ABSTRACT:

The goal of this paper is to give a brief overview on smart antennas, before analyzing some popular algorithms from this domain in MATLAB and providing simulation results(especially a parametric study of the algorithms), in order to enhance understanding of the possibilities, but also the limitations of these algorithms. The main focus is on Direction of Arrival (DOA) algorithm called beamforming vectors, to track and locate the antenna beam on the mobile/target. In actual, antennas are not Smart Antenna, systems are smart. Generally co-located with a base station, a smart antenna system combines an antenna array with a digital signal-processing capability to transmit and receive in an adaptive, spatially sensitive manner