JP4523472B2 - Apparatus and method for adjusting RF circuit transmission characteristics for array antenna - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting RF circuit transmission characteristics for an array antenna and a method thereof.

  Conventionally, there is a beam control technique that uses an array antenna composed of a plurality of antenna elements and controls the radiation pattern by manipulating the amplitude and phase of a transmission signal that is distributed by the number of antenna elements that are input to each antenna element. is there. The beam control technology is a technology that uses a space that is independent of the time and frequency domain technology used in conventional wireless communication, and enables space division multiple access (SDMA) and wireless communication. It is expected that the communication capacity of the system can be increased.

  When the beam control technique described above is applied to a base station apparatus of a wireless communication system, the base station apparatus has an array antenna and a beam control apparatus. The beam control device manipulates the level (amplitude) and phase of transmission signals for the number of antenna elements. Generally, the array antenna is installed outdoors and the beam control device is installed indoors. The array antenna and the beam control device are connected to each other by a feed line and an amplifier (hereinafter collectively referred to as “RF circuit”) for each antenna element. The transmission characteristics of each RF circuit for each antenna element are not always the same because of differences in effects such as manufacturing errors and temporal temperature changes. For this reason, the amplitude and phase of each transmitted signal to be transmitted fluctuate independently by the RF circuit, which affects the beam control technique.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device for an array antenna that equalizes the transmission characteristic difference between the RF circuits is required. For this reason, conventionally, after a calibration signal is multiplexed with a transmission signal using a calibration-dedicated signal source and transmitted through each RF circuit, a calibration signal is detected (demodulated) for each, and the relative amplitude, relative The phase difference is controlled so as to have a certain predetermined calibration value (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1).
"Examination of calibration of RF transmitter / receiver circuit in W-CDMA downlink adaptive antenna array transmit diversity" Atsushi Harada, Shinya Tanaka, Fumiyuki Adachi, IEICE Technical Report, P103-110, August 1999

  However, according to the above-described prior art, not only a calibration-dedicated signal source and a demodulator are required, but also the calibration-dedicated signal is multiplexed with the transmission signal and transmitted, so that it becomes an interference source for the transmission signal. End up.

  By the way, as a single modulation / demodulation technique in the frequency domain that realizes high-speed transmission using a wide band, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) that transmits transmission data in a plurality of subcarriers (multicarriers) in the frequency domain is transmitted. ) Scheme is known, and it is considered to realize a high-capacity and high-speed wireless communication system by combining beam control technology and OFDM scheme. In a radio communication system using a beam control technique and a wideband OFDM system, a difference in frequency characteristics between RF circuits cannot be ignored. Therefore, an RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device for an array antenna that takes this into consideration is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to consider the frequency characteristics of the transmission characteristics of transmission signals transmitted to the array antenna without using a calibration dedicated signal source and demodulator. It is an object of the present invention to provide an RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting apparatus for an array antenna and a method thereof.

In order to solve the above problems, an apparatus for adjusting RF transmission characteristics of an array antenna for an array antenna according to the present invention manipulates the amplitude and phase of a transmission signal for each antenna element of an array antenna composed of a plurality of antenna elements. An RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting apparatus for an array antenna in a radio apparatus that performs frequency division multiplexing by expanding transmission data on a plurality of subcarriers, wherein the antenna element is converted into the time domain after the frequency division multiplexing and via an RF circuit The signal extraction means for extracting the transmission signal supplied to the signal after passing through the RF circuit, the first discrete Fourier transform means for converting the extracted signal into a frequency domain signal, and the transmission signal for each antenna element transmission in the frequency domain when the frequency division multiplexing before a post-operation of the amplitude and phase to correct the amplitude and phase An inverse discrete Fourier transform means for converting the signal into a signal in the time domain, and a delay addition means for adding a delay that matches the extracted signal in time to the signal after the output of the inverse discrete Fourier transform means, The second discrete Fourier transform means for converting the signal output from the delay adding means into a frequency domain signal and the output signals from the first and second discrete Fourier transform means are compared to compare the amplitude difference and level. Detection means for detecting a phase difference, and for the transmission signal in the frequency domain at the time of frequency division multiplexing after the operation of the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element according to the detection result of the detection means, Correction means for correcting the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element.

