This paper proposes differential orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) employing automatic frequency control (AFC) for severe time and frequency selectivities, i.e., double selectivity in the presence of fast time-varying Doppler shifts. With respect to double selectivity, differential encoding/differential detection (DE/DD) is effective for time selectivity, and OFDM is effective for frequency selectivity. However, differential OFDM suffers from serious performance degradation due to intercarrier interference (ICI) caused by fast time-varying Doppler shifts. In order to cope with doubly-selective channels in the presence of fast time-varying Doppler shifts, this paper proposes differential OFDM employing AFC which can compensate frequency offset. The proposed scheme employs a multiple open-loop frequency estimation (MOLFE), which has a good trade-off between frequency coverage and estimation accuracy in short observation time. Next, this paper proposes a simple time-varying Doppler shift simulation model for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) turning. Finally, computer simulation results confirm that the proposed differential OFDM employing MOLFE has excellent performance in doubly-selective channels in the presence of fast time-varying Doppler shifts.
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