EISCAT 3D Design of Antenna Elements
Project description
EISCAT 3D is a radar system that will consist of five phased-array antenna fields located in the northernmost areas of Finland, Norway and Sweden. It will be operated by EISCAT Scientific Association. LTU also worked on possible configurations of the antenna array with respect to the hardware and electromagnetic properties. The work also led to electrical and mechanical front end design, and included an investigation of timing solutions and antenna calibration methods.
Year
2010–2014
Team
Luleå Technical University, Industrial Electronics:
- Jonny Johansson, Associate Professor
- Johan Borg, Senior lecturer
- Gunnar Isaksson, Research engineer
- Tore Lindgren, Research assistant
Core deliverables
- Antenna element specifications
- Antenna array configurations
- Front end electronics
- Antenna timing and calibration
Industry involvement
- National Instruments
- WSI
- Gäddede Elektronik
- Gelab
- Microbit
Total budget
EUR 1 million
Procurement codes
Electrical Engineering and magnets
Electronics and radio frequency
Information technology
Last edited
2019