Beamformers enhance detection of signals by coherently summing signals across elements of arrays. Conventional beamformers have fixed weights while adaptive beamformers have weights that respond to the environment. Use adaptive beamformers to reject spurious or interfering signals from non-target directions. The toolbox supports narrowband and wideband beamformers.
Conventional beamforming performs spatial filtering of narrowband signals.
Adaptive beamforming suppresses interference.
Wideband beamforming applies spatial filtering to wideband signals.
Beamformers supported by Phased Array System Toolbox™.
This section introduces the concept of baseband signals and defines the local and global coordinate systems used in the toolbox.
Units of Measure and Physical Constants
Phased Array System Toolbox uses the International System of Units (SI).