Robust Non-Coherent Demodulation Scheme for Bluetooth Voice Transmission Using Linear, Extended, and Unscented Kalman Filtering
- 1 Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
- 2 Hyundai Motor Company, Superior Township, MI, USA
- 3 Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
- 4 Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 5 Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
This paper presents a novel and cost effective method to be used in the optimization of the Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) at the receiver of the Bluetooth communication system. The proposed method enhances the performance of the noncoherent demodulation schemes by improving the Bit Error Rate (BER) and Frame Error Rate (FER) outcomes. Linear, Extended, and Unscented Kalman Filters are utilized in this technique. A simulation model, using Simulink, has been created to simulate the Bluetooth voice transmission system with the integrated filters. Results have shown improvements in the BER and FER, and that the Unscented Kalman Filters (UKF) have shown superior performance in comparison to the linear Kalman Filter (KF) and the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF). To the best of our knowledge, this research is the first to propose the usage of the UKF in the optimization of the Bluetooth System receivers in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), as well as interferences.
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