Distributed and collaborative beamforming in wireless sensor networks: Classifications, trends, and research directions

S Jayaprakasam, SKA Rahim… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distributed and collaborative beamforming (DCBF) scheme in wireless sensor networks
(WSNs) is receiving newfound interest in recent times due to the rapid advancements in …

Distributed robust beamforming based on low-rank and cross-correlation techniques: Design and analysis

H Ruan, RC de Lamare - IEEE Transactions on Signal …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we present a novel robust distributed beamforming (RDB) approach based on
low-rank and cross-correlation techniques. The proposed RDB approach mitigates the …

Distributed sparse MVDR beamforming using the bi-alternating direction method of multipliers

M O'Connor, WB Kleijn… - 2016 IEEE International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Until now, distributed acoustic beamforming has focused on optimizing for a beamformer
over an entire network, with each node contributing to the beamformer output. We present a …

Feasibility of a stochastic collaborative beamforming for long range communications in wireless sensor networks

EA Navarro-Camba, S Felici-Castell, J Segura-García… - Electronics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is a group of spatially dispersed autonomous sensor
devices, named motes. These motes have a microcontroller, sensors, are powered by AA or …

Adaptive beamforming using scattering from a drone swarm

NJA Egarguin, DR Jackson, D Onofrei… - 2020 IEEE Texas …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There may be situations where a direct line of sight between a transmitter and a receiver is
blocked. In such a situation it may be possible to transmit a signal upward from a transmitter …

Investigation of randomly populated cylindrical, spherical, and cubical arrays for application in space, aerial and underwater collaborative beamforming

KR Buchanan, R Manzano-Roth, A Lin, G Loaiza… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work investigates and analyzes collaborative beamforming for a Swarm-enabled
distributed sensing project. It investigates the use of a three-dimensional, randomly …

Testbed for non-coherent zero-feedback distributed beamforming

G Sklivanitis, K Alexandris… - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the setup of a complete software-defined radio (SDR) testbed for non-coherent
zero-feedback distributed beamforming. Three custom-built, embedded RF transceivers …

Distributed transmit beamforming for UAV to base communications

Y Lu, J Fang, Z Guo, JA Zhang - China Communications, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distributed transmit beamforming (DTB) is very efficient for extending the communication
distance between a swarm of UAVs and the base, particularly when considering the …

Testing zero-feedback distributed beamforming with a low-cost SDR testbed

G Sklivanitis, A Bletsas - 2011 Conference Record of the Forty …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Collaborative beamforming from distributed wireless transmitters has been envisioned as a
means for range extension/connectivity enhancement if the signals transmitted from …

Reachback WSN connectivity: Non-coherent zero-feedback distributed beamforming or TDMA energy harvesting?

K Alexandris, G Sklivanitis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work is motivated by the reachback connectivity scenario in resource-constrained
wireless sensor networks (WSNs): a single terminal at maximum power cannot establish a …