Grant: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
University of Manitoba
$88,000.00
Applied electromagnetics, advanced antennas and simulated materials
EF 2011-12
Résumé
The broad objectives of this research are to develop accurate mathematical models for electromagnetics (EM) interactions with complex media, and to investigate their solutions, in order to understand their properties and to use the acquired information for design of novel sensors and antennas, and real and artificial materials that can improve the performance of current designs and enable the design of the next generation EM hardware with superior performance. A few specific areas will receive more and detailed attention.
To improve the performance of phased array antennas, a new concept based on printed patch layers will be investigated and developed. This study will determine the important characteristics of this matching layer for eliminating the scan blindness, limitations in the phased arrays and improving their performance.
A new hardware design concept will be further studied and implemented. This concept formalizes the traditional intuitive engineering design rules and cast them into mathematical molds, thereby allowing performance studies on the basis of mathematical principles, to generate more optimal solutions.
Significant research will be devoted to electromagnetic material and device design. Using electromagnetic principles new and artificial materials with novel properties will be tailored, using common materials, and studied for their properties and hardware design. They will be used to design the next generation hardware, especially ultra wideband and multiband antennas, sensors and microwave components.
Major research will also be devoted to electromagnetic modeling of arctic sea ice and effects caused by climatic change. A significant portion of this research will involve physical and electromagnetic properties of the ice, using data recorded on board the icebreaker Amundsen, by different radars and ice samples. This research will generate accurate electromagnetic models for the arctic sea ice and help in realistic prediction of the ice conditions that are important for navigation and environmental studies.
Programme
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Manitoba, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
7702-2010
Name nom
Shafai, Lotfollah
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization id
19
Institution établissement
University of Manitoba
Province en
Manitoba
Province fr
Manitoba
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2011
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
88000
Program id
RGPIN
Program nane en
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Program name fr
Programme de subventions à la découverte - individuelles
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1510
Committee name en
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Committee name fr
Génie électrique et informatique
Area of application code
802
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Information systems and technology
Area of application fr
Systèmes d'information et technologie de l'information
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
2
Nb partie
5
Application title
Applied electromagnetics, advanced antennas and simulated materials
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The broad objectives of this research are to develop accurate mathematical models for electromagnetics (EM) interactions with complex media, and to investigate their solutions, in order to understand their properties and to use the acquired information for design of novel sensors and antennas, and real and artificial materials that can improve the performance of current designs and enable the design of the next generation EM hardware with superior performance. A few specific areas will receive more and detailed attention.
To improve the performance of phased array antennas, a new concept based on printed patch layers will be investigated and developed. This study will determine the important characteristics of this matching layer for eliminating the scan blindness, limitations in the phased arrays and improving their performance.
A new hardware design concept will be further studied and implemented. This concept formalizes the traditional intuitive engineering design rules and cast them into mathematical molds, thereby allowing performance studies on the basis of mathematical principles, to generate more optimal solutions.
Significant research will be devoted to electromagnetic material and device design. Using electromagnetic principles new and artificial materials with novel properties will be tailored, using common materials, and studied for their properties and hardware design. They will be used to design the next generation hardware, especially ultra wideband and multiband antennas, sensors and microwave components.
Major research will also be devoted to electromagnetic modeling of arctic sea ice and effects caused by climatic change. A significant portion of this research will involve physical and electromagnetic properties of the ice, using data recorded on board the icebreaker Amundsen, by different radars and ice samples. This research will generate accurate electromagnetic models for the arctic sea ice and help in realistic prediction of the ice conditions that are important for navigation and environmental studies.