  In the RF transmission characteristic adjusting apparatus for an array antenna according to the present invention, first signal switching means for switching a signal for each antenna element extracted after passing through the RF circuit to a signal of one system, and the frequency division multiplexing Second signal switching means for switching the transmission signal for each antenna element in the frequency domain of time to a single system signal, and the first discrete Fourier transform means is switched by the first signal switching means The signal after switching is input, and the signal after switching by the second signal switching unit is input to the inverse discrete Fourier transform unit.

  In the RF transmission characteristic adjusting apparatus for an array antenna according to the present invention, the amplitude difference and the phase difference are detected for each signal system of the antenna element, and the level difference and the phase difference are detected for each detection result of the antenna element. Control means for controlling to calculate a correction coefficient within a predetermined range.

  In the RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting apparatus for an array antenna according to the present invention, a transmission signal of only one of the antenna elements is selected by the second signal switching means, and the amplitude difference and level for each antenna element signal system are selected. Control means for detecting a phase difference and controlling so as to calculate a correction coefficient that brings the level difference and the phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna elements within a predetermined range based on the detection result of each antenna element. It is characterized by.

  In the RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting apparatus for an array antenna according to the present invention, the correction means is configured to determine a relative level between the signal systems of the antenna elements based on the level difference and the phase difference detected for each signal system of the antenna elements. A difference and a phase difference are obtained, and a correction coefficient for correcting a relative level difference and a phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna elements within a predetermined range is calculated.

The method for adjusting RF circuit transmission characteristics for an array antenna according to the present invention manipulates the amplitude and phase of a transmission signal for each antenna element of an array antenna composed of a plurality of antenna elements, and develops transmission data on a plurality of predetermined subcarriers. An RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment method for an array antenna in a radio apparatus that performs frequency division multiplexing, wherein the transmission signal is converted to the time domain after the frequency division multiplexing and supplied to the antenna element via an RF circuit. After a signal extraction process to be extracted after passing through an RF circuit, a first discrete Fourier transform process to convert the extracted signal into a frequency domain signal, and manipulation of the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element, the transmission signal in the frequency domain when the frequency division multiplexing before correcting the amplitude and phase, into a signal in the time domain An inverse discrete Fourier transform process, a delay adding process for adding a time-synchronized signal to the extracted signal, and a signal in the frequency domain. A detection process for detecting an amplitude difference and a phase difference by comparing signals after the conversion by the first and second discrete Fourier transform processes, and a detection result. Accordingly, a correction process for correcting the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element after the operation of the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element and for the transmission signal in the frequency domain at the time of frequency division multiplexing It is characterized by including these.

  In the RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment method for an array antenna according to the present invention, a first signal switching process of switching a signal for each antenna element extracted after passing through the RF circuit to a single system signal, and the frequency division multiplexing A second signal switching process for switching a transmission signal for each antenna element in the frequency domain of time to a single system signal, and the first discrete Fourier transform process includes the first signal switching process. The signal after switching is input in step (1), and the signal after switching in the second signal switching step is input to the inverse discrete Fourier transform process.

  In the RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment method for an array antenna according to the present invention, the amplitude difference and the phase difference are detected for each signal system of the antenna element, and the level difference and the phase difference are detected for each detection result of each antenna element. And a control process for controlling to calculate a correction coefficient within a predetermined range.

  In the RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting method for an array antenna according to the present invention, a transmission signal of only one of the antenna elements is selected in the second signal switching process, and the amplitude difference and level are changed for each signal system of the antenna element. A control process for detecting a phase difference, and controlling to calculate a correction coefficient that brings the level difference and the phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna elements within a predetermined range based on the detection result of each antenna element; It is characterized by.

