Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. / Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DS-SS) is among the preferred modulation techniques for military applications. DS-SS offers three greatly desired characteristics. It allows for the development of Low Probability of Detection (LPD) and Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) systems and has a very good performance in fading channels. This thesis investigates the performance of the "Cross-Product RV (CRV) decomposition" as the basis of blind-equalization algorithms. The CRV is a rank-revealing decomposition alternative to the Eigenvalue Decomposition (EVD) that can provide a recursively updated estimate of the signal and noise subspace at a reduced computational cost. The CRV updating algorithm is implemented in MATLAB and evaluated in a previously proposed communication scheme intended for use in an underwater acoustic network called Seaweb. The underwater channel is modeled with the Monterey-Miami Parabolic Equation Model (MMPE) for various multipath perturbations. The receiver performance is examined using Monte Carlo simulation. Bit-error rates versus signal-to-noise ratio are presented for various, noise assumptions, and receiver synchronization assumptions. / Lieutenant, Hellenic Navy
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/1613 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Angelopoulos, Pavlos. |
| Contributors | Cristi, Roberto, Smith, Kevin B., Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)., Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xviii, 95 p. : ill. (some col.) ;, application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner. |
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