ANR - Reconfigurable Wireless Components Using Field Programmable Microwave Substrates (FPMS)

该方案利用了一种新技术，即具有巨大潜力的现场可编程微波基板(FPMS)，直接满足新一代、超高数据速率、毫米波应用对物联网(IoT)的需求。FPMS非常适合转置到现代无线设备上，以便根据实时动态操作要求立即重新配置它们。考虑到前所未有的可编程性，FPMS有可能影响微波/毫米波组件设计，就像现场可编程门阵列影响数字电路设计一样。为了展示这一潜力，研究计划分为三个不同的工作包。在第一个工作包中，使用分析模型对单元单元(FPMS的基本构建块)进行了优化，该分析模型可普遍用于后期的任何组件设计。在第二阶段，将研究实现设计的媒介。为了实现高频设计，将研究两种不同的平台，即印刷电路板(PCB)和低温镀膜陶瓷(LTCC)。使用前两个包，天线和电路的设计最初将在10 GHz实现。这一概念将在微波组件的可重构性能上得到验证。最后一步是将设计扩展到毫米波频率，同时实现类似的天线和电路。此外，将针对ORBCOMM(工业合作伙伴)目前正在调查的相控阵应用对FPMS的概念进行评估。提出的PHY/MAC层通信技术的研究解决了无线网络面临的重大挑战，将在可重构电子领域产生重大影响。事实上，预计该项目将产生世界上第一个用于毫米波通信的完全可定义/可编程天线和电路的实际演示。此外，该项目是与卡尔顿大学、ANR和法国研究所，即雷恩第一大学和利摩日大学合作完成的。

This proposal exploits a novel technology, namely the Field Programmable Microwave Substrate (FPMS) with great potential to directly meet the requirements of new generation, ultrahigh data rate, millimeter-wave application needs for Internet of Things (IoT). FPMS is well suited to be transposed to modern wireless devices to instantly reconfigure them according to real-time dynamic operational requirements. Given the unprecedented level of programmability, the FPMS has the potential to affect microwave/millimeter-wave component design in a similar manner as the FPGA affected digital circuit design. To demonstrate this potential, the research plan is divided into three different work packages. In the first work package the unit cell (basic building block of FPMS) is optimized using an analytical model which can be universally used for any component design at a later stage. In the second stage the mediums on which the designs are to be realized will be studied. Two different platforms, i.e. Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Low Temperature Cofied Ceramic (LTCC) will be studied for the realization of high frequency designs. Using the first two packages, design of antennas and circuits will be implemented initially at 10 GHz. The concept will be validated for the reconfigurable performance of the microwave components. The final step will be to extend the designs at millineter wave frequencies while realizing similar antennas and circuits. Furthermore, the concept of FPMS will be evaluated for a phased array application which is currently under investigation at ORBCOMM (industrial partner). The proposed research on PHY/MAC layer communication technologies addresses important wireless network challenges and will have high impact in the field of reconfigurable electronics. Indeed, it is expected this project will yield the world's first practical demonstration of a completely definable/programmable antennas and circuits for millimeter wave communications. Further, this project is done in partnership with Carleton University, ANR and French institutes i.e. University of Rennes I and University of Limoges.