Adaptive Arrays and Diversity Antenna Configurations for Handheld Wireless Communication Terminals

This dissertation reports results of an investigation into the performance of adaptive beamforming and diversity combining using antenna arrays that can be mounted on handheld radios. Handheld arrays show great promise for improving the coverage, capacity, and power efficiency of wireless communicat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dietrich, Carl B.
Other Authors: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27291
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04262000-15330030/