Hierarchical MCU Architecture for Dynamic Phase Shifter Controls in Radiation Beamforming by Phased Array of Antennas
Journal
International Symposium on Antenna and Propagation (ISAP 2017)
Journal Volume
2017
Journal Issue
1
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper presents a hierarchical MCU (micro-control unit) architecture to reduce the number of wires required to control the RF devices of large phased array of antennas. In addition to cost reduction, the decrease of control wires may also reduce the electromagnetic interferences to the antenna radiation that are caused by the presence of wires. In particular, Genetic algorithm (GA) was also implemented to find the parameters in binary codes to reduce the phase discrepancy. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the feasibility.
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conference paper