Advanced Antenna Systems

天线通常是通信或雷达系统中最关键的部分，无论是在尺寸还是性能方面。CRC第1层的拟议计划属于高级天线设计领域。市场需求正在推动诸如智能电话和蜂窝电话的个人通信设备向更小和更轻的方向发展。同时，对于多输入多输出（MIMO），在同一设备上需要更多天线。这导致了对高性能、小型化天线设计的需求日益增加。CRC计划的总体目标是满足加拿大在先进天线设计方面的研发需求，并与电信行业合作，开发新的和增强的应用程序和设备。主要应用领域是个人通信、可穿戴天线、车载天线、雷达和MIMO雷达、能量收集以及相控阵和智能天线设备，如介质谐振器（DR）天线和微波DR。

Antennas are often the most critical part of a communication or radar system, in terms of both size and performance. The proposed program of the CRC tier 1 is in the area of Advanced Antenna Design. Market demands are driving the development of personal communication devices, such as smart phones and cell phones, to be smaller and lighter. At the same time there is a requirement for more antennas on the same device for multi-input multi- output (MIMO). Together this has led to an increasing need for high-performance, miniaturized antenna designs. The overall objective of the CRC program is to address the need for Research and Development in a Canadian context in Advanced Antenna Design and, in collaboration with the telecommunication industry, develop new and enhanced applications and devices. The main areas for applications are personal communication, wearable antennas, vehicular antennas, radar and MIMO radars, energy harvesting, as well as devices for phased arrays and smart antennas such as dielectric resonator (DR) antennas, and microwave DR.