A Three-Element Handheld Mobile Communication Antenna for Desired Signal Reception and Reflected Signal Cancellation

Abstract

Abstract. Space diversity, where antennas are separated in space at the receiver, is considered one of the most effective ways of eliminating unwanted signals in order to maximize the signal to noise ratio of the desired signal. Moreover it may be used to receive a signal that has gone through less fading when the direct path signal may have undergone deep fade. In this paper we use analytical electromagnetic solutions for the radiated signals to implement antenna space diversity on small handheld receiver units of mobile stations. While using the standard time difference of arrival method to obtain a first approximation of the mobile station position, the electromagnetic model is used to determine a more accurate position of the mobile station. The performance of this method with a multi-element mobile station antenna is shown to give good position estimation in the presence of various of kinds noise. A three element mobile station receiver is for the first time reported to be able simultaneously to null a deeply faded signal in the Rayleigh fading environment, and maximize the signal strength. It is shown that a three element antenna may be used to eliminate an undesired signal, while it may maximize the reception of the desired signal. The transmitter does not require a training sequence, as in the case of an equalizer, since the entire signal processing of the electromagnetic signal is done at the mobile receiver.