Research Topics
At the Institute of Microwave Engineering, our concern is the design of microwave systems for sensor and communication purposes starting from 1 GHz up to several 100 GHz. System design encompasses topics like hardware architecture and antennas, as well as signal processing close to the involved hardware. This includes research regarding MIMO, angular estimation, modulation algorithms, and interference detection and mitigation.
Applications of these research topics are:
- Automotive radar for assisted and autonomous driving
- Sensor technology for gesture control of hand held devices
- Industrial sensors for automation and mining technology
- Radar sensors for environment recognition and navigation for drones/UAVs
- Detection of anti-personnel mines
- Satellite communication and ultra high data rate communication systems
Our research is focused on:
- Antenna systems und arrays, from designing single radiating elements up to signal processing
- Highly integrated sensors in the millimeter frequency range
- Assembly and interconnect technology (AIT) for millimeter wave applications
- MIMO concepts und modulation techniques
- Radar signal analysis like digital beamforming (DBF), imaging, gridmaps, and contour estimation
- Interference detection and suppression
- Massive MIMO frontends
- Antenna measurements and design up to the sub-millimeter frequency range
Radar for Automotive, UAV, and Industrial Applications
Application-specific radar systems and hardware-related signal processing
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Radar Signal Processing and Modulation
analog and digital modulation, innovative signal processing and algorithms, interference mitigation, SAR processing
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Antenna Measurements and Design
Antennas for automotive radars, biomimetic antennas, characterization of integrated antennas
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AVT and Single-Chip Radars in the Millimeter Wave Range
On-chip antennas, characterization of single-chip radar sensors in the component and system level
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Radar System Concepts, MIMO, and Distributed Radar Systems
Antennas and frontends for MIMO-radars, algorithms and concepts for sensor networks
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