Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Ulm University team wins network analyser
In mid-October, Gerotron presented the Innovation Award sponsored by Rohde and Schwarz to the winning team in the research association category.
In mid-October, Gerotron presented the Innovation Award sponsored by Rohde and Schwarz to the winning team in the research association category. This award has been offered once a year since 2002 at EEEfCOM in Ulm. The award is then presented at RadiotecC, which is a trade fair including a developer forum for RF electronics and mobile radio, at the Adlershof Science and Technology Park (WISTA).
Rohde and Schwarz is one of the main sponsors of this event.
'As a high-tech company, we live from innovations', says Gerhard Sonnde, Director of the T and M Central Marketing Subdivision.
'Therefore, we present this award as part of our effort to promote co-operation between industry and science'.
The team from Ulm was the lucky winner of the R and S ZVB network analyser, worth more than Eur 40,000.
All told, prizes worth Eur 250,000 were awarded.
Winfried Mayer and Arnold Gronau, two academic staff members of the microwave engineering department at Ulm University, and Dr Helmut Leier of Daimler Chrysler impressed the distinguished jury with their joint work.
This year was thus the first time that a joint venture consisting of research and industry took part - and with success.
The team's practice-oriented work and their contribution to improving techniques commonly used today were the main reasons for the jury to give them high marks.
The innovative value of their concept was also of major importance.
They scored at or near the top in all categories, making them the uncontested winners.
The winning team concentrated on road traffic safety.
Automobile drivers are increasingly benefiting from driver assistance.
Sensors with high angular resolution and a wide field of vision are essential for detecting critical traffic situations.
After the situation has been detected, it is evaluated.
This includes ensuring, for example, that automatic braking takes place only when clearly necessary in order to avoid rear-end collisions.
Given the current state of research, today's sensor concepts are relatively expensive and difficult to implement.
The winning proposal exploits the advantages of high-resolution radar systems for use in automobiles.
In addition, its simple hardware architecture contributes to a more cost-efficient solution.
The concept has already been tested for suitability in practical applications: at Ulm University, it was successfully implemented on a demonstration system at a frequency of 24GHz.
In mid-October, Gerotron presented the Innovation Award sponsored by Rohde and Schwarz to the winning team in the research association category. This award has been offered once a year since 2002 at EEEfCOM in Ulm. The award is then presented at RadiotecC, which is a trade fair including a developer forum for RF electronics and mobile radio, at the Adlershof Science and Technology Park (WISTA).
Rohde and Schwarz is one of the main sponsors of this event.
'As a high-tech company, we live from innovations', says Gerhard Sonnde, Director of the T and M Central Marketing Subdivision.
'Therefore, we present this award as part of our effort to promote co-operation between industry and science'.
The team from Ulm was the lucky winner of the R and S ZVB network analyser, worth more than Eur 40,000.
All told, prizes worth Eur 250,000 were awarded.
Winfried Mayer and Arnold Gronau, two academic staff members of the microwave engineering department at Ulm University, and Dr Helmut Leier of Daimler Chrysler impressed the distinguished jury with their joint work.
This year was thus the first time that a joint venture consisting of research and industry took part - and with success.
The team's practice-oriented work and their contribution to improving techniques commonly used today were the main reasons for the jury to give them high marks.
The innovative value of their concept was also of major importance.
They scored at or near the top in all categories, making them the uncontested winners.
The winning team concentrated on road traffic safety.
Automobile drivers are increasingly benefiting from driver assistance.
Sensors with high angular resolution and a wide field of vision are essential for detecting critical traffic situations.
After the situation has been detected, it is evaluated.
This includes ensuring, for example, that automatic braking takes place only when clearly necessary in order to avoid rear-end collisions.
Given the current state of research, today's sensor concepts are relatively expensive and difficult to implement.
The winning proposal exploits the advantages of high-resolution radar systems for use in automobiles.
In addition, its simple hardware architecture contributes to a more cost-efficient solution.
The concept has already been tested for suitability in practical applications: at Ulm University, it was successfully implemented on a demonstration system at a frequency of 24GHz.
# posted by Swathi @ 11:31 PM 
