GATE · Glass Assessment Technology for glass Embedded antennas
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2019-10-10 → 2021-10-09
- EU contribution
- €224,934
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
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Results in brief
Glass Assessment Technology for glass Embedded antennas
To address the communication capacity crunch problem in-building while maintain the aesthetics of the building, indoor small cell antennas or antenna arrays should be integrated into the glass which is the most common and popular building materials. The objectives of this project are: 1. To assess the benefits and feasibility of embedding antennas in building structures made of glass; 2. To develop wireless performance metrics for glass that can be used for glass design; 3. To model glass wireless performance metrics against ingredient ratios and structure; 4. To optimise the glass design to obtain desirable wireless, optical and thermal properties of glass. The success of the project will significantly advance the glass embedded antenna technologies and open-up the gate for vast adoption of glass embedded antennas in the built environment, which is regarded as one of the last frontiers of information and communication technology. The action has achieved most of its objectives and milestones for the period, with relatively minor deviations. A number of original work have been performed and some innovative results are obtained. The researcher has received sufficient training from this action which has enhanced his potential for future career. Communication actions are carried out to disseminate this project.
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Project objective
The advanced applications in 5G, such as Internet of Things, smart building, and smart city, are driving the growth of indoor broadband communications. Small cell is a promising technology to address capacity crunch problem in-building. Glass is a popular material widely used in modern buildings. Considering the factors of aesthetics and stability, embedding antennas into glass can be a good choice for deploying small cells indoors. However, how the glass impacts the wireless performance of a glass embedded antenna has not been well investigated. In this project, we will study the influence of EM properties of glass on the wireless performance and will design and optimise glass to achieve desirable wireless performance while maintaining acceptable optical and thermal properties. First, we will define measurable wireless performance metrics for glass embedded antennas, where the radiation efficiency, bandwidth, radiation pattern, coverage, and signal to interference plus noise ratio will be taken into account. Then, we will bridge the gap between ingredient ratios and structures of glass and the wireless performance of the embedded antenna. Three glass structures including coated glass, laminated glass and doping glass will be modeled. Finally, we will develop a method that can obtain a trade-off among wireless, optical and thermal performances of glasses. The ingredient ratio and structure of glass will be optimised in term of wireless performance under the constraints of optical and thermal performances, so that the glass can be multifunctional and smart. After this project, the benefits and feasibility of glass embedded antenna arrays can be assessed and the key technology of optimising glass embedded antennas can be established.
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Participants
- THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · SHEFFIELDCoordinatorUnited Kingdom
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