NOVEL MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR MULTILAYER CIRCUITS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. Miniaturization of mobile handsets and other wireless equipment is limited by the slow progress in integrating passive elements. Two novel technologies Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC) and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) offer the capacity to significantly miniaturise RF and microwave circuits and increase their efficiency and capabilities. The proposal deals with development o ....NOVEL MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR MULTILAYER CIRCUITS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. Miniaturization of mobile handsets and other wireless equipment is limited by the slow progress in integrating passive elements. Two novel technologies Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC) and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) offer the capacity to significantly miniaturise RF and microwave circuits and increase their efficiency and capabilities. The proposal deals with development of novel microwave technologies and techniques for optimization, characterization, simulation, design and fabrication of advanced LTCC materials and LTCC and MEMS based miniaturized circuits for 3G and beyond of Wireless Communication. The outcomes of the project will be of significant benefit to the Australian Telecommunications industry.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0775614
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$150,000.00
Summary
National Electromagnetic Characterization Facility for Advanced Electronic and Biomaterials. The proposed Material Characterisation Facility using non-destructive methods will be unique to Australia. Precise characterisation of advanced materials such as dielectrics and superconductors using the facility will progress emerging technologies within the electronic and communication research area. The inclusion of a microwave scanning test bed within the laboratory will allow engineers, scientists, ....National Electromagnetic Characterization Facility for Advanced Electronic and Biomaterials. The proposed Material Characterisation Facility using non-destructive methods will be unique to Australia. Precise characterisation of advanced materials such as dielectrics and superconductors using the facility will progress emerging technologies within the electronic and communication research area. The inclusion of a microwave scanning test bed within the laboratory will allow engineers, scientists, biologists and medical scientists to safely detect the intrinsic electromagnetic properties of electronic materials and tumours in biological tissues or poor quality agricultural produce. This comprehensive material characterisation facility will therefore benefit the peoples of Australasia in many significant and diverse ways.Read moreRead less
New lattice approach for digital broadband communications. A main limiting factor in supplying future broadband communications is overcoming signal dispersion in the transmission channel. Recent preliminary collaboration by the chief investigators has uncovered a novel approach to this problem based on powerful mathematical lattice theory. The techniques have potential to significantly increase bandwidth and reliability compared to current technologies. This project will use lattice theory to pr ....New lattice approach for digital broadband communications. A main limiting factor in supplying future broadband communications is overcoming signal dispersion in the transmission channel. Recent preliminary collaboration by the chief investigators has uncovered a novel approach to this problem based on powerful mathematical lattice theory. The techniques have potential to significantly increase bandwidth and reliability compared to current technologies. This project will use lattice theory to propose, develop, analyse and test new data transmission techniques including joint coding, modulation and equalisation. The research will include theoretical analysis and hardware implementation. The overall aim is to dramatically improve reliability and throughput of data communication systems.Read moreRead less
Design of MIMO Spatial Division Multiple Access Techniques for Multi-User Wireless Data Services. The project aims at developing novel wireless techniques to enable a breakthrough in multi-user multimedia services in the ICT industry sector. The Australian research community will benefit from the new theoretical techniques, design and deployment of next-generation wireless systems, while wireless users will benefit from improved quality, high data rates and low cost of services. Other benefits ....Design of MIMO Spatial Division Multiple Access Techniques for Multi-User Wireless Data Services. The project aims at developing novel wireless techniques to enable a breakthrough in multi-user multimedia services in the ICT industry sector. The Australian research community will benefit from the new theoretical techniques, design and deployment of next-generation wireless systems, while wireless users will benefit from improved quality, high data rates and low cost of services. Other benefits include training researchers and industrial innovators, generation of valuable intellectual property and patent outcomes, which may help Australian telecommunication and information industry to become a leader in wireless ICT based technologies, ensure Australian ICT companies to gain commercial advantages, and contribute to national economy.Read moreRead less
Spectrum Agile Radio Communication Techniques for Future Wireless Broadband Networks. The project aims at developing novel cognitive spectrum access, transmission and receiving technologies, which allow unlicensed devices to use the unoccupied spectrum of licensed users in an intelligent way. The project outcomes will break the spectrum-availability bottleneck and significantly improve the spectrum utilisation in Australia. Potential applications of the project outcomes allow co-existence of var ....Spectrum Agile Radio Communication Techniques for Future Wireless Broadband Networks. The project aims at developing novel cognitive spectrum access, transmission and receiving technologies, which allow unlicensed devices to use the unoccupied spectrum of licensed users in an intelligent way. The project outcomes will break the spectrum-availability bottleneck and significantly improve the spectrum utilisation in Australia. Potential applications of the project outcomes allow co-existence of various wireless communication systems working in the same spectrum band, which can lead to new services and open markets for new players. In addition, the Australian research community will benefit from the new theory and techniques while wireless users will benefit from improved high data rates and lower cost of services.Read moreRead less
