Follow On: Electromagnetic BandGap Enhanced Active Conical Horn Antenna Arrays

本项目旨在基于EPSRC Grant GR/R16945之前开发的核心技术，设计并制造一个毫米波无线电前端原型演示器。这些将针对批量生产的低成本消费产品，如79 GHz无线电频段的汽车雷达。为此，我们打算展示使用电磁带隙(EBG)增强型有源圆锥喇叭技术的毫米波无线电系统的商业案例的健壮性。由于可用的宽带，30-300 GHz的毫米波频谱越来越引起人们的兴趣。然而，由于现有技术既昂贵又复杂，目前量产消费产品的商业案例非常薄弱。拟议的项目将通过开发具有成本效益的综合解决方案来克服这一问题。因此，我们打算利用这一潜在的不断增长的市场，通过制定一个强大的商业计划，作为这一额外工作方案的结果，以推动未来的业务增长，并通过外部咨询公司的工作，发展与关键市场的联系，这些市场可以利用这项技术，使英国受益。

This project aims to design and manufacture a prototype demonstrator of millimetric radio front-end based on the core technology previously developed under EPSRC grant GR/R16945. These will be targeted at massproduced, low cost consumer products such as automotive radar in the 79GHz radio band. In doing this, we intend to demonstrate the robustness of the business case for millimetric radio systems using the electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) enhanced active conical horn technology.The millimeter wave spectrum at 30-300 GHz is of increasing interest because of the wide bandwidths available. However, as the existing technology is expensive and complex, the business case for mass-produced consumer products is currently very weak. The proposed project will overcome this by developing a cost-effective integrated solution. We therefore intend to capitalise on this potential growing market by developing a robust business plan as a result of this additional work package to drive future business growth and, by working through an external consultancy, develop links into key markets that can exploit this technology for the benefit of the UK.