In this thesis, a low complexity code tracking loop with adaptive branch selection MMSE combining has been proposed that is adequate for the DS-UWB system on dense multipath fading channel. To reduce hardware complexity compared to the conventional sc...
In this thesis, a low complexity code tracking loop with adaptive branch selection MMSE combining has been proposed that is adequate for the DS-UWB system on dense multipath fading channel. To reduce hardware complexity compared to the conventional scheme [1], theoretical analysis is performed by F-P (Fokker-Plank) equation and channel estimation is operated in the range of only 30% of maximum delay spread. In addition, MMSE combining is employed to improve loop performance. The focuses of this thesis are divided by three parts.First, adaptive number of branch can be obtained by the theoretical analysis. RTA (renewal theory approach) and F-P (Fokker-Plank) equation were introduced as the fundamental background. Through nonlinear analysis, the theoretical values of proposed scheme have been evaluated numerically where the channel estimation is performed in the range of 30% of maximum delay spread to avoid high complexity of it. Hence, adaptive number of branch is determined by the selection criterion, which can reduce the hardware complexity arisen from the characteristic of the UWB system.Second, MMSE combining was exploited to mitigate the interference between branches. To obtain optimal tap weight vector, LMS algorithm was employed. In this way, it’s expected that the loop performance such as MSTE (mean squared tracking error) and MTLL(mean time to lose lock) will be improved with low hardware complexity.Finally, it suffices for the characteristic of UWB system where the code tracking loop should be well operated even in lower SNR. It’s evident that the proposed scheme outperforms the conventional one [1] in lower SNR because of the adaptive number of branch and MMSE combining.