Design of Cooperative Communication Techniques for the 4th Generation Mobile Networks. The project aims at developing novel wireless techniques that will enable breakthroughs in multi-user multimedia services in the ICT industry sector. The Australian community will benefit from the design and deployment of the next-generation wireless mobile systems we will develop. These new systems will possess greatly improved quality, high data rates and low cost of services. Other benefits generated by thi ....Design of Cooperative Communication Techniques for the 4th Generation Mobile Networks. The project aims at developing novel wireless techniques that will enable breakthroughs in multi-user multimedia services in the ICT industry sector. The Australian community will benefit from the design and deployment of the next-generation wireless mobile systems we will develop. These new systems will possess greatly improved quality, high data rates and low cost of services. Other benefits generated by this research include the training of new innovators, and the generation of valuable intellectual property and patent outcomes. This work will help Australian telecommunication and information industries become leaders in wireless ICT based technologies, and contribute to the national economy.Read moreRead less
Microwave Detection of Structural Degradation in Maritime Industry. Novel applications of microwave technology to inspection systems in marine infrastructure will transform industry practice. By utilizing multi-mode antennas, the project aims to develop a gold-standard in microwave inspection, delivering more accurate and early detection of defects. The project aims will be achieved by combining innovative microwave technology, featuring multi-mode antennas and novel processing and imaging algor ....Microwave Detection of Structural Degradation in Maritime Industry. Novel applications of microwave technology to inspection systems in marine infrastructure will transform industry practice. By utilizing multi-mode antennas, the project aims to develop a gold-standard in microwave inspection, delivering more accurate and early detection of defects. The project aims will be achieved by combining innovative microwave technology, featuring multi-mode antennas and novel processing and imaging algorithms, with ground-breaking smart scanning and unmanned marine vehicle implementations. This innovative outcome obviates the need for current industry approaches based on inaccurate and tedious manual inspections, yielding massive cost savings and reductions in hazard associated with unanticipated structural failure.Read moreRead less
Satellite Data Communications for Remote Sensing and Broadband Connectivity. The remote, distributed location of many of Australia's primary industries preclude the use of consumer-oriented terrestrial wireless broadband services. In many instances, satellite communications provides the only feasible means of connectivity for telemetry, supervisory control and data acquisition, tracking and fleet management. Meteorology, remote sensing, irrigation, mining, oil and gas exploration, and fisheries ....Satellite Data Communications for Remote Sensing and Broadband Connectivity. The remote, distributed location of many of Australia's primary industries preclude the use of consumer-oriented terrestrial wireless broadband services. In many instances, satellite communications provides the only feasible means of connectivity for telemetry, supervisory control and data acquisition, tracking and fleet management. Meteorology, remote sensing, irrigation, mining, oil and gas exploration, and fisheries are just a few examples of high-value applications of particular significance to Australia. This project will develop bandwidth efficient satellite communications technologies that greatly reduce cost and pave the way toward new market opportunities for broadband access and telemetry applications. Read moreRead less
Running Hot: Increasing the Availability of World-Class Precision Timing . Precision clocks are a key enabler for many important technologies including navigation, radar, distributed computing and communications. Unfortunately, the very best clocks are currently bulky and very expensive. This project will take Australia’s multi-award winning sapphire clock technology and transform it so that its unmatched performance is available from a unit with an order of magnitude smaller size, power consum ....Running Hot: Increasing the Availability of World-Class Precision Timing . Precision clocks are a key enabler for many important technologies including navigation, radar, distributed computing and communications. Unfortunately, the very best clocks are currently bulky and very expensive. This project will take Australia’s multi-award winning sapphire clock technology and transform it so that its unmatched performance is available from a unit with an order of magnitude smaller size, power consumption and cost. This transformation will be driven on the back of a patented revolutionary step that allows operation of the sapphire clock at higher cryogenic temperatures. The new clock will have a wider range of applications delivering more computational power, higher bandwidth transmissions and better radar. Read moreRead less
Novel Techniques for Uncoordinated Massive Access in the Internet of Things. The IoT (internet of things) is the backbone of intelligent transportation, healthcare, energy and smart home systems. To accommodate the exponentially increasing number of IoT devices, a dramatic paradigm shift towards non-orthogonal uncoordinated (grant-free) massive access is underway, where devices transmit data opportunistically over shared channel resources. This project aims to develop new receivers for such unc ....Novel Techniques for Uncoordinated Massive Access in the Internet of Things. The IoT (internet of things) is the backbone of intelligent transportation, healthcare, energy and smart home systems. To accommodate the exponentially increasing number of IoT devices, a dramatic paradigm shift towards non-orthogonal uncoordinated (grant-free) massive access is underway, where devices transmit data opportunistically over shared channel resources. This project aims to develop new receivers for such uncoordinated massive access, where the receivers will be trained to identify transmitting devices, recover their data, and resolve any collisions. These outcomes are expected to emerge as a game changer in IoT communications, benefiting national and international industry to meet future telecommunications needs for the IoT.Read moreRead less