Presentation 2020-10-01
Experimental Evaluation of Transmit Beamforming Using Retrodirective System in Underwater Acoustic Communication
Aoi Nagano, Shingo Yoshizawa,
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Abstract(in English) Beamforming is a technology that concentrates wave energy in a specific direction by using an element array. It enables the extension of the communication range and the reduction of acoustic reflection interference. In transmit beamforming, it is important to match a beam direction to a destination terminal when transmitting a signal. The transmit beamforming method is requested to optimize the transmit beam according to surrounding environments. This study introduces a retrodirective system that estimates direction of arrival (DOA) from a sound wave in destination terminal and controls the transmit beam in the opposite direction. In the underwater acoustic communication test, we evaluated communication performance in line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight conditions and confirmed communication performance of transmit beamforming using the retrodirective system.
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Keyword(in English) Underwater Acoustic Communication / Beamforming / Direction of Arrival Estimation
Paper # SIS2020-18
Date of Issue 2020-09-24 (SIS)

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Committee SIS / ITE-BCT
Conference Date 2020/10/1(2days)
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Place (in English) Online
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Topics (in English) System Implementation Technology, Short Range Wireless Systems, Smart Multimedia Systems, Broadcasting Technology, etc.
Chair Noriaki Suetake(Yamaguchi Univ.) / Kyoichi Saito(NHK)
Vice Chair Tomoaki Kimura(Kanagawa Inst. of Tech.) / Naoto Sasaoka(Tottori Univ.)
Secretary Tomoaki Kimura(Kindai Univ.) / Naoto Sasaoka(National Inst. of Tech., Ube College) / (NHK)
Assistant Yukihiro Bandoh(NTT) / Soh Yoshida(Kansai Univ.) / Shigeki Shiokawa(Kanagawa Inst. of Tech.) / Shoichiro Sekiguchi(NHK) / Toshiharu Morizumi(NTT) / Toshimitsu Kobayashi(NBN)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Smart Info-Media Systems / Technical Group on Broadcasting and Communication Technologies
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Experimental Evaluation of Transmit Beamforming Using Retrodirective System in Underwater Acoustic Communication
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Underwater Acoustic Communication
Keyword(2) Beamforming
Keyword(3) Direction of Arrival Estimation
1st Author's Name Aoi Nagano
1st Author's Affiliation Kitami Institute of Technology(Kitami Inst. Tech.)
2nd Author's Name Shingo Yoshizawa
2nd Author's Affiliation Kitami Institute of Technology(Kitami Inst. Tech.)
Date 2020-10-01
Paper # SIS2020-18
Volume (vol) vol.120
Number (no) SIS-176
Page pp.pp.44-47(SIS),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2020-09-24 (SIS)