The application of genetic algorithm (GA) optimization has been proven to be highly successful in the area of non-linear optimizations. For a Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless communication system, the optimum performance of the users with respect to the arrangement of antennas is a highly non-linear function which a genetic algorithm seems highly suited to. In this paper, a four-by-four MIMO system model is considered using a simplified 2-D LOS radio channel with additive white noise. Placing the users in a known arrangement, the optimum placement of the four antennas is determined through a genetic algorithm optimization using the average MSE of the four users as the fitness function. Initial results show a tendency towards an arrangement in which at least two antennas seen by the all transmitters are separated by a symbol wavelength.
Index Terms:
MIMO, multipath, antenna, multiuser, wireless, genetic algorithms
Citation:
Ian B. Haya, Brent R. Petersen, Bruce G. Colpitts, "Optimum 2-D LOS MIMO Performance Using Omni-directional Antennas Attained through Genetic Algorithms," cnsr, pp.331-338, 2008 Communication Networks and Services Research Conference (CNSR 2008), 2008