  In the RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment method for an array antenna according to the present invention, the relative level between the signal systems of the antenna elements is determined based on the level difference and the phase difference detected for each signal system of the antenna elements in the correction process. A difference and a phase difference are obtained, and a correction coefficient for correcting a relative level difference and a phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna elements within a predetermined range is calculated.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to adjust the transmission characteristics of a transmission signal transmitted to the array antenna without using a calibration-dedicated signal source and a demodulator, and it is possible to perform adjustment in consideration of frequency characteristics.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a radio apparatus 100 including an array antenna RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the portion related to the array antenna RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device 1 is surrounded by a broken line. Note that FIG. 1 shows only blocks related to the transmission function of the wireless device 100. The radio apparatus 100 can be used as, for example, a base station apparatus in a radio communication system using the OFDM scheme and the SDMA scheme.

  FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system using the OFDM scheme. In FIG. 2, a transmitting station 100a converts serial data to be transmitted into parallel data composed of data corresponding to the number of OFDM subcarriers (L), and the parallel data is converted into a frequency domain by an inverse discrete Fourier transformer (IDFT). Is converted to a time domain signal and transmitted wirelessly. The receiving station 100b converts a wirelessly received signal from a time domain to a frequency domain signal (parallel data composed of (L) data of the number of subcarriers in the OFDM system) using a discrete Fourier transformer (DFT). Data is converted into serial data to obtain received data.

  In a radio communication system using the OFDM scheme and the SDMA scheme, the number of frequency multiplexing for the number of subcarriers (L) can be realized by the OFDM scheme. Further, the SDMA method using the beam control technique can realize the spatial multiplexing number corresponding to the number of antenna elements (N) of the array antenna.

  In FIG. 1, the radio apparatus 100 includes an array antenna unit 20, a sub unit 30, a main unit 40 and a delay unit 50. The array antenna unit 20 and the sub unit 30 are installed outdoors. The sub unit 30 is arranged as close to the array antenna unit 20 as possible. The main unit 40 is installed indoors. The delay unit 50 is installed indoors or outdoors.

  The array antenna unit 20 includes an array antenna composed of N antenna elements 21, a directional coupler (DC; hereinafter referred to as a coupler) 22 for extracting a signal immediately before the input of each antenna element 21, and after output of the coupler 21. A synthesizer (CMB) 23 for combining and outputting

  The sub unit 30 is provided corresponding to each of the N antenna elements 21 and extracts the input signal of each antenna element 21 and selects the signal of the antenna element 21 to be monitored from the signal output from each coupler 31. A switch (SW2) and a switch (SW3) for selecting an output signal of either SW2 or the combiner 23 are provided.

  The main unit 40 has an OFDM processing portion, a beam control portion, and an array antenna RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment device portion.

  The OFDM processing part corresponds to each of the serial-parallel converter 41 that converts serial data to be transmitted into parallel data composed of data corresponding to the number of OFDM subcarriers (L), and the N antenna elements 21. The IDFT 42 is provided. The signals after the output of N IDFTs 42 are N transmission signals corresponding to each of the N antenna elements 21. The transmission signal of each system is transmitted to the sub unit 30 through the corresponding RF circuit, and is input to the corresponding coupler 31. The RF circuit according to this embodiment includes a feeder cable 51 and an amplifier 52.

  The beam control part includes a distributor 43 that distributes one piece of parallel data to the number of antenna elements 21 (N), a beam controller 44 that calculates a weight coefficient for beam control for each antenna element 21, The multiplier 45 is provided corresponding to each of the N antenna elements 21 and multiplies the output signal of the distributor 43 by the weight coefficient from the beam controller 44. The distributor 43, the beam controller 44, and the N multipliers 45 are provided with L sets corresponding to each of the OFDM subcarriers.

