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Inverse design of compact power divider with arbitrary outputs for 5G applications
, Article Scientific Reports ; Volume 12, Issue 1 , 2022 ; 20452322 (ISSN) ; Tavakol, M. R ; Atlasbaf, Z ; Sharif University of Technology
Nature Research
2022
Abstract
Since the recent on-demand applications need more sophisticated circuits and subsystems, components with configurable capabilities attract attention more than before in commercial systems, specifically the fifth generation (5G). Power dividers play a crucial role in 5G phased array systems, and their role becomes more significant if the output powers ratio is adjustable. Here, we suggest a design methodology by which planar power splitters with arbitrary output power levels can be designed in light of very simple perturbations, i.e., vias. Through our design procedure, we find an optimized pattern for hybrid vias-some of them are made of PEC, and others are dielectric, e.g., air,...
MIMO Radars Waveform Design
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Behnia, F (Supervisor)
Abstract
MIMO radar is a next generation radar which transmits arbitrary waveforms at each one of its apertures. It has been shown that design of waveforms for MIMO radars in order to synthesize a desired spatial beampattern, is mapped into a waveform correlation matrix (R) design in the narrowband case. Therefore, waveform design in MIMO radar for beamforming could be broken into two steps, namely correlation matrix design and waveform synthesis for achieving given R. As of now, given a desired beampattern or estimated location information of targets, calculating R has been modeled as an optimization problem like SDP. Also, in some special cases like rectangular beampattern, close form solutions for...
MIMO radar beamforming using orthogonal decomposition of correlation matrix
, Article Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing ; Volume 32, Issue 4 , 2013 , Pages 1791-1809 ; 0278081X (ISSN) ; Behnia, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
Abstract
MIMO radar is the next generation radar which transmits arbitrary waveforms at each one of its apertures. It has been shown that the design of waveforms for MIMO radars in order to synthesize a desired spatial beampattern is mapped into a waveform correlation matrix R design in the narrowband case. As of now, given a desired beampattern or estimated locations information of targets, calculating R has been modeled as an optimization problem like semi-definite programming. Also, in some special cases like rectangular beampattern, closed-form solutions for R has been proposed. In this paper, we introduce a fast algorithm which is capable of designing R in order to achieve more arbitrary...
Transmit beampattern synthesis using eigenvalue decomposition in MIMO radar
, Article ICICS 2011 - 8th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing, 13 December 2011 through 16 December 2011 ; December , 2011 , Page(s): 1 - 5 ; 9781457700309 (ISBN) ; Behnia, F ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
Abstract
MIMO radar is the next generation radar which transmits arbitrary waveforms at each one of its apertures. It has been shown that design of waveforms for MIMO radars in order to synthesize a desired spatial beampattern is mapped into a waveform correlation matrix (R) design in the narrowband case. Searching for desired R has been modeled as a convex optimization problem which demands considerable processing power. There are also some close form solutions for special cases like rectangular beampatterns. Here we deal with the problem from a matrix eigenvalue theory perspective and show how close form solutions can be found for more general cases relaxing high computational power demand. Our...
Fixed-Mix Rules in an Evolutionary Market Using a Factor Model for Dividends
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Zamani, Shiva (Supervisor)
Abstract
In this thesis, we simulate the competition between some investment strategies based on dividends with each other and with mean-variance strategy (Markowitz) in an evolutionary finance framework. We perform simulations by two different approaches. In the first one, we use real dividend data and, in the second one we use dividends that are generated according to a dividend factor model. The dividend factor model which relates the dividends to the macro-economic factors is estimated from data using principal component analysis. Our simulations show that in this competition, the evolutionary portfolio rule will eventually hold the total market wealth. According to this simple rule the portfolio...
Extract Non-Line-of-Sight state of base stations and error mitigation technique for wireless localization in micro-cell networks
, Article Computer Communications ; Volume 35, Issue 7 , 2012 , Pages 885-893 ; 01403664 (ISSN) ; Golmohammadi, S ; Shadi, K ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
Abstract
Non Line of Sight (NLOS) propagation is a challenging issue which the performance of network based wireless localization is limited by errors primarily caused by NLOS corruption. NLOS is inherently a dominant source of errors in metropolitan area wireless networks, like cellular one, so in this paper we discuss our proposed algorithm within cellular network terminology. This paper contributes two novel algorithms. The first one is to extract the NLOS state of base station (BS) and the second one is a correction algorithm to enhance the measurements accuracy. Our proposed algorithm discuses a novel localization technique to estimate true mobile terminal (MT) location from a set of possibly...
