Unambiguous direction of arrival computations using RF phase interferometers and the estimation of a RF transmitter's location using direction of arrival, 1997

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Ven

Identifier: b2194887

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth College and Monmouth University graduate Electronic Engineering programs. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree.

Dates

Creation: 1997

Creator

Venetos, Isidore (Author, Person)
Benjamin, Richard (1930-2010) (Thesis advisor, Person)

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Extent

1 Items (print book) : 82 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The primary purpose of this paper is to explore the principles involving radio interferometry. Radio interferometry provides the capability to derive the direction of arrival (DOA) of radio frequency signals. The direction of arrival is generated from the signal characteristics of an incoming plane wave which was generated by some unknown emitter. This paper discusses the use of a four element linear array as a phase interferometer to compute the direction of arrival of an incoming RF signal. The location of the transmitting emitter is also calculated using a least squares algorithm and the computed DOAs results.

Partial Contents

Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. DOA computations -- 3. Determination of the location of the transmitting receiver -- 4. Examples of numerical computations -- 5. Summary and conclusion -- References -- Appendix A. Phasor diagarams -- Appendix B. MATHCAD programs.