, Smart Antenna
Configurations: Switched beam antennas, Adaptive antenna approach, Space Division Multiple
Access (SDMA), Architecture of a Smart Antenna System: Receiver, Transmitter, Benefits and
Drawbacks, Basic Principles, Mutual Coupling Effects.
DOA Estimation Fundamentals: Introduction, Array Response Vector, Received Signal
Model, Subspace-Based Data Model, Signal Autocovariance Matrices, Conventional DOA
Estimation Methods: Conventional Beamforming Method, Capon’s Minimum Variance Method,
Subspace Approach to DOA Estimation: MUSIC Algorithm, ESPRIT Algorithm. Uniqueness of
DOA Estimates.
UNIT-II [CO-2]
Beamforming Fundamentals: Classical Beamformer, Statistically Optimum Beamforming
Weight Vectors: Maximum SNR Beamformer, Multiple Sidelobe Canceller and the Maximum
SINR Beamformer, Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE), Direct Matrix Inversion (DMI),
Linearly Constrained Minimum Variance (LCMV), Adaptive Algorithms for Beamforming:
Least Mean-Square (LMS) Algorithm, Recursive Least-Squares (RLS) Algorithm, Constant-
Modulus (CM) Algorithm, Affine-Projection (AP) Algorithm, Quasi-Newton (QN) Algorithm.

UNIT-III [CO-1 & CO-3]

Integration and Simulation of Smart Antennas: Overview, Antenna Design, Mutual Coupling,
Adaptive Signal Processing Algorithms: DOA, Adaptive Beamforming, Beamforming and
diversity Combining for Rayleigh-Fading Channel, Trellis-Coded Modulation (TCM) for
Adaptive Arrays, Smart Antenna Systems for Mobile Ad Hoc NETworks(MANETs).

UNIT-IV [CO-4]
Space–Time Processing: Introduction, Discrete Space–Time Channel and Signal Models,
Space–Time Beam forming, Intersymbol and Co-Channel Suppression: ISI Suppression, CCI
Supression, Joint ISI and CCI Supression, Space–Time Processing for DS-CDMA, Capacity and
Data Rates in MIMO Systems: Single-user data rate limits, Multi-user data rate limits, Data rate
limits within a Cellular System, MIMO in Wireless Local Area Networks.

Learning Resources

Text Books:
1. C. A. Balanis& P. I. Ioannides, “Introduction to smart antennas” Morgan & Claypool
Publishers, 2007.

Reference Books:
1. S. Chandran, Adaptive antenna arrays, trends and applications, Springer, 2009.
 PVP SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANURU, VIJAYAWADA-7
(AUTONOMOUS)
DEPARTMENT OF ECE
I-M.Tech., I-Semester Model Question Paper FOR A.Y: 2017-18

ADAPTIVE & SMART ANTENNAS (17ECMC1T3)

Answer One Question from Each Unit Maximum marks: 60Marks

UNIT-1

1. (a) Discuss about the architecture of a smart antenna system. (L5) [8M]
(b) Explain about Space Division Multiple Access. (L2) [7M]
(OR)
2. (a) Briefly discuss about MUSIC algorithm. (L5) [8M]
(b) Explain about ESPRIT Algorithm. (L2) [7M]
UNIT-2
3. Explain about the Classical Beamformer and Statistically Optimum Beamforming
Weight Vectors. (L2) [15M]
(OR)
4. Discuss about the LMS and RLS algorithms. (L5) [15M]
UNIT-3
5. (a) Explain Smart Antenna Systems for Mobile Ad Hoc NETworks.(L2) [7M]
(b) Explain Trellis-Coded Modulation for Adaptive Arrays. (L2) [8M]
(OR)
6. Explain the Adaptive Signal Processing Algorithms. (L2) [15M]
UNIT-4
7. (a) Discuss about space time Beamforming.(L5) [7M]
(b) Explain about Intersymbol and Co-channel suppression. (L2) [8M]
(OR)
8. Discuss about Capacity and Data Rates in MIMO Systems. (L5) [15M]