Well-conditioned sensor placement for range-only localization
, Article 2011 4th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security, NTMS 2011 - Proceedings, 7 February 2011 through 10 February 2011 ; February , 2011 , Page(s): 1 - 5 ; ISSN : 21574952 ; 9781424487042 (ISBN) ; Dehghani, H. L ; Gholampour, I ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
Abstract
This paper addresses the optimality of Network topology for localization purposes when measurements are range-only. Localization procedures based on TOA and TDOA range measurements are considered in this paper. As of now, the optimal placement of fixed terminals to locate mobile terminals has been studied based on Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB). CRLB is a universal bound on the variance of a general unbiased estimator and therefore is not dependent to the estimator and methods of localization. Here we introduce another algorithm dependent criterion, based on perturbation theory of linear equations. Different optimal topologies are presented using the new criterion. These optimal topologies,...
Degradation of benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) from aqueous solution by isolated bacteria from contaminated sites
, Article Research on Chemical Intermediates ; Volume 41, Issue 1 , January , 2015 , Pages 265-275 ; 09226168 (ISSN) ; Yaghmaei, S ; Vafaei, F ; Khataee, A. R ; Hejazi, M. S ; Sharif University of Technology
Kluwer Academic Publishers
2015
Abstract
The present study was carried out to evaluate the degradation efficiency of benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) by isolated bacteria from various petroleum-hydrocarbons contaminated sites. Five isolated bacteria were selected for testing BTX biodegradation from liquid culture media. Each of these bacteria was able to degrade BTX but with different efficiencies. Maximum biodegradation efficiency for benzene (more than 70 %) was obtained by Gram-positive coccobacillus, Gram-positive coccus and Gram-negative bacillus bacteria, for toluene (60 %) and xylene (70 %) by Gram-positive coccobacillus and Gram-negative coccobacillus. It was found that the presence of xylene in the substrate mixture...
Studying the Effect of Applying Different Refrigerants in Ground Source Heat Exchangers
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hakkaki-Fard, Ali (Supervisor)
Abstract
Economical strategy of developed countries imposes to improve energy efficiency and a rational renewable energies usage in the buildings. Ground source heat pumps are one of the most important tools in the way moving toward this goal. This study focuses on studying the effect of applying different refrigerants in the direct expansion ground source heat exchangers. In order to compare the performance of the ground source heat pumps using different refrigerants, a specific methodology is presented and implemented. First on this study, the thermal performance of a geothermal borehole filled with both CO2 and a zeotropic mixture of CO2 and R32 (20/80) is studied and the quality, temperature, and...
Probability of missed detection as a criterion for receiver placement in MIMO PCL
, Article IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings, 7 May 2012 through 11 May 2012, Atlanta, GA ; 2012 , Pages 0924-0927 ; 10975659 (ISSN) ; 9781467306584 (ISBN) ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Radmard, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
IEEE
2012
Abstract
Using multiple antennas at the transmit and receive sides of a passive radar brings both the benefits of MIMO radar and passive radar. However one of the obstacles arisen in such configuration is the receive antennas placement in proper positions so that the radar performance is improved. Here we just consider the case of positioning one receiver among multiple illuminators of opportunity. Indeed it is a start for the solution of optimizing the geometry of the multiple receivers in a passive radar
An efficient method for the ring opening of epoxides with aromatic amines by Sb(III) chloride under microwave irradiation
, Article Journal of Chemical Research ; Issue 4 , 2008 , Pages 220-221 ; 03082342 (ISSN) ; Hashemi, M. M ; Mottaghi, M. M ; Foroughi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2008
Abstract
SbCl3 supported on montmorillonite K-10 is an efficient catalyst for the ring opening of epoxides with aromatic amines under solvent-free conditions and microwave irradiation to give the corresponding b-amino alcohols in high yields with high regioselectivity
MIMO radar signal design to improve the MIMO ambiguity function via maximizing its peak
, Article Signal Processing ; Volume 118 , 2016 , Pages 139-152 ; 01651684 (ISSN) ; Radmard, M ; Nazari Majd, M ; Karbasi, S. M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
2016
Abstract
One of the important obstacles in MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) radars is the issue of designing proper transmit signals. Indeed, the capability of signal design is a significant advantage in MIMO radars, through which, the system can achieve much better performance. Many different aspects of this performance improvement have been considered yet, and the transmit signals have been designed to attain such goal, e.g., getting higher SNR or better detector's performance at the receiver. However, an important tool for evaluating the radar's performance is its ambiguity function. In this paper, we consider the problem of transmit signal design, in order to optimize the ambiguity function...
Detection-localization tradeoff in MIMO radars
, Article Radioengineering ; Volume 26, Issue 2 , 2017 , Pages 581-587 ; 12102512 (ISSN) ; Radmard, M ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Bastani, M. H ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2017
Abstract
Two gains play key roles in recently developed MIMO wireless communication systems: "spatial diversity" gain and "spatial multiplexing" gain. The diversity gain refers to the capability to decrease the error rate of the MIMO channel, while the multiplexing gain implicitly refers to the amount of increase in the capacity of the MIMO channel. It has been shown that there is a fundamental tradeoff between these two types of gains, meaning interplay between increasing reliability (via an increase in the diversity gain) and increasing data rate (via an increase in the multiplexing gain). On the other hand, recently, MIMO radars have attracted much attention for their superior ability to enhance...