  The array antenna RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device includes a switch (SW1), IDFT11, DFT12, DFT13, a level (amplitude) / phase detector 14, a level (amplitude) / phase controller 15, a multiplier 16, and a controller 17. It is.

  SW1 selects a signal of the antenna element 21 to be monitored from signals output from the multiplier 45 provided corresponding to each of the N antenna elements 21. The IDFT 11 converts the signal after SW1 output from the frequency domain to the time domain. The DFT 12 converts the signal after the output of the IDFT 11 passes through the delay unit 53 from the time domain to the frequency domain.

  The DFT 13 converts the output signal of SW3 transmitted from the sub unit 30 through the feeder cable 54 from the time domain to the frequency domain. The level / phase detector 14 detects the level difference and the phase difference by comparing the signal after the DFT 12 output (reference signal REF) and the signal after the DFT 13 output (monitor signal MON). The level / phase controller 15 calculates a correction coefficient for correcting the difference between the detection results of the level / phase detector 14 for each antenna element 21. The multiplier 16 is provided corresponding to each of the N antenna elements 21 and multiplies the signal output from the multiplier 45 by the correction coefficient from the level / phase controller 15.

  The delay unit 53 delays the input signal (the signal after the output of the IDFT 11) by a predetermined time and outputs it to the DFT 12. The predetermined delay time is such that the signal output from the IDFT 42 is transmitted from the main unit 40 via the RF circuit (feeder cable 51 and amplifier 52), coupler 31, coupler 22, combiner 23, SW3 and feeder cable 54. The time corresponding to the transmission time until the return to, or the signal output from the IDFT 42 is transmitted from the main unit 40 via the RF circuit (feeder cable 51 and amplifier 52), coupler 31, SW2, SW3 and feeder cable 54. This is the time corresponding to the transmission time until returning to the main unit 40.

  The adjustment unit including the SW1, the level / phase detector 14, the level / phase controller 15 and the multiplier 16 for each of N antenna elements corresponds to each of L subcarriers of the OFDM system. Are provided. As a result, the level and phase of each subcarrier can be adjusted.

  The control unit 17 controls the entire array antenna RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device. The array antenna RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device portion of the main unit 40 and the sub unit 30 are connected via a control cable 55, and a control signal from the control unit 17 is transmitted to the sub unit 30 via the control cable 55. The

  Next, an operation related to the array antenna RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment in the radio apparatus 100 of FIG. 1 will be described.

As an RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting method for an array antenna according to this embodiment, three modes, an offline mode, an online mode, and an off-online mode, are prepared. Among these, the offline mode is a mode for performing initial adjustment at startup, and the online mode is a mode for performing adjustment while operating the system. FIG. 3 shows a signal propagation path for adjustment in the offline mode and FIG. 4 shows an adjustment in the online mode. 3 and 4 both show the signal flow in the basic configuration shown in FIG. 1 with dashed arrows, and there is no change in the configuration or connection relationship. 3 and 4, the signal flow for the signal system of the antenna element 21_ # 1 is indicated by a broken arrow line.
Hereinafter, the operations in the offline mode and the online mode will be described using the adjustment of the signal system of the antenna element 21_ # 1 as an example with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. However, the signals of the other antenna elements 21_ # 2 to #N are described. The same applies to system adjustment.

  In the offline mode, as shown in FIG. 3, first, the weighting factor set by the beam controller 44 is set to 1 only for the antenna element 21_ # 1, and all other antenna elements are set to 0. Set to be sent. Further, the SW3 of the sub unit 30 is switched to select the output signal from the combiner 23 of the array antenna unit 20 under the control of the control unit 17. Thereby, the signal path of the route R1 in FIG. 3 is established. The signal immediately before being input to the antenna element 21_ # 1 extracted by the coupler 22 is transmitted to the main unit 40 via the synthesizer 23, SW3 and the feeder cable 54 on the route R1, and is input to the DFT 13 to be transmitted in the frequency domain. After being converted to a signal, it is input to the level / phase detector 14 as a monitor signal MON.

