MRI: Acquistion of Equipment for RF Communication and Antenna Design Research Laboratory

AbstractThis MRI提案将获得设备，在杰克逊州立大学（JSU）建立一个RF通信和天线设计研究实验室。 该实验室将推进知识和未来一代最先进的射频通信系统的发展。该实验室的建立将支持JSU计算机工程系正在进行的射频通信和天线设计研究项目。第一个研究项目涉及超宽带相控阵、空间功率合成器和无线通信应用的微带天线设计。第二个研究项目侧重于通信信道的测量和表征，这对于设计高效的接收器至关重要。第三个研究项目涉及高效率RF功率放大器的设计，由于需要向天线提供大量功率，因此在当今许多收发器的功耗中占主导地位。列举的研究项目将推进有前途的技术，用于开发超宽带应用的高效相控阵天线，以及用于低噪声应用的高效RF功率放大器的设计。为便携式电子设备供电。信道测量和表征项目的结果还将增加对超宽带频率信道特性的了解和理解，这提供了有价值的见解，并有助于推导出更准确的信道模型。更广泛的影响：高效天线和RF功率放大器的发展与信道的精确建模相结合，在商业和军事应用的上级通信设备的发展中具有更广泛的影响。该项目将大大有助于提高计算机工程系在JSU的研究和教育基础设施，为少数民族本科生和研究生在JSU工作的机会，在先进的工程研究。

AbstractThis MRI proposal will acquire equipment to establish an RF communication and antenna design research laboratory at Jackson State University (JSU). The laboratory will advance the knowledge and development of future generation state of the art RF communication systems. The establishment of the laboratory will support research projects in RF communications and antenna design that are ongoing in the Department of Computer of Engineering at JSU. The first research project involves the design of microstrip antennas for ultra wideband phased arrays, spatial power combiners and wireless communication applications. The second research project focuses on measurement and characterization of communication channels which is critical for the design of efficient receivers. The third research project deals with the design of high efficiency RF power amplifiers, which dominate the power consumption of many today's transceivers because of the necessity to deliver a large amount of power to the antenna.Intellectual merit: The research projects enumerated will advance promising techniques for the development of efficient phased array antennas for ultra wide band applications and the design of efficient RF power amplifiers for low power portable electronics. The result of the channel measurement and characterization project will also add knowledge and understanding about the channel characteristics at ultra wideband frequencies which provides valuable insight and aids the derivation of more accurate channel models. Broader Impact: The development of efficient antennas and RF power amplifiers coupled with the accurate modeling of channels has broader impact in the development of superior communication devices for both commercial and military applications. The project will contribute significantly to enhancing the research and educational infrastructure of the Department of Computer Engineering at JSU providing an opportunity for minority undergraduate and graduate students at JSU to work in advanced engineering research.