ISAC-Sim

Beamforming

Form directional beams using phased arrays

Real-World Applications

5G base station Active Antenna Units (AAU), phased array radar (like Aegis systems), SpaceX Starlink terminal antennas. Electronically controlled beam pointing, focusing signal energy on users like a flashlight, instead of wasting it in all directions like a light bulb.

Experiment Steps

  1. Array Gain: G ≈ 10log(N) dB
  2. Beam Width: More antennas mean narrower beam

Simulation Experiment

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Parameters(Real-time)
Num Antennas16
Beam Angle0 °
Beam Width10 °

Functions: models.beamforming.arrayFactor(), models.beamforming.steeringPhases(), models.beamforming.halfPowerBeamwidth()