  Further, the SW1 of the main unit 40 is switched to select the signal system of the antenna element 21_ # 1 under the control of the control unit 17. Thereby, the signal path of the route R2 in FIG. 3 is established. The signal output from the multiplier 45 provided corresponding to the antenna element 21_ # 1 is input to the DFT 12 via the IDFT 11 and the delay unit 53 on the route R2, and is converted into a frequency domain signal, and then the reference signal. The signal is input to the level / phase detector 14 as REF. That is, after being converted into a time-domain signal by the IDFT 11, a delay time is added by the delay unit 53, and then the signal is returned to the frequency-domain signal by the DFT 12 to become the reference signal REF. In the offline mode, the delay unit 53 adds a delay time via the route R1.

The level / phase detector 14 compares the input monitor signal MON with the reference signal REF to detect a level difference and a phase difference. These level differences and phase differences are detected for each subcarrier. Next, based on the detection result of the level / phase detector 14, the level / phase controller 15 sets the level difference and the phase difference to a predetermined preset offline calibration value (preliminarily set based on measurement data). Thus, the correction coefficient is calculated. This correction coefficient is calculated for each subcarrier. Then, the correction coefficient for each subcarrier is multiplied by the signal output from the multiplier 45 by each multiplier 16 corresponding to the antenna element 21_ # 1, so that each subcarrier is obtained in the frequency domain of the signal system of the antenna element 21_ # 1. The signal level and phase are corrected.
The calibration operation in the off-line mode is similarly performed for the signal system of the other antenna elements 21 by switching the weighting factor and SW1 set by the beam controller 44 in conjunction with each other. As a result, the signal system of all antenna elements 21 is corrected.
As another offline mode calibration method, SW1 is fixed to a certain antenna element 21_ # n (that is, the reference signal REF is fixed to the signal of the antenna element 21_ # n), and the other antenna elements 21 are the same as described above. There is a method of obtaining the monitor signal MON by a procedure. In this method, first, the level difference and the phase difference of the output signal of the synthesizer 23 with respect to the radiation signal when the signal is input to the array antenna unit 20 so as to radiate from the single antenna element 21 are all the antenna elements 21. Measure over. Next, based on these measurement results, a correction coefficient for correcting the relative level difference and phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna element 21 to the set offline calibration value is calculated. Here, the relative level difference and phase difference are used as the set offline calibration values. This realizes off-line calibration.
In the two offline modes described above, the correction coefficient is set independently for each signal system of the antenna element 21, but the antenna element is based on the level difference and phase difference detected for each signal system of the antenna element 21. The relative level difference and phase difference between the 21 signal systems may be obtained, and a correction coefficient for correcting the relative level difference and phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna element 21 within a predetermined range may be calculated. .

On the other hand, in the online mode, as shown in FIG. 4, first, SW3 of the sub unit 30 is switched to select an output signal from SW2 of the sub unit 30 under the control of the control unit 17. Further, here, SW2 is switched to select an output signal from the coupler 31 corresponding to the antenna element 21_ # 1 under the control of the control unit 17. Thereby, the signal path of the route R3 of FIG. 4 is established. The input signal to the antenna element 21_ # 1 extracted by the coupler 31 is transmitted to the main unit 40 via SW2, SW3 and the feeder cable 54 on the route R3, and input to the DFT 13 to be converted into a frequency domain signal. Is input to the level / phase detector 14 as a monitor signal MON. Similarly to the offline mode, the reference signal REF is generated by the route R 2 and input to the level / phase detector 14. Thus, similarly to the offline mode, a correction coefficient for each subcarrier is calculated based on the monitor signal MON and the reference signal REF, and the signal for each subcarrier in the frequency domain of the signal system of the antenna element 21_ # 1 is calculated. Level and phase correction is performed.
The calibration operation in the online mode is similarly performed for the signal system of the other antenna elements 21 by switching between SW1 and SW2. As a result, the signal system of all antenna elements 21 is corrected.
In the above-described online mode, the correction coefficient is set independently for each signal system of the antenna element 21, but the signal of the antenna element 21 is based on the level difference and phase difference detected for each signal system of the antenna element 21. You may make it calculate the correction coefficient which correct | amends the relative level difference and phase difference between systems within the predetermined range.

