MRI: Acquisition of Microwave and Wireless Communications Test and Measurement laboratory

收购微波和无线通信测试和测量实验室通过这项提案，我们诚挚地请求美国国家科学基金会批准在夏威夷大学工程学院建立一个急需的“微波和无线通信测试和测量实验室”。为了使夏威夷州以旅游业为基础的经济多样化，并帮助更好地培养合格的劳动力，以吸引高科技公司来到该州，该州最近成立了夏威夷高级通信中心(HCAC)，其使命是在宽带无线通信领域进行多学科研究，并促进与行业亟需的联系。该中心已经根据这些指导方针建立了几项倡议，拟议的实验室设施将用于支持其中几项正在进行且数量不断增加的活动。具体地说，它将帮助教师有效地开展我们的外部资助研究项目，也有助于为最近为本科生设立的工程诊所项目吸引行业赞助的项目。正在进行的研究项目的例子包括：(A)开发具有波束导向能力的低成本、高性能的天线阵列；(B)在城市无线通信环境中的传播预测建模；(C)开发计算和功率高效的迭代译码技术；(D)用于智能天线、多用户检测和合作分集的数字信号处理算法；(E)反向辐射天线阵列；以及(F)射频和准光器件。我们的教员已经在这些领域发表了数百篇论文，拟议中的实验室设施将有助于扩展其能力，并为其未来的多学科研究方向奠定基础。至于工程诊所项目，它鼓励(每个团队4-5名学生)参加由行业提出和赞助的项目，学院对每个项目收取2.5万美元的费用。所有筹集的资金直接用于支持学生活动，包括项目费用、所有参与学生的奖学金以及赞助公司所在地最终设计审查的旅费。在2002-2003年间，该学院吸引了来自州立公司内外的7个项目。HCAC还被批准作为合作伙伴参与亚利桑那州立大学和亚利桑那大学的NSF行业/大学合作研究中心(I/U CRC)，拟议中的实验室设施肯定有助于支持这一点以及在无线通信领域提供越来越多的研究生和本科生课程。此外，拟议的实验室设施将有助于实施工程学院和工商管理学院之间的合作计划，旨在培养下一代通信技术企业家。拟议实验室设施的具体组件包括：(A)微波网络分析实验室(AgilentE8361A-微波矢量网络分析仪和Agilent E4448A频谱分析仪)；(B)室内天线范围(Agilent 8530A-用于天线测量的微波接收器)；(C)无线通信测试床(Agilent E4438C信号生成器、Agilent 89610A矢量信号分析仪、Spirent TSA 5600W干扰仿真器和Spirent FLEX5/Q1 RF CH)。智力优势：随着无线通信技术的显著发展，以及夏威夷大学在通信技术领域公认和长期的卓越专业知识(首次提出了分组无线电系统的ALOHA协议，这对接入以太网协议的发展产生了重大影响)，拟议的实验室设施将帮助支持几个外部资助的研究项目(NSF、ARO、DARPA、AFOSR、Raytheon和TRW)，帮助促进综合研究和多学科努力，从而在开发下一代无线通信技术方面取得重大进展。这一实验室设施还将有助于在本科生工程诊所等项目中吸引行业赞助商，并支持密歇根大学与其他大学一起参与NSF I/U CRC项目。广泛影响：随着这项技术被认可为夏威夷经济多样化的战略高科技途径之一，并更好地为当地劳动力做好准备，以帮助吸引公司和发展该州的工业基础，预计拟议中的实验室将在实现最近成立的HCAC的愿景和使命方面发挥关键作用。它还将有助于在本科生工程诊所等项目中吸引行业赞助商，并为当地行业和初创企业提供测试和测量能力。这项NSF设备投资的影响将远远超出大学的范畴，而且肯定会影响整个夏威夷州，包括其劳动力的准备、高科技基础的增长以及对当地产业的支持。

Acquisition of Microwave and Wireless Communications Test and Measurement LaboratoryWith this proposal we respectfully request the NSF approval for establishing a critically needed "Microwaveand Wireless Communications Test and Measurement Laboratory" in the College of Engineering at theUniversity of Hawaii. In an attempt to diversify the tourism-based economy in the State of Hawaii, and helpbetter prepare a qualified workforce that will attract high tech companies to the State, the State recentlyestablished the Hawaii Center for Advanced Communications (HCAC) with the mission to do multidisciplinaryresearch in broadband wireless communications and promote much needed ties with industry. The center hasestablished several initiatives along these guidelines, and the proposed laboratory facility will be used to supportseveral of these ongoing and growing number of activities. Specifically, it will help the faculty effectively workon our externally funded research projects, and also help attract industry-sponsored projects for the recentlyestablished Engineering Clinic Program for undergraduates. Examples of the ongoing research projects include:(a) development of low cost, high performance antenna arrays with beam steering capabilities; (b) propagationprediction modeling in urban wireless communications environments; (c) development of computational andpower efficient iterative decoding techniques; (d) DSP algorithms for smart antennas, multiuser detection, andcooperative diversity; (e) retoradiative antenna arrays; and (f) RF and Quasi-Optical devices. Our faculty haspublished hundreds of papers in these areas and the proposed lab facility will help extend its capabilities and setthe stage for its future multidisciplinary research directions. As for the Engineering Clinic program, it