Theoretical and experimental satellite link level characterisation

这是电气与电子工程的博士研究项目。它解决了卫星到地球链路在无线信道及其大气衰落方面的端到端特征，以及无线电前端的不完善。研究将受益于与ESA ALPHASAT TDP#5传播活动相关的接收终端，以及微波工程实验室的仪器，该实验室将开发毫米波测试平台，以评估数字领域的无线电前端性能。该项目与卫星通信领域的最新和可预见的趋势以及赫瑞瓦特大学微波和天线工程研究小组的研究议程保持一致。

This is a PhD research project in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. It addresses the end-to-end characterisation of satellite to Earth links in terms of the wireless channel and its atmospheric fading as well as the imperfections of the radio front-end. The research studies will benefit from a receive terminal associated with the ESA ALPHASAT TDP#5 propagation campaign as well as instrumentation in the microwave engineering lab where a mm-wave testbed to assess radio front end performance in the digital domain will be developed. The project is aligned with the latest and foreseen trends in the satellite communications arena as well as the research agenda of the microwave and antenna engineering research group at Heriot-Watt.