Circular and Linear Polarised Antennas for Broad and Multipae Band Performance

这是一个由罗克韦尔柯林斯英国有限公司（RCUK）与伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院（QMUL）共同领导的合作项目，旨在全面解决SBRI/TSB对GNSS天线的要求和研究挑战。得益于QMUL团队在GNSS天线方面的长期丰富经验和专业知识，我们计划研究创新的解决方案，两种圆极化设计和一种线极化设计，使紧凑型天线元件在多个GPS/Galileo频段工作。支持我们解决方案的技术已经在QMUL团队内部开发，并完全控制知识产权。我们还计划设计一种新型的紧凑型2D天线阵列的基础上开发的天线元件，以提供控制的接收方向图天线配置能力，显着缓解对干扰和干扰。此外，我们还将考虑一系列系统级问题，例如SWaP低（空间、重量和功率）应用和R-GNSS（鲁棒全球导航卫星系统），特别是操作平台和人体对开发的天线与GNSS接收器接口时的影响以及低噪声放大器（LNA）位置的问题，基于RCUK广泛的军事和商业系统应用，产品和客户体验。英国皇家天文台研究中心目前正在积极参与联合王国和欧洲的若干全球导航卫星系统研究方案，包括联合王国航天局的PERMIT方案。拟议的项目将由一个有能力的团队进行，并利用RCUK现有的完善的项目管理和商业组织进行管理。该项目的产出将包括概念验证调查的结果以及涵盖所有风险消除活动和业务开发计划的最终报告。

This is a collaborative project led by Rockwell Collins UK Ltd (RCUK), together with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), to address the requirements and research challenges set by the SBRI/TSB call for GNSS Antennas in full. Benefiting from the QMUL team’s long term and extensive experience and expertise in GNSS antennas, we plan to investigate innovative solutions, two in circular polarised design and one in linear polarised design, for the compact antenna element to operate in the multiple GPS/Galileo bands. The technology underpinning our solutions has already been developed within the QMUL team with a total control of IPR. We also plan to design a novel compact 2D antenna array based on the antenna elements developed to provide the controlled reception pattern antenna configuring capability for significant mitigation against jammers and interference. In addition, we will consider a range of system level issues, such as low SWaP (Space, Weight and Power) applications and R-GNSS (Robust Global Navigation Satellite System), especially the impacts of operating platform and human body on the developed antennas when interfaced with the GNSS receivers and the issue of Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) location, based on RCUK’s extensive Military and Commercial Systems application, product and customer experience. RCUK is currently active in several UK and European GNSS study programmes, including the PERMIT programme for the UK Space Agency. The proposed project will be conducted by a CAPABLE team and managed by utilising the existing well established Program Management and commercial organisation at RCUK. The output of the project will include the results of the proof of concepts investigations and the Final Report covering all the de-risking activities and a business exploitation plan.