Grant: Idea to Innovation
University of Saskatchewan
$122,480.00
Polymer resonator antenna arrays (I2I Phase I)
FY 2015-16
Summary
Wireless devices represent multi-billion dollar industries in Canada, and drive our lives and economy like never before with a desire for miniature communication and sensor devices and networks that are changing the very way we interact with each other and gather data about the environment around us. A new approach to fabricate antennas for commercial wireless applications is to use polymer-based materials. Polymers can be mixed with a wide variety of fillers to produce unique performance capabilities. The natural softness of polymers dramatically simplifies the fabrication, and allows the use of microfabrication techniques to shape thick material layers into complicated geometries and arrays with fine features.
Pre-commercial prototype array antennas based on University of Saskatchewan ""Polymer-based Resonator Antenna (PRA) technology"" will be developed. The PRA antenna array prototypes will be developed specifically for emerging millimeter-wave applications, for instance in high data rate fixed cellular wireless backhaul, and wireless automotive driver assist systems. Several prototypes will be developed to demonstrate different performance characteristics. The prototypes will demonstrate various performance and fabrication advantages for adoption into commercial applications, using novel materials and a polymer-based microfabrication approach.
Program
Idea to Innovation
Recipient
Location
Saskatchewan, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
478747-2015
Name nom
Klymyshyn, David
Department département
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Organization id
16
Institution établissement
University of Saskatchewan
Province en
Saskatchewan
Province fr
Saskatchewan
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
122480
Program id
I2IPJ
Program name en
Idea to Innovation
Program name fr
De l'idée à l'innovation
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
805
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.)
Area of application fr
Technologie des télécommunications (satellites, radar,etc.)
Research subject code
2511
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Antennas and propagation
Research subject fr
Antennes et propagation
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Polymer resonator antenna arrays (I2I Phase I)
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Wireless devices represent multi-billion dollar industries in Canada, and drive our lives and economy like never before with a desire for miniature communication and sensor devices and networks that are changing the very way we interact with each other and gather data about the environment around us. A new approach to fabricate antennas for commercial wireless applications is to use polymer-based materials. Polymers can be mixed with a wide variety of fillers to produce unique performance capabilities. The natural softness of polymers dramatically simplifies the fabrication, and allows the use of microfabrication techniques to shape thick material layers into complicated geometries and arrays with fine features.
Pre-commercial prototype array antennas based on University of Saskatchewan ""Polymer-based Resonator Antenna (PRA) technology"" will be developed. The PRA antenna array prototypes will be developed specifically for emerging millimeter-wave applications, for instance in high data rate fixed cellular wireless backhaul, and wireless automotive driver assist systems. Several prototypes will be developed to demonstrate different performance characteristics. The prototypes will demonstrate various performance and fabrication advantages for adoption into commercial applications, using novel materials and a polymer-based microfabrication approach.
