ENACT - Enabling Next Adaptive Communication Technologies
Abstract
All the Navy?s missions have always critically relied on leading-edge communication infrastructure to provide unrivaled performance,between ship-ship, ship-air, and ship-shore transferring commands, telemetry, mission data, voice, and video, maintaining accurate t,iming and providing navigation support. The fastest growing Navy?s communication systems have seen dramatic changes in both the requ,irements for, and the capabilities of the radios to support multiband and multifunction wireless connections. The user demands have,moved from simple voice communications to higher data bandwidths, driving the use of new bands and modes of operation. As mission ca,pabilities grow, the navy communication infrastructure must grow faster to avoid constraints and enable missions never previously im,agined, driving the use of new bands and modes of operation.Three main pieces of equipment are requested in this proposal: (1) Aeros,ol Jet printer, (2) antenna anechoic chamber, and (3) upgrade of ZVA67 vector network analyzer to 110 GHz. The acquisition of the re,quested equipment will enable research on a broad range of topics at UofSC from the antenna design, reconfigurable RF and microwave,technologies, wireless channel modelling, mmwave communications, as well as IC and system design, to microfabrication. It will help,overcome current technical challenges and provide higher data rates needed in the future without constraining the Navy?s new mission, capabilities. The requested equipment will not only satisfy our current needs but future requirements as well. Coupled with the exi,sting high frequency measurement equipment, the acquisition of new equipment will not only enable the five PIs to advance their indi,vidual on-going research but will also serve as a catalyst to foster in-depth collaboration as we explore the exciting goal of achie,ving dependable and highly efficient communication systems for the Navy.The proposed infrastructure will have a broad education impa,ct beyond the direct outcomes of the enabled research. All the equipment will be open to students at UofSC and broader community to,conduct hands-on projects which concretize their understanding of components of wireless communications and networking. It will fost,er hands-on learning at UofSC by (1) enhancing the existing curriculum on microwave engineering, antenna design, and wireless commun,ication, and by (2) training both graduate and undergraduate students in systems-oriented research. Access to such a facility would,not only help students gain better understanding of microwave engineering and wireless networks but would also provide them marketab,le skills to compete in the global workforce.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 04, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142312026
Entities
People
- Guoan Wang
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of South Carolina