Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BrunaALS_DISSERT.pdf: 4847936 bytes, checksum: ecc365df0d6ba32afff7d15a2ae1d14a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-06-14 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The microstrip antennas are largely used in wireless communication systems due to their low cost, weight, less complex construction and manufacturing, in addition to its versatility. UWB systems have emerged as an alternative to wireless communications over short distances because they offer of higher capacity and lower multipath distortion than other systems with the same purpose. Combining the advantages of microstrip antennas to the characteristics of UWB, it is possible to develop more and more smaller devices, with diverse geometries to operate satisfactorily in these systems. This paper aims to propose alternatives to microstrip antennas for UWB systems operate in the range between 3.1 and 10.6 GHz, with a patch on circular ring. Some techniques are analyzed and employed to increase the bandwidth of proposed antenna: the insertion of a parasitic elements and a rectangular slit in the displaced ground plane. For this, key issues are presented as the basic principles of UWB systems, the fundamental theory of antennas and microstrip antennas. The simulations and experimental characterization of constructed antennas are presented, as well as analysis of parameters such as bandwidth and radiation pattern / As antenas de microfita s?o amplamente utilizadas nos sistemas de comunica??o sem fio devido ?s suas caracter?sticas de baixo custo, peso, menor complexidade de constru??o e fabrica??o, al?m de sua versatilidade. Os sistemas UWB surgiram como uma alternativa ?s comunica??es sem fio de curtas dist?ncias por oferecerem maior capacidade e menor distor??o por multipercurso que outros sistemas com a mesma finalidade. Aliando as vantagens das antenas de microfita ?s caracter?sticas do UWB ? poss?vel desenvolver dispositivos cada vez menores e com geometrias diversificadas para operar satisfatoriamente nesses sistemas. Este trabalho tem como objetivo propor alternativas de antenas de microfita para operar em sistemas UWB, na faixa entre 3,1 e 10,6 GHz, com patch em anel circular. S?o empregadas e analisadas algumas t?cnicas para aumentar a largura de banda das antenas propostas: a inser??o de elementos parasitas e de uma fenda retangular no plano terra deslocado. Para isto, s?o apresentados temas fundamentais como os princ?pios b?sicos dos sistemas UWB, a teoria fundamental de antenas e antenas de microfita. S?o apresentadas as simula??es e caracteriza??es experimentais das antenas constru?das, bem como uma an?lise de par?metros como a largura de banda e o diagrama de radia??o

Large-dimensional communication systems are likely to play an important role in modern wireless communications, where dimensions can be in space, time, frequency and their combinations. Large dimensions can bring several advantages with respect to the performance of communication systems. Harnessing such large-dimension benefits in practice, however, is challenging. In particular, optimum signal detection gets prohibitively complex for large dimensions. Consequently, low-complexity detection techniques that scale well for large dimensions while achieving near-optimal performance are of interest. Belief Propagation (BP) is a technique that solves inference problems using graphical models. BP has been successfully employed in a variety of applications including computational biology, statistical signal/image processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence. BP is well suited in several communication problems as well; e.g., decoding of turbo codes and low-density parity check codes (LDPC), and multiuser detection. We propose a BP based algorithm for detection in large-dimension linear vector channels employing binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulation, by adopting a Markov random field (MRF)graphical model of the system. The proposed approach is shown to achieve i)detection at low complexities that scale well for large dimensions, and ii)improved bit error performance for increased number of dimensions (a behavior we refer to as the ’large-system behavior’). As one application of the BP based approach, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed BP algorithm for decoding non-orthogonal space-time block codes (STBC) from cyclic division algebras (CDA)having large dimensions. We further improve the performance of the proposed algorithm through damped belief propagation, where messages that are passed from one iteration to the next are formed as a weighted combination of messages from the current iteration and the previous iteration. Next, we extend the proposed BP approach to higher order modulation. through a novel scheme of interference cancellation. This proposed scheme exhibits large system behavior in terms of bit error performance, while being scalable to large dimensions in terms of complexity. Finally, as another application of the BP based approach, we illustrate the adoption and performance of the proposed BP algorithm for low-complexity near-optimal equalization in severely delay-spread UWBMIMO-ISI channels that are characterized by large number (tens to hundreds)of multipath components.

