Industrial Sensors and Controls in Communication Networks

Abstract

Ultra-WideBand (UWB) Ultra-Wideband (UWB)communication systems are usually classified as any communication system whose instantaneous bandwidth is many times greater than the minimum bandwidth required to deliver information. UWB communication is fundamentally different from all other communication techniques because it employs extremely narrow Radio Frequency (RF) pulses to communicate between transmitters and receivers. Utilizing short-duration pulsesShort-duration pulseas the building blocks for communications directly generates a very wide bandwidth and offers several advantages, such as large throughputThroughput, covertness, robustnessRobustnessto jamming, and coexistence with current radio services. UWB technology offers a promising solution to the RF spectrum drought by allowing new services to coexist with current radio systems with minimal or no interference. This coexistence brings the advantage of avoiding the expensive spectrum licensing fees that providers of all other radio services must pay. In this chapter, the application of UWB technology in military areas has been summarized. Its wider applications has been evaluated over several leading technology including military technology systems, government sectors, communication systems, surveillance systems, rescuing, logisticsLogisticsentertainment, public transport, and others.