placesteams (4-5 students per team) in projects proposed and sponsored by industry, and the College charges $25k perproject. All raised funds go directly to support student activities including project expenses, scholarships for allparticipating students, and travel expenses for the final design reviews at the locations of the sponsoringcompanies. In 2002-2003, the College was able to attract seven projects from in and out of state companies.HCAC has also been approved to participate as a partner in the NSF Industry/University Collaborative ResearchCenter (I/U CRC) at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, and the proposed lab facility willcertainly help support this as well as the growing number of graduate and undergraduate courses being offeredin the wireless communications area. In addition, the proposed lab facility will help in the implementation ofthe collaborative program between the College of Engineering and the College of Business Administrationaimed at preparing the next generation of entrepreneurs in communications technology.Specific components of the proposed lab facility include: (a) a microwave network analysis lab (AgilentE8361A-Microwave Vector Network Analyzer and an Agilent E4448A spectrum analyzer); (b) an indoorantenna range (Agilent 8530A-Microwave receiver for antenna measurement); (c) a wireless communicationstest-bed (Agilent E4438C signal generator, Agilent 89610A vector signal analyzer, Spirent TSA 5600Wuniversal interference emulator, and Spirent FLEX5/Q1 RF Ch. Emulator); and (d) for the undergraduate lab anadditional two Agilent 8720 network analyzers (in addition to access to the equipment in the above listedresearch labs).Intellectual merits: With the phenomenal growth of wireless communications technology, and with therecognized and long-standing distinguished expertise in the communications technology area at the Universityof Hawaii (first to propose the ALOHA protocol for packet radio systems that subsequently strongly influencedthe development of access Ethernet protocols), the proposed lab facility will help support several externallyfunded (NSF, ARO, DARPA, AFOSR, Raytheon, and TRW) research projects, help promote integrativeresearch and multidisciplinary efforts that will lead to significant advances in developing next generationwireless communications technology. This laboratory facility will also help attract industrial sponsors inprograms such as the Engineering Clinic for undergraduates, and support UH participation in the NSF I/U CRCprogram with other universities.Broader impact: With the recognition of this technology as one of the strategic high tech avenues fordiversifying the Hawaii economy and better preparing the local workforce to help attract companies and growthe industrial base in the State, it is expected that the proposed lab will play a critical role in realizing the visionand achieving the mission of the recently established HCAC. It will also help attract industrial sponsors inprograms such as the Engineering Clinic for undergraduates, and provide test and measurement capabilities forlocal industry and start-ups. The impact of this NSF equipment investment will reach far beyond the Universityand would certainly impact the entire State of Hawaiipreparation of its workforce, growth in its high techbase, and support for its local industry.