Group Aeronautical Communications
and Multiple-Access
Head:
Members:
Students:
- Martin Gschwandtner (FH Hagenberg, Österreich)
Research Topics:
- Channel modeling, coding, modulation, pulse shaping,
and multiple-access for aeronautical communications.
- Multi-carrier transmission techniques for fourth
generation mobile radio ("4G").
- Mutliple-access schemes such as DS-CDMA,
MC-CDMA, and Interleaved FDMA for mobile radio applications.
- Implementation of digital transmission schemes
into demonstration systems using DSP technology.
Current Projects and Activities:
- B-VHF - Broadband VHF Aeronautical Communications
System Based on MC-CDMA (EC Project)
Design, evaluation, and testbed implementation of an OFDM-based
broadband VHF overlay system for future ATC (Air Traffic Control) communications.
- EMMA - European Airport
Management by A-SMGCS (EC Project)
Development of an A-SMGCS (Advanced Surface Movement, Guidance
and Control System) and integration into the overall ATM (Air Traffic Management)
system.
- ADL - Advanced Airport Data Link (DLR Project)
Design and implementation of a high-rate digital data link for
A-SMGCS communications within the airport environment.
- TAKOKO - OFDM Based Overlay System (DFG1)
Project within TakeOFDM)
Design and evaluation of
OFDM-based overlay concepts for terrestrial communications.
- Aeronautical Communications Panel (ACP) of International
Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
Standardization of digital transmission systems for aeronautical
communications.
Selection of Completed Projects:
- TARMAC - Taxi and Ramp Mangament and
Control (DLR Project)
Development of A-SMGCS concepts as well as prototyp subsystems, like sensors,
data fusion, data bank management, planning tool, and data link communications.
- BETA - Operational Benefit
Evaluation by Testing an A-SMGCS (EC Project)
User benefit validation of an prototyp A-SMGCS system.
- fVDL - Future VHF Digital Link (Eurocontrol Project)
Evaluation of VDL Mode 3 and VDL Mode 4 (ADS-B and ADS-C)
- Spread Spectrum Systems and Techniques in Wireless and Wired
Communications (COST Project 262)
Design and evaluation of Multi-Carrier Spread-Spectrum
(MC-SS) systems as well as Direct-Sequence (DS-SS) and Frequency-Hopping (FH-SS)
spread spectrum systems.
- REST - Computer Aided Interference Evaluation (RegTP2) Project)
Development of a software tool to investigate interference situations
in terrestrial, aeronautical and satellite based radio systems.
- CDMA Compatibility (RegTP2) Project)
Modelling and evaluating the CDMA interference
on other radio systems.
- CoDiT - Code Division Testbed (EC Project)
Design of a system concept and implementation in a
testbed of a 3rd generation terrestrial mobile radio system.
1) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
2) German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts
Miscellanous:
Author: Michael
Schnell Last Change: February 2004