Les systèmes électroniques sont au cœur de notre vie quotidienne, ils sont intégrés dans la plupart des objets que nous utilisons chaque jour, et dans des secteurs clés comme l’aéronautique, l’automobile, le spatial, l’électronique grand public... Les techniques d’alimentation classiques (pile ou batterie) restent difficiles à envisager dans certaines applications car, elles sont limitées en autonomie, elles nécessitent des remplacements périodiques et leur recyclage est coûteux. Afin de détourner ces contraintes, le concept de la transmission d’énergie sans fil se présente comme une alternative aux systèmes d’alimentation classiques. La récupération d'énergie électromagnétique a beaucoup attiré l'attention puisque la puissance RF est largement diffusée à partir de nombreuses ressources électromagnétiques fiables. De plus, les circuits électroniques et notamment microondes deviennent de plus en plus rapides à cause des fréquences de travail de plus en plus élevées. L’analyse fréquentielle seule ne peut répondre à un certain nombre d’interrogations dans ces circuits. Une analyse purement temporelle devient nécessaire pour résoudre et répondre à toutes les problématiques. Parmi les problèmes posés dans les circuits microondes, on s’intéresse à deux approches totalement complémentaires:• L’Intégrité du Signal qui représente le dysfonctionnement des circuits du à la distorsion des signaux. • La Compatibilité ElectroMagnétique qui est le résultat de l’encombrement des composants électroniques dans les circuits. La première approche se base sur les modèles de composants et peut prédire parfaitement la qualité des signaux pendant le placement et le routage des cartes électroniques. En revanche, il sera très difficile de mettre en évidence les causes du comportement anormal du circuit en question. La deuxième approche complémentaire de la première, et qui est l’analyse par la compatibilité électromagnétique permettra de couvrir les causes du problème tels que diaphonie (Cross Talk), rayonnement et susceptibilité des systèmes dans le but de corriger le circuit pour qu’il fonctionne correctement.La méthode de travail adoptée dans cette thèse consiste dans un premier temps à identifier les différents problèmes. Ensuite proposer des solutions via des codes de calcul existants (FDTD, FEM, MoM…) et qu’on pourra développer (2D) ou bien via des logiciels adaptés tels que Spice, Matlab, EMPro, ADS…..etc. / Electronic systems are integrated into most objects that we use every day, also in different key sectors such as, automotive, railway, spacial, defense and consumer electronics... Conventional feeding techniques remain difficult to envisage in certain applications because they are limited in their autonomy energy, and they require periodic replacements and their recycling is expensive. In this mind, the wireless power transfer is a very interesting solution, less expensive and aesthetic. This solution needs to pick up the RF power transmitted through the free space by a Rectenna and convert it to a DC voltage, to feed one or several wireless devices or to increase the operating life of batteries.The high operating frequencies makes the microwave circuits faster. Frequency analysis can’t answer a number of questions in these circuits. The introduction of the temporal analysis becomes necessary to solve and answer all the problems encountered. In fact, we are interested in two complementary approaches:• Signal integrity, which represents the malfunction of the circuits due to the distortion of the signals• ElectroMagnetic Compatibility, which is the result of the congestion of the electronic components in the circuits.• The first approach is based on component models and can perfectly predict signal quality during placement and routing of electronic boards. On the other hand, it will be difficult to highlight the causes of the abnormal behavior of the circuit. The second approach, is complementary of the first one, which is the analysis by the electromagnetic compatibility, who will allow to cover the causes of the problems such as cross talk, radiation and defined the susceptibility of this systems to work correctly.The working method adopted in this thesis consists in first identifying the various problems. Then propose solutions via existing calculation codes (FDTD, FEM, MoM ...) who can be developed or via the software such as Spice, Matlab, EMPro, ADS …Key words: Wireless power transfer, UWB systems, numerical methods, Rectenna systems, RF/DC converter, EMC analysis.