Antenna placement and power allocation optimization in MIMO detection
, Article IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; Vol. 50, Issue 2 , April , 2014 , pp. 1468-1478 ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Majd, M. N ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2014
Abstract
It is a well known fact that using multiple antennas at transmit and receive sides improves the detection performance. However, in such multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) configuration, proper positioning of transmitters and receivers is a big challenge that can have significant influence on the performance of the overall system. In addition, determining the power of each transmitter under a total power constraint is a problem that should be solved in order to enhance the performance and coverage of such a system. In this paper, we design the Neyman-Pearson detector under the Rayleigh scatter model and use it to introduce a criterion for the antenna placement at both transmit and receive...
Ambiguity function of MIMO radar with widely separated antennas
, Article Proceedings International Radar Symposium ; 16 -18 June , 2014 ; ISSN: 21555753 ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Nazari Majd, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2014
Abstract
There has been much interest, recently, towards exploiting the Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technique in radar. It is shown that using multiple antennas at transmit and receive sides can improve the performance of the system. However, in order to analyze the system's performance, its ambiguity function, i.e. the ambiguity function of a MIMO radar, is needed to be defined. In this paper, beginning from the information theoretic definitions, we derive such function, specifically for a MIMO radar with widely separated antennas
Choosing the position of the receiver in a MISO passive radar system
, Article European Microwave Week 2012: "Space for Microwaves", EuMW 2012, Conference Proceedings - 9th European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2012 ; 2012 , Pages 318-321 ; 9782874870293 (ISBN) ; Majd, M. N ; Radmard, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
Abstract
By combining the two ideas of MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) and PCL (Passive Coherent Location) in radar, one can achieve the advantages of both recently developed techniques simultaneously. While using multiple antennas at the receive side provides a spatial diversity of the object to be detected, using multiple illuminators of opportunity, most importantly, makes the radar covert to the interceptors. One obstacle in such MIMO configuration is choosing the positions of the receive antennas. In this paper, after analyzing the Neyman-Pearson detector for the DVB-T based PCL, we introduce the probability of missed detection as a criterion to place the receive antenna. Here, we only...
Adaptive filtering techniques in passive radar
, Article Proceedings International Radar Symposium, Dresden ; Volume 2 , June , 2013 , Pages 1067-1078 ; 21555753 (ISSN) ; 9783954042234 (ISBN) ; Radmard, M ; Majd, M. N ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
Abstract
One of the most important obstacles in passive radar applications is removing the direct signal from the target channel. Otherwise, week echoes from the targets in the target channel would be ignored due to the limited dynamic range of the system. One of the most effective techniques in this field is using adaptive filters. In this paper various adaptive filters are introduced and their performances are shown and compared
Ambiguity function based receiver placement in multi-site radar
, Article 2016 CIE International Conference on Radar, RADAR 2016, 10 October 2016 through 13 October 2016 ; 2017 ; 9781509048281 (ISBN) ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Nazari Majd, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2017
Abstract
It has been shown that using multiple antennas in a radar system improves the performance considerably, since multiple target echoes are received from different aspect angles of the target. In this way, the target detection is improved. However, when using multiple antennas, some problems, such as designing the transmit signals, synchronization, etc. emerge that should be solved. One of such problems is the receiver placement. Receiver placement deals with choosing a proper position for the receive antenna in order to optimize the whole system's performance. In this paper, a receiver placement procedure based on improving the radar ambiguity function is proposed for the case of a multisite...
Improving MIMO radar's performance through receivers' positioning
, Article IET Signal Processing ; Volume 11, Issue 5 , 2017 , Pages 622-630 ; 17519675 (ISSN) ; Radmard, M ; Nazari Majd, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Institution of Engineering and Technology
2017
Abstract
By employing the MIMO (multiple-input-multiple-output) technology in radar, some new problems emerged, that, in order to benefit the MIMO gains in radar, it was necessary to solve them suitably. One of such obstacles is determining the positions of receive antennas in a MIMO radar system with widely separated antennas (WS MIMO radar), since it is shown that the antennas' positions affect the whole system's performance considerably. In this study, a proper receivers' positioning procedure is proposed. To do this end, four criteria are developed based on the proposed MIMO detector and the MIMO ambiguity function. The simulations verify that the proposed positioning procedure improves the...
Silylation of hydroxy groups with HMDS under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions
, Article Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and Related Elements ; Volume 177, Issue 2 , 2002 , Pages 289-292 ; 10426507 (ISSN) ; Saidi, M. R ; Bolourtchian, M ; Heravi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2002
Abstract
Phenols and alcohols are silylated with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) under microwave irradiation in solvent-free condition in good to excellent yields