The development of a simple efficient Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) modulator has been a goal for many research workers. In general three techniques have been used, namely; the analogue triangular wave technique; the use of look-up tables, and the use of Analogue to Digital converters together with analogue circuitry. The modulator described in this thesis is based on an iterative numerical algorithm, and is thus fundamentally different from all previous techniques. The algorithm is limited only by the speed and precision of the associated digital circuitry and can achieve higher modulating frequencies with greater accuracy than can be realised using any of the methods that have previously been investigated. The use of high switching frequencies simplifies the design of filters to reduce both unwanted harmonics and acoustic noise. In this thesis, an equation of a multiphase digital oscillator is derived which is simple to implement and will operate over a wide range of frequencies. The conditions for stable oscillation are derived, and two classes of oscillator are developed. It is shown how the frequency and amplitude of oscillations can be independently and continuously varied. The errors in computing the amplitude and frequency are analysed, and are shown to be cyclic. Upper bounds for the amplitude errors are derived. Single and three phase PWM modulators are described and the implementation procedures for their practical realisation are developed. Two specific implementations of the algorithm are investigated and experimental results confirm theoretical analyses. The algorithm can be incorporated in the Space Vector Modulation (SVM) method of PWM, to improve the resolution at low speeds and to enable the SVM technique to be applied at high gear ratios. A 3-phase 16-bit PWM modulator was built and operated satisfactorily with a pulse switching frequency of 20 kHz and an output frequency range of 1000:1. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1989.

Continuous phase modulation~(CPM) is a non-linear, constant-envelope modulation scheme with memory, known for its bandwidth and power efficiency. Multi-h CPM uses multiple modulation indices in successive symbol intervals to improve the error performance as compared to single-h CPM~(basic CPM that utilizes only a single modulation index). One of the major applications of multi-h CPM is in aeronautical telemetry systems. Modern aeronautical devices host an increasing number of sensors, which can transmit flight testing data to the ground station. However, this excess data transfer increases the intersymbol interference, and thus channel equalization is required at the receiver. The objective of our research is to propose low-complexity frqeuency-domain equalization~(FDE) techniques for multi-h CPM waveforms. For a modulation scheme with memory, such as CPM, the cyclic constraint on the FDE block necessitates the use of an extra segment of symbols, called intrafix or tail segment. We have used very simple geometric arguments to derive upper and lower bounds on the length of the intrafix in terms of the parameters of the modulation scheme and the Frobenius number. It is concluded that the length of the intrafix for multi-h CPM schemes is typically shorter than those required for single-h modulation schemes. We propose two receiver architectures; one uses a matched filter front end, while the other utilizes a fractional sampling front end. Various simplifications are proposed for each architecture, and the trade-off between receiver complexity and performance is analyzed and verified through detailed simulation studies.

Thesis (M Eng (Research)) -- University of South Australia, 1992

Thesis (M Eng (Research)) -- University of South Australia, 1992

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio University, June, 2000. / Title from PDF t.p.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-124).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: leaf 189-204.

Thesis (M. App. Sc.)--Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M. App. Sc.)--Carleton University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 82-83). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.