Research and transfer lines
Both the group's research lines and the resulting transfer offer are framed within "Wireless Technologies," from radio frequency to terahertz frequencies. They address the design and simulation, manufacturing, and testing of the developed sensors, covering basic research, applied research and technologies, and use cases or applications (typically with TRL levels ≥ 5). The general line is aligned with S3 Asturias ("Smart and Resilient Industry"). Specific lines of research and transfer:
1) Electromagnetic sensing for non-destructive measurement and inspection enhanced with artificial intelligence.
2) Additive manufacturing applied to the design process of high-frequency antennas and components.
3) Design and implementation of advanced communications systems for wireless and satellite applications.
4) Additive manufacturing techniques for the integration of electronic circuits and antennas in textile materials.
5) Wireless technologies for industrial environments and uses with multiple users/sensors in simultaneous operation.
6) Communications in areas without infrastructure (lunar surface, caves, forests, deserts, etc.) applied to robots.
7) Metasurfaces.
Equipment available for research (http://www.tsc.uniovi.es/investigacion/facilities--antem-lab-.html)
1) Computing-intensive facilities for electromagnetic design and simulation.
2) Manufacturing using 3D printing technology with mechanical and laser milling systems, 3D printing, and deposition systems.
3) Unique sensor measurement and testing facilities using a spherical measurement system in an anechoic chamber, including radio frequency measurement equipment (signal generators, spectrum analyzers, signal analyzers, vector network analyzers, and auxiliary equipment).
4) Expansion of the spherical measurement system in an anechoic chamber to millimeter and submillimeter frequency ranges and installation of a new flatbed scanner sensor measurement system (under construction).
Equipment and infrastructure for technology transfer
1) Electromagnetic sensor demonstrators with static and drone-mounted setups.
2) Antenna demonstrators for RFID, satellite, radar, wireless communications applications in industrial environments, and vehicular systems.
3) Additive manufacturing demonstrators for reflectarray, transmitarray, and metalens antennas, textile manufacturing, and integration with electronic circuits.
4) Access to a private 5G-SA network (from the Thin5G Chair) to support research and technology transfer to the industrial sector of the Principality of Asturias.
5) Access to a LoRaWAN network (from the Thin5G and MediaLab Chairs) on the Gijón Campus and the Port of Gijón to support IoT research and transfer.
6) Satellite Tracking Station Demonstrator (ESSUO).
Keywords
Non-destructive evaluation, millimeter and submillimeter waves, buried object detection; antenna design and optimization, waveguide components, additive manufacturing technologies, FDM, SLA, or Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), AI-aided design; reflectarrays, transmitarrays, lenses, deployable antennas, millimeter wave (mmWave) communications, terrestrial and satellite communications, multi-user communications, Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC), frequency scanning, remote sensing; wearables, IoT, IoMT, antennas, manufacturing technologies, materials, remote power; wireless communications, 5G, 6G, Wi-Fi, multi-user, Industry 4.0; Lunar cave propagation, robotic communications; metasurface, metaradome, High-Impedance Surface (HIS), Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC), Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG).