What the facility does
Microwave imaging applied to medical diagnostics, concealed weapon detection and nondestructive testing
Areas of expertise
Developing microwave data acquisition hardware and image-reconstruction software to perform imaging and detection.
Research services
Testing, prototyping of microwave imaging equipment.
Sectors of application
- Defence and security industries
- Education
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
- Utilities
Specialized labs and equipment
| Specialized lab | Equipment | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Microwave Imaging Facility | Precision planar and rotary scanners | Data acquisition over surfaces surrounding inspected object |
| Vector network analyzers and RF switches | Acquiring microwave signals in the frequency domain | |
| Arbitrary waveform generator | Generation of radar waveforms for measurements in the time domain | |
| High-speed oscilloscope | Direct time-domain measurements of radar signals | |
| Computational cluster | High-speed electromagnetic modelling and signal processing | |
| Suite of electromagnetic simulation software | Modelilng, algorithm testing and verification, antenna design. |