Characterization of Printed Transmission Lines at High Frequencies

In this contribution, a quasi-analytical model is proposed allowing for fast characterization of a wide variety of printed transmission lines in terms of characteristic impedance, effective dielectric constant and losses. These losses are composed out of conductor losses, dielectric losses and radiation losses due to space and surface wave...

Automatic Discovery of Distributed Algorithms for Large-Scale Systems

In recent years, large-scale systems have become mainstream at a very high pace. Typical examples of large-scale systems are MANETs, Wireless Sensor Networks, Pervasive Computing, Swarm Robotics, etc. These systems distinguish them- selves by the large number of devices they embody, and emergent behaviors they exhibit: Behavior that is globally...

Ground station user interface and data link: An implementation for unmanned aerial vehicles

Research on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has steadily increased over the last decades due to the wide range of military, civil and security applications. Within the larger framework of aerial vehicles, the high degree of autonomy of UAVs places constraints on data communication links. Many existing UAV systems include ground stations which...

Computer Assisted Surgical Anatomy Mapping

Project end report for the C.A.S.A.M.-Project

Toepassing van Spread Spectrum modulatie voor de transmissie van scribosoniesignalen door een communicatiesatelliet

Distributie van scribosonie-signalen over een groot gebied kan plaatsvinden vanuit o.a. een satelliet, waarbij ontvangst met kleine antennes wenselijk is. Daartoe wordt een smalbandig signaal in een zeer brede modulaatband overgedragen. Een zeer kleine C/N treedt op door beperkt zendvermogen en kleine antenne. Spreiding van de...