Smart Antenna
Smart antennas (also known as adaptive array antennas, multiple antennas and, recently, MIMO) are antenna arrays with smart signal processing algorithms used to identify spatial signal signature such as the direction of arrival (DOA) of the signal, and use it to calculate beamforming vectors, to track and locate the antenna beam on the mobile/target. The antenna could optionally be any sensor.
Smart antenna techniques are used notably in acoustic signal processing, track and scan RADAR, radio astronomy and radio telescopes, and mostly in cellular systems like W-CDMA and UMTS.
Smart antennas have two main functions: DOA estimation and Beamforming.
Read more about Smart Antenna: Direction of Arrival (DOA) Estimation, Beamforming, Types of Smart Antennas, Limited Choice of EIA/CEA-909A Smart Antennas in The Marketplace, Extension of Smart Antennas
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