Caracterização de canais multipercurso utilizando filtros digitais parametrizados com técnicas de traçado de raios

In this work, multipath radio propagation channels are characterized by FIR filters. The filters parameters are obtained from ray-tracing techniques, jointly with electromagnetic theory needed to is application. As study of case, modeling of an outdoor wideband channel impulse response is undertaken and time dispersion issues are discussed.CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicoCAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorNeste trabalho, o canal rádio-móvel com efeito de multipercurso é caracterizado por um filtro de resposta finita ao impulso (FIR) cujos parâmetros são obtidos a partir de técnicas de traçado de raios. Como exemplo de aplicação deste tipo de abordagem, simulou-se o comportamento de um canal em um cenário exterior (outdoor) definido, derivando-se a resposta impulsiva a partir da resposta em freqüência, sendo esse resultado representado por um filtro FIR. Aspectos relacionados á dispersividade temporal e ao desenvolvimento também são discutidos

Division of labor between M and P visual pathways: different visual pathways minimize joint entropy differently

Visual perception and action are strongly linked with parallel processing channels connecting the retina, the lateral geniculate nucleus, and the input layers of the primary visual cortex. Achromatic vision is provided by at least two of such channels formed by the M and P neurons. These cell pathways are similarly organized in primates having different lifestyles, including species that are diurnal, nocturnal, and which exhibit a variety of color vision phenotypes. We describe the M and P cell properties by 3D Gábor functions and their 3D Fourier transform. The M and P cells occupy different loci in the Gábor information diagram or Fourier Space. This separation allows the M and P pathways to transmit visual signals with distinct 6D joint entropy for space, spatial frequency, time, and temporal frequency. By combining the M and P impacts on the cortical neurons beyond V1 input layers, the cortical pathways are able to process aspects of visual stimuli with a better precision than it would be possible using the M or P pathway alone. This performance fulfils the requirements of different behavioral tasks