MIA - Millimeterwave Measurement System for Industrial Applications

Communication, radar, and sensor technology will be a key driver of innovation in industrial applications over the coming decades. The signal frequencies used are rapidly increasing. This is due, on the one hand, to the fact that the scarce resource of “radio frequency” is still available at higher frequencies; on the other hand, higher frequencies allow for the implementation of very high-bandwidth systems, which are required for the transmission of large amounts of data with short transmission times (and thus low latency) and for high resolutions in radars and sensors.

To participate in the technological development toward higher frequencies, measurement technology is also required above the current 40 GHz limit available at Clausthal University of Technology. The research infrastructure to be procured is intended to comprise two core elements: frequency range extensions for network analysis in the 75–110 GHz, 110–170 GHz, 140–220 GHz, and 220–325 GHz frequency bands relevant to industrial applications in the 6G context. In parallel, wider-bandwidth carrier signals (10 GHz channel bandwidth) must be made available for these frequency bands.

The applicant’s primary focus is on identifying industrial applications where millimeter-wave technology has not yet been used, up to and including proof-of-concept demonstrations—particularly in the field of the circular economy, i.e., for industrial process optimization, in the raw materials sector, and in robotics.