Publications

Refereed Journal Papers

  1. J. M. Knowles, R. H. Kenney, and H. S. Sigmarsson, “Generalized Theory and Realization of Reconfigurable Bandpass Filtering Equalizers,” in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques,vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 2273-2282, March 2026. (link)
  2. R. H. Kenney, J. G. Metcalf, and J. W. McDaniel, “Concept and Theoretical Performance Analysis for Decentralized Digital Synchronization in Distributed Radar Sensor Networks,” in IET Radar, Sonar, & Navigation,vol. 19, no. 1, pp. e12687, 2025. (link)
  3. R. H. Kenney, J. G. Metcalf, and J. W. McDaniel, “Wireless Distributed Frequency and Phase Synchronization for Mobile Platforms in Cooperative Digital Radar Networks,” in IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems,vol. 2, pp. 268-287, 2024. (link)
  4. B. M. Sun, R. H. Kenney, M. B. Yeary, H. H. Sigmarsson, and J. W. McDaniel, “Reduced Navigation Error Using a Multi-sensor Fusion Technique and its Application in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging,” in IEEE Journal of Microwaves,vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 86-100, Jan. 2024. (link)
  5. R. H. Kenney, R. E. Jarvis, H. H. Sigmarsson, and J. W. McDaniel, “Microwave Filter Tuning Using Concepts from the Unscented Kalman Filter,” in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques,vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 2391-2413, April 2024. (link)
  6. R. H. Kenney and J. W. McDaniel, “Cooperative Navigation of Mobile Radar Sensors Using Time-of-Arrival Measurements and the Unscented Kalman Filter,” in IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems,vol. 1, pp. 435-447, 2023. (link)
  7. B. M. Sun, R. H. Kenney, M. B. Yeary, H. H. Sigmarsson, and J. W. McDaniel, “An Up-Sampled Particle Fusion Technique and Its Application in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging,” in IEEE Journal of Microwaves,vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 108-122, Jan. 2022. (link)
  8. R. H. Kenney, J. L. Salazar-Cerreno and J. W. McDaniel, “Two-Dimensional Beam Pattern Synthesis for Phased Arrays With Arbitrary Element Geometry via Magnitude Least Squares Optimization,” in IEEE Journal of Microwaves,vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 337-346, April 2022. (link)
  9. R. H. Kenney, C. J. Walker, H. H. Sigmarsson, and J. W. McDaniel, “A Varactor-Based Tunable Combline Bandpass Filter Using Suspended Integrated Stripline,” in IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems,vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 112-116, Sept. 2021. (link)

Conference Papers

  1. J. M. Knowles, R. H. Kenney, and H. H. Sigmarsson, “Even-Order Filtering Equalizer Design Considerations,” 2026 IEEE 27th Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), Clearwater, FL, USA, 2026, pp. 1-4. (link)
  2. R. H. Kenney, J. G. Metcalf, and J. W. McDaniel, “Digital Synchronization of Distributed Radar Networks Using the Unscented Kalman Filter,” 2025 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf25), Krakow, Poland, 2025, pp. 1-6. (link)
  3. C. P. Kieu, J. G. Metcalf, and R. H. Kenney, “gr:harmonia: A GNU Radio-Based Tool for Synchronization of Software-Defined Radios in a Distributed Radar Network,” GNU Radio Conference 2025, Everett, WA, USA, 2025. (link)
  4. J. M. Knowles, R. H. Kenney, J. W. McDaniel, and H. H. Sigmarsson, “Design of a Generalized Chebyshev Filter with a Sloped Passband,” 2025 IEEE 26th Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), Cocoa Beach, FL, USA, 2025, pp. 1-4. (link)
  5. R. H. Kenney and J. W. McDaniel, “All-Digital Carrier Frequency Synchronization for Distributed Radar Sensor Networks,” 2024 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium – IMS 2024, Washington, DC, USA, 2024, pp. 1-4. (link)
  6. B. D. Carlton, R. H. Kenney, J. G. Metcalf, and J. W. McDaniel, “Parameter Estimation of Pseudo-Random Optimized Dolph-Chebyshev Window Waveforms using the Gauss-Newton Method,” 2024 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf24), Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 1-6. (link)
  7. R. H. Kenney, J. G. Metcalf and J. W. McDaniel, “Decentralized Digital Clock Drift Compensation in Distributed Radar Sensor Networks Through Single-Tone Frequency Broadcasts,” 2023 IEEE International Radar Conference (RADAR), Sydney, Australia, 2023, pp. 1-6. (link)
  8. R. H. Kenney, K. Konyalioglu, M. Yeary, H. H. Sigmarsson, and J. W. McDaniel, “An AllCOTS High Sampling Frequency Pulse-Doppler Imaging Radar,” 2020 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf20), Florence, Italy, 2020, pp. 1-6. (link)
  9. R. H. Kenney, B. M. Sun, M. B. Yeary, H. H. Sigmarsson, and J. W. McDaniel, “Clock Incoherence in All-Digital Radar Back Ends,” 2019 Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference (GOMACTech19), Albuquerque, NM, USA, 2019, pp. 1-5.