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The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology

The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. Trondheim. SINTEF has 350 employees in Oslo. Norway. Oslo. Background: An Independent Multi-Disciplinary Contract R&D Organisation Established in 1950

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The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology

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  1. The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology Trondheim SINTEF has 350 employees in Oslo Norway Oslo Background: • An Independent Multi-DisciplinaryContract R&D Organisation • Established in 1950 • A Link between Academic Research and Market Oriented R&D at NTH • Among the Largest CRO in Europe Vision: • Technology for a better Society Business Concept: • To meet the needs for Research-Based Innovation and Development for the Private and Public Sectors SINTEF has 1400 employees in Trondheim

  2. Strategic Programmes: 4.2 % Research Contracts: 92.6 %- Industry : 50.1 % - Public Sector : 12.4 % - International : 14.5 % - Research Council : 9.0 % - Other funding : 6.6 % Basic Grants: 3.2 % SINTEF - Key figures • Number of employees : 1749- Scientists : 1236 - Engineers : 173- Technicians : 109- Administrative staff : 231 • Annual Turnover : 1618 MNOK Turnover by funding category

  3. Antenna Design Projects & Activities Microwave Front-End Radio Systems Radar Systems Network Technologies Systems Design Communication SystemsCore competence and technology

  4. Antenna Design Antenna Design • Microstrip planar and conformal antennas • Microstrip group antennas, level gauging and berth aiding radars for Autronica • Horn antennas • Feed horn for ABACUS radar prototype • Reflector antennas • Reflector antenna for Inmarsat maritime terminal • Adaptive antennas • Beamforming networks • Radar systems • Array antennas Microwave Front-End RadioSystems Radar Systems Network Technologies Systems Design Projects & Activities

  5. Antenna Design Microwave Front-End • Antenna Feeder Module @ 20/30 GHz • Diplexing, polarization control, power combining functionality • Waveguide and quasi-optical solutions considered • Prototyping in waveguide • Integration of solid state power amplifier chips with feeder module • Othomode Transducer (OMT) @ 11/14 GHz • Low-cross-polarization waveguide OMT • Low cost filter solution Microwave Front-End RadioSystems Radar Systems Network Technologies Systems Design Projects & Activities

  6. Antenna Design Radio Systems - DVB • DVB-T (Terrestrial) is a standard (ETS 300744) for transmission of terrestrial digital TV signals in the VHF/UHF frequency range. • The standards for terrestrial, satellite (DVB-S) and cable (DVB-C) distribution have similarities and use some of the same building blocks. Microwave Front-End RadioSystems Radar Systems Network Technologies Systems Design Projects & Activities

  7. Antenna Design Radio Systems - wLAN Upper Protocol Layers MAC Layer Base-band processor RF input/ output • MAC layer protocols • Design and implementation of a minimum-functional subset of the MAC layer protocol, with interface to a commercial base-band processor. • RF stage • Design and implementation of an RF input/output stage of a wLAN system, with interface to a commercial base-band processor. Microwave Front-End RadioSystems Radar Systems Network Technologies Systems Design Projects & Activities

  8. Antenna Design Radio Systems - Bluetooth • Software implementation • Operation systems • Linux • Windows 2000/NT • Windows CE • Various layers • TCP/IP + Serial Port Profile • RFCOMM • HCI (host controller interface) • Embedded systems • Cable replacement • Location-based services Microwave Front-End RadioSystems Radar Systems Network Technologies Systems Design Projects & Activities

  9. Antenna Design Radar Systems Radar Systems – Synthesised Signal Processing Radar (SSPR) for Military and Civil Surveillance Important features: • Low power (Continuous Waves) • Low cost (COTS components) • Light weight (mobility) • Software control of all main functions (Software Radar) Microwave Front-End RadioSystems Network Technologies Systems Design Projects & Activities

  10. Antenna Design Radar Systems SystemsDesign • System-C for description and simulation of HW and SW modules. • MatLab for system and architecture exploration. • UML – system level specification. • FPGA with onboard RISC and DSP processors. Microwave Front-End RadioSystems Network Technologies Systems Design Projects & Activities

  11. Projects & Activities - wsLAN Activities: • The network structure (protocols, radio systems). • Algorithms for data collection (duty cycle operation) • Early warning – network wakeup algorithms, zone alert, positioning. • Methods for self-configuration, sensor architecture - HW and SW issues (operating system, trade-offs concerning HW and SW performance).

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