Mapping DSP algorithms to a reconfigurable architecture Adaptive Wireless Networking (AWGN)

This report will discuss the Adaptive Wireless Networking project. The vision of the Adaptive Wireless Networking project will be given. The strategy of the project will be the implementation of multiple communication systems in dynamically reconfigurable heterogeneous hardware. An overview of a wireless LAN communication system, namely HiperLAN/2, and a Bluetooth communication system will be given. Possible implementations of these systems in a dynamically reconfigurable architecture are discussed. Suggestions for future activities in the Adaptive Wireless Networking project are also given

Digital implementation of the cellular sensor-computers

Two different kinds of cellular sensor-processor architectures are used nowadays in various applications. The first is the traditional sensor-processor architecture, where the sensor and the processor arrays are mapped into each other. The second is the foveal architecture, in which a small active fovea is navigating in a large sensor array. This second architecture is introduced and compared here. Both of these architectures can be implemented with analog and digital processor arrays. The efficiency of the different implementation types, depending on the used CMOS technology, is analyzed. It turned out, that the finer the technology is, the better to use digital implementation rather than analog

Processing of FMCW 24/120GHz Radar Signals

Tato práce dokumentuje návrh, realizaci a funkcionalitu zařízení vzorkující základní pásmo radaru, jeho firmware k akvizici dat a přenos přes USB a programové vybavení pro osobní počítač. Systém byl navrženo pro testovací sadu FMCW radaru Silicon Radar Easy. Důležitá rozhodnutí provedená v procesu návrhu jsou poskytnuty se srovnáním s altenativami pro poskytnutí kontextu a usnadnění vývoje dalších zařízení. Detekce vzdálenosti a rychlosti a ekvalizace I/Q větví jsou krátce probrány, spolu s minimálními systémovými požadavky na zcela zabudované zpracování radarových signálů.This thesis documents the design and performance of baseband sampling hardware, its data acquisition, and USB transmitting firmware, and PC-side reception software, designed for the Silicon Radar Easy FMCW radar module evaluation kit. Major design decision explanations are provided with comparisons to alternatives to provide context and ease further development. Range and velocity detection and I/Q imbalance equalization are briefly discussed, as well as the minimum system requirements for fully embedded signal processing

Project OASIS: The Design of a Signal Detector for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

An 8 million channel spectrum analyzer (MCSA) was designed the meet to meet the needs of a SETI program. The MCSA puts out a very large data base at very high rates. The development of a device which follows the MCSA, is presented