Patent ID: 8331260

Claim:
A symbol detection method for an MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) system based on path finding, wherein the MIMO system is arranged behind a plurality of sending terminals to receive and analyze baseband signals from the sending terminals, the symbol detection method comprises steps of: S 1 : signal filtering, wherein the baseband signals are detected and then filtered by filter units matching the sending terminals to select a required band; S 2 : preprocessing, wherein the required band is preprocessed through a preprocessing unit and then undertaken a signal detection of an MACO (Modified Ant Colony Optimization) algorithm; S 3 : parameter setting, wherein parameters of the MACO algorithm are set in a parameter setting unit, and wherein the parameters include an input amount (i), an output amount (j), a number of ants (k), and a heuristic value ({acute over (η)} ij ; S 4 : calculation, wherein the parameters in the parameter setting unit are input to a solution construction unit to calculate solutions of signals according to the following equation: P ij k = [ η ij k ] β ∑ u ∈ M c ⁢ [ η iu k ] β ; S 5 : parameter updating, wherein the parameters calculated by path probability are sent back to the parameter setting unit to update the parameters; and S 6 : completing signal solution calculation.