Title :
ARaCS: Educational software for radio channel characterization with swept-time delay cross-correlation sounders
Author :
Alejos, Ana Vazquez ; Sanchez, Manuel Garcia ; Cuiñas, Iñigo ; Castiñeira, Felipe Gil
Author_Institution :
Teor. de la Senal y Comun., Univ. of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Abstract :
In the present paper the educational software ARaCS is introduced as a tool to help in the radio channel characterization teaching field. The developed software implements an automated swept-time delay cross correlation sounder with general features. The behavior of this kind of wideband sounders can be analyzed and the influence of their main parameters stated by means of the use of this tool. In combination with a wide range of hardware front-ends or broadband versions of these components, it results a powerful teaching tool in the radio channel characterization field.
Keywords :
correlation methods; courseware; teaching; telecommunication computing; telecommunication engineering education; wireless channels; ARaCS educational software; automated swept-time delay cross-correlation sounder; hardware front-end; radio channel characterization teaching; wideband sounder; Antenna measurements; Automatic control; Delay; Envelope detectors; Phase detection; Phase frequency detector; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Software tools; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
EAEEIE Annual Conference, 2009
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5385-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5386-3
DOI :
10.1109/EAEEIE.2009.5335488