  Finally, the off-on-line mode is a case where calibration is first performed in the off-line mode, and an error between the detection value at the level / phase detector 14 and the set off-line calibration value satisfies a certain permissible condition. In this mode, the mode is switched to the online mode, the detection value immediately after the switching is set as the above-described set online calibration value, and the online calibration is executed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the transmission characteristic of the transmission signal transmitted to the array antenna is adjusted only by the transmission signal without using the calibration dedicated signal source and the demodulator. There is an advantage that cost reduction and adjustment do not affect transmission quality. In addition to the initial adjustment, the adjustment can be performed during operation, so that the maintenance can be flexible.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the adjustment unit including SW1, the level / phase detector 14, the level / phase controller 15 and the multiplier 16 for each of the N antenna elements is used for the L subcarriers of the OFDM system. L sets are provided corresponding to each. As a result, the level and phase of each subcarrier can be adjusted.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes design changes and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the radio | wireless apparatus 100 provided with the RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment apparatus 1 for array antennas concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the radio | wireless communications system using an OFDM system. It is the figure quoted in order to demonstrate the signal propagation path | route in the case of adjustment in offline mode which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure quoted in order to demonstrate the signal propagation path | route in the case of adjustment in the online mode which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment apparatus for array antennas 11, 42 ... Inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT), 12, 13 ... Discrete Fourier transform (DFT), 14 ... Level / phase detector, 15 ... Level / phase Control unit, 16, 45 ... multiplier, 17 ... control unit, 20 ... array antenna unit, 21 ... antenna element, 22,31 ... directional coupler (coupler), 23 ... combiner, 30 ... sub unit, 40 ... Main unit, 41 ... serial-parallel converter, 43 ... distributor, 44 ... beam controller, 51,54 ... feeder cable, 52 ... amplifier, 53 ... delay unit, 100 ... wireless device, SW1, SW2, SW3 ... switch

Claims (10)

