Transmission techniques for fast fading channels with applications to inter-vehicle communication systems

电信是社会经济繁荣的主要驱动力，无线技术已经成为 在过去的二十年里，它一直是这一技术领域快速增长的部分。加拿大通过其世界闻名的工业，一直是无线电信的主要参与者，如果这一技术领域继续占主导地位，保持这一地位就很重要。该项目是关于无线通信与车辆间通信（IVC）系统的应用。在过去的几年里，我们已经目睹了相当大的兴趣，在这个问题，因为它是一个重要组成部分，在智能交通系统的未来。 提高地面运输安全和效率以及提供信息服务的系统，关键取决于可靠的IVC。由于无线电传播环境的严重信号衰落和相对快速的时间变化，IVC系统的数字传输是具有挑战性的。 建议的研究认为，在快速时变信道的数字传输的基本问题，强调物理层方面的信号设计，检测和信道编码。这项工作还考虑了IVC系统的设计和分析结果的应用，包括中继方案。本研究探讨的基本问题，将提高知识基础的数字通信在快速时变信道。这项工作还解决了对IVC系统的发展至关重要的实际问题，为加拿大经济创造价值，为这一重要技术领域的产品开发提供战略知识优势。

Telecommunication is a major driving force for socio-economic prosperity, and wireless technology has been a fast growing segment in this technological area during the last two decades. Canada, through its world renowned industry, has been a major player in wireless telecommunication, a position that it is important to maintain if this technological area will continue to be dominant. This project is on wireless telecommunication with applications to Inter-Vehicle Communication (IVC) systems. In the last years we have witnessed a considerable interest in this subject since it is an important component in intelligent transportation systems of the future. Systems for improving safety and efficiency in ground transportation, as well as providing information services, depend critically on reliable IVC. Digital transmission for IVC systems is challenging due to severe signal fading and relatively fast time variations of the radio propagation environment. The proposed research considers fundamental issues in digital transmission over fast time varying channels, emphasizing Physical Layer aspects of signal design, detection, and channel coding. This work also considers the application of results to the design and analysis of IVC systems, including relaying schemes. This research explores fundamental issues that will enhance the knowledge base of digital communication over fast time varying channels. This work addresses also practical issues that are critical to the development of IVC systems, creating value for the Canadian economy in the form of a strategic knowledge advantage for the development of products in this important technological area.