Distributed phased arrays: Challenges and recent advances

JA Nanzer, SR Mghabghab, SM Ellison… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There has been significant research devoted to the development of distributed microwave
wireless systems in recent years. The progression from large, single-platform wireless …

Wireless picosecond time synchronization for distributed antenna arrays

JM Merlo, SR Mghabghab… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distributed antenna arrays have been proposed for many applications ranging from space-
based observatories to automated vehicles. Achieving good performance in distributed …

Open-loop coherent distributed arrays

JA Nanzer, RL Schmid, TM Comberiate… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ability to cohere the wireless operations between separate, moving microwave systems
enables significant increases in capability for remote sensing, radar, communications, and …

Architectures and synchronization techniques for distributed satellite systems: A survey

LM Marrero, JC Merlano-Duncan, J Querol… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cohesive Distributed Satellite Systems (CDSSs) is a key enabling technology for the future
of remote sensing and communication missions. However, they have to meet strict …

RFClock: Timing, phase and frequency synchronization for distributed wireless networks

K Alemdar, D Varshney, S Mohanti, U Muncuk… - Proceedings of the 27th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Emerging applications like distributed coordinated beamforming (DCB), intelligent reflector
arrays, and networked robotic devices will transform wireless applications. However, for …

Multi-node open-loop distributed beamforming based on scalable, high-accuracy ranging

SM Ellison, SR Mghabghab, JA Nanzer - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a distributed antenna array supporting open-loop distributed beamforming at 1.5
GHz. Based on a scalable, high-accuracy internode ranging technique, we demonstrate …

Distributed massive MIMO: Algorithms, architectures and concept systems

U Madhow, DR Brown, S Dasgupta… - 2014 information …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Making MIMO truly “massive” involves liberating it from the shackles of form factor
constraints, by allowing arbitrarily large groups of neighboring nodes to opportunistically …

Decentralized picosecond synchronization for distributed wireless systems

N Shandi, JM Merlo, JA Nanzer - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate a wireless, decentralized time-alignment method for distributed antenna
arrays and distributed wireless networks that achieves picosecond-level synchronization …

Intra-network synchronization and retrodirective distributed transmit beamforming with UAVs

M Wentz, KR Chowdhury - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose and demonstrate a wireless communications system wherein multiple
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) collaborate for Distributed Transmit Beamforming (DTBF) …

Adaptive distributed transceiver synchronization over a 90 m microwave wireless link

SR Mghabghab, A Schlegel… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an adaptive approach for synchronizing both the phase and frequency of radio
frequency transceivers over 90 m wireless links to support distributed antenna array …