Sidelobe reduction and capacity improvement of open-loop collaborative beamforming in wireless sensor networks

• Main Authors: Jayaprakasam, Suhanya, Abdul Rahim, Sharul Kamal, Leow, Chee Yen, Ting, Tiew On
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library Science 2017
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66130/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175510
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Collaborative beamforming (CBF) with a finite number of collaborating nodes (CNs) produces sidelobes that are highly dependent on the collaborating nodes' locations. The sidelobes cause interference and affect the communication rate of unintended receivers located within the transmission range....