A Platform for Delay Hopped Transmitted Reference UWB Communication System Prototype Development

Delay-Hopped Transmitted-Reference(DHTR) is an attractive scheme for Ultra-wideband(UWB) systems. It relieves the channel estimation and the synchronization problems, which simplifies the UWB system. This paper presents a platform developed at Delft University of Technology. The purpose of the platform is to supply a hardware environment to implement DHTR UWB components. It can emulate real UWB signals as inputs of our digital UWB receiver and make efficient use of a USB link between the hardware and the PC. This platform provides a flexible environment for exploring and testing the realization of novel digital receiver algorithms. Currently it is being used to implement acquisition and demodulation algorithms. The obtained results are promising.

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