Applications for RF
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Applications for Radio
Frequency Signals
Team 2:
Matthew Roach Viktor Simovski
Kenneth Wilkins Justin Mascotto
Joe Godby
Facilitator:
Dr. Jian Ren
Sponsor:
MSU ECE Department
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Overview
Overview of Radio Frequency (RF)
Software Defined Radio
Sizing, antenna(s), gain plots
Phase & Application
Modulation
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Frequency Spectrum
This is a graphical
representation of the
frequency spectrum.
The FCC is responsible for
maintaining the integrity of the
of the frequency spectrum.
As you can see, its getting
quite full.
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Cognitive Radio
Cognitive radio is a “smart” radio that automatically detects available
frequencies in wireless spectrum, then changes its transmission or
reception parameters accordingly.
This goes hand in hand with directional antenna and could help us
solve the spacial frequency problem.
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Directional Antenna
Patch antenna array 2x2
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Improve Cell Phone Reception
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Software Defined Radio – Joe Godby
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What makes Software Defined Radios (SDR)
unique from other radios that are available?
Software controlled radios are nothing new…
Software defined radios are relatively new
Used for research and education because of
their flexibility. Not used in commercial products
SIGNAL PROCESSING
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SDR Signal Processing
SDRs allow user to design and test RF components
without any hardware
SDRs save data to binary files for post processing signal
analysis with computational software programs like
MATLAB, Mathematica or Matplotlib
Software circuit for measuring phase Post processing analysis
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GNU Radio Software
Script Control
FILTER.h MATH.h SIGNAL
SOURCE.h
Imports from GNU Radio Library
Python glue
Python glue
MANY OTHER
BLOCKS…
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Types of Antennas
There are about 27 types of antennas used in RF applications today
When considering an antenna for your design, the radiation plot
does the best job of depicting which one you’re looking for
Monopole Antenna Dipole Antenna
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Aspects to always consider
Shape (as discussed in previous slide)
Near/Far-Field
Wavelength 𝜆 =
𝑐
𝑓 “c” is different in real world applications! (e.g. c ≈ 2x108 in coaxial cable)
Impendence matching VSWR used to scale effectiveness
Γ =𝑧𝐿 − 𝑍𝑜
𝑧𝐿 + 𝑍𝑜
V𝑆𝑊𝑅 =1+|Γ|
1 −|Γ|
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Phase & Application
Phase Difference
Difference between two waves having the same
frequency and referenced to the same point in time.
Same frequency, but different phases have a phase
difference. (Out of Phase)
Expressed in degrees or radians.
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Phase & Application
Phase-Interferometry (Angle of Arrival)
Used in radar and direction finding applications
Accurately estimate the direction of arrival of source
signal
Phase difference of signal on 2+ separated antennas
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Phase & Application
Phase-Interferometry (Angle of Arrival)
θ = sin−1(λ ∆𝜙
2𝜋𝑑)
• 𝑑 – distance between two antennas
• λ – signal wavelength
• ∆𝜙 – phase difference
Antennas
• Spaced half a wavelength
or less apart.
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Phase & Application
Phase-Interferometry (Angle of Arrival)
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Level of desired signal to the level of background noise
• SNR directly affects measurement of phase
• Accuracy of AoA dependent upon SNR
Real World Application
Locating jamming source / illegal transmission
Distress signal
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Modulation
What is it?
Modulation is the process of manipulating various
properties of a periodic waveform to confey
information.
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What are the components?
Modulating Signal
Signal containing the information.
Vm(t)
Carrier Signal
Simple periodic waveform that is “modulated” by the
modulation signal
Vc-PPSin(2πfc + φc)
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Why not just send the modulating signal?
You can use multiple carrier frequencies to carry
the same information without the two interfering.
Optimal antenna lengths depend on the received
signal’s frequency. You can send low frequency
information using a high frequency carrier so
that your antenna unreasonably long.
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How is the carrier “modulated”
Amplitude Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Phase Modulation
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Amplitude Modulation
Amplitude of the carrier signal is adjusted by the
modulating signal
VAM = |VAM|Sin(2πfc + φc)
|VAM| = {Vc-PP + Vm(t)}
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Frequency Modulation
Frequency of the carrier signal is adjusted by the
modulating signal
VFM = Vc-PPSin(2πfFM + φc)
fFM = fc + (Δfmax/Vm-max)Vm(t)
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Phase Modulation
Phase of the carrier signal is adjusted by the
modulating signal
VPM=Vc-PPSin(2πfc + φPM)
φPM= φc + (Δφmax/Vm-max)Vm(t)
Figure shows a constant phase shift. This would occur
when Vm(t) is constant.
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What about digital?
Much like analog-digital conversion, digital
modulation use “constellations” to map binary
information to waveform property values.
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Digital Example Using QAM
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
Uses two modulating and carrier signals.
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Complex Modulations Build On These and
Other Modulation Techniques
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
Space Modulation
Single-Sideband Modulation
Trellis Coded Modulation
…and many more
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Questions