Applications for Distributed Beamforming

Distributed beamforming is a transmitting technique in which a cluster of independent transmitter form an antenna array in order to increase signal strength in the receiver. Synchronization between transmitting antennas is implemented in an iterative fashion using feedback from the receiver. While interest toward distributed beamforming is growing rapidly, there are no working applications implemented. Furthermore, very little suggestions have been made on in what kind of systems and in which kind of scenarios this technique could be used. In this paper, we present case studies on prospective applications for distributed beamforming. We will compare distributed beamforming with other transmission methods and explain why it is the optimal solution for given cases.