RF circuit transmission for an array antenna in a radio apparatus that manipulates the amplitude and phase of a transmission signal for each antenna element of an array antenna composed of a plurality of antenna elements, and expands transmission data to a predetermined plurality of subcarriers to perform frequency division multiplexing A characteristic adjusting device,
A signal extraction means for extracting a transmission signal converted into the time domain after the frequency division multiplexing and supplied to the antenna element via an RF circuit;
First discrete Fourier transform means for transforming the extracted signal into a frequency domain signal;
Inverse discrete Fourier transform means for transforming the frequency domain transmission signal at the time of frequency division multiplexing after the operation of the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element and before correcting the amplitude and phase into a time domain signal When,
A delay adding means for adding a delay time-synchronized with the extracted signal to the signal after the output of the inverse discrete Fourier transform means;
Second discrete Fourier transform means for transforming the signal after the delay adding means output into a frequency domain signal;
Detecting means for comparing each output signal from the first and second discrete Fourier transform means to detect an amplitude difference and a phase difference;
The amplitude of the transmission signal for each antenna element after the operation of the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element and the frequency domain transmission signal at the time of the frequency division multiplexing according to the detection result of the detection means And correction means for correcting the phase;
An RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device for an array antenna, comprising: First signal switching means for switching the signal for each antenna element extracted after passing through the RF circuit to a signal of one system;
A second signal switching means for switching a transmission signal for each antenna element in the frequency domain at the time of the frequency division multiplexing to a signal of one system;
The signal after switching by the first signal switching unit is input to the first discrete Fourier transform unit,
The inverse discrete Fourier transform means receives the signal after switching by the second signal switching means.
The RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device for an array antenna according to claim 1. Control means for detecting the amplitude difference and the phase difference for each signal system of the antenna element and controlling to calculate a correction coefficient for making the level difference and the phase difference within a predetermined range for each detection result of the antenna element ,
The apparatus for adjusting the RF circuit transmission characteristics for an array antenna according to claim 1 or 2. The transmission signal of only one of the antenna elements is selected by the second signal switching means, the amplitude difference and the phase difference are detected for each signal system of the antenna element, based on the detection result of each antenna element, Control means for controlling so as to calculate a correction coefficient that brings the level difference and phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna elements within a predetermined range;
The apparatus for adjusting the RF circuit transmission characteristics for an array antenna according to claim 1 or 2. The correction means obtains a relative level difference and phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna elements based on the level difference and phase difference detected for each signal system of the antenna elements, and compares the relative between the signal systems of the antenna elements. A correction coefficient for correcting a level difference and a phase difference within a predetermined range,
The RF circuit transmission characteristic adjusting device for an array antenna according to claim 1 or 2. RF circuit transmission for an array antenna in a radio apparatus that manipulates the amplitude and phase of a transmission signal for each antenna element of an array antenna composed of a plurality of antenna elements, and expands transmission data to a predetermined plurality of subcarriers to perform frequency division multiplexing A characteristic adjustment method,
A signal extraction process for extracting a transmission signal converted into the time domain after the frequency division multiplexing and supplied to the antenna element via an RF circuit;
A first discrete Fourier transform process for transforming the extracted signal into a frequency domain signal;
An inverse discrete Fourier transform process for converting a frequency domain transmission signal at the time of the frequency division multiplexing after the operation of the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element and before correcting the amplitude and phase into a time domain signal When,
A delay adding step of adding a delay that matches the extracted signal in time to the signal after the inverse discrete Fourier transform;
A second discrete Fourier transform process for transforming the delayed signal to a frequency domain signal;
A detection process for detecting an amplitude difference and a phase difference by comparing the signals after the respective transformations by the first and second discrete Fourier transform processes;
Depending on the detection result, the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element after the operation of the amplitude and phase of the transmission signal for each antenna element and with respect to the transmission signal in the frequency domain at the time of frequency division multiplexing. Correction process to correct,
An RF circuit transmission characteristic adjustment method for an array antenna, comprising: A first signal switching process for switching a signal for each antenna element extracted after passing through the RF circuit to a signal of a single system;
A second signal switching step of switching a transmission signal for each antenna element in the frequency domain at the time of the frequency division multiplexing to a signal of one system;
In the first discrete Fourier transform process, the signal after switching in the first signal switching process is input,
In the inverse discrete Fourier transform process, a signal after switching in the second signal switching process is input.
The method for adjusting the RF circuit transmission characteristics for an array antenna according to claim 6. A control process for detecting the amplitude difference and the phase difference for each signal system of the antenna element, and controlling to calculate a correction coefficient for making the level difference and the phase difference within a predetermined range for each detection result of the antenna element ,
The method for adjusting the RF circuit transmission characteristics for an array antenna according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising: The transmission signal of only one antenna element is selected in the second signal switching process, the amplitude difference and the phase difference are detected for each signal system of the antenna element, and based on the detection result of each antenna element, A control process for controlling so as to calculate a correction coefficient that brings a level difference and a phase difference between signal systems of the antenna elements within a predetermined range;
The method for adjusting the RF circuit transmission characteristics for an array antenna according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising: In the correction process, a relative level difference and a phase difference between the signal systems of the antenna elements are obtained based on a level difference and a phase difference detected for each signal system of the antenna elements. A correction coefficient for correcting a level difference and a phase difference within a predetermined range,
8. The method of adjusting RF circuit transmission characteristics for an array antenna according to claim 6 or 7.

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