https://jorge.querol.org/tags/satcom/SatComHugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)en-USWed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://jorge.querol.org/media/sharing.pnghttps://jorge.querol.org/tags/satcom/https://jorge.querol.org/project/cosmic/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://jorge.querol.org/project/cosmic/<div class="mb-4"> <span class="badge-agency badge-fnr">FNR Luxembourg</span> </div> <p><strong>Role:</strong> Principal Investigator (PI)<br> <strong>Funding:</strong> FNR-5G BRIDGES (Luxembourg) · €692,000 (2025–2028)</p> <h3 id="executive-summary">Executive Summary</h3> <p><strong>COSMIC</strong> aims to enable direct-to-device (D2D) mobile satellite communications using C-band frequencies. The project encompasses radio channel characterization, custom terminal antenna prototyping, and over-the-satellite field demonstrations.</p> <h3 id="key-objectives--contributions">Key Objectives &amp; Contributions</h3> <ul> <li><strong>C-Band NTN Channel Modeling</strong>: Comprehensive propagation models for land-mobile satellite links in C-band.</li> <li><strong>Compact Terminal Antennas</strong>: Advanced antenna designs for handheld and IoT satellite terminals.</li> <li><strong>In-Orbit Field Demonstration</strong>: Live over-the-air validation connecting standard-based UE terminals via satellite.</li> </ul> <h3 id="project-details">Project Details</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Funding Agency</strong>: FNR 5G BRIDGES (Luxembourg)</li> <li><strong>Budget</strong>: €692,000</li> <li><strong>Duration</strong>: 2025 – 2028 (36 months)</li> <li><strong>Role</strong>: Principal Investigator (PI)</li> <li><strong>Partner Companies</strong>: Industrial SatCom partners in Luxembourg</li> </ul> <hr> <p><a href="https://jorge.querol.org/projects/">← Back to All 17 R&amp;D Projects Portfolio</a></p>https://jorge.querol.org/project/sms2/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://jorge.querol.org/project/sms2/<div class="mb-4"> <span class="badge-agency badge-fnr">FNR Luxembourg</span> </div> <p><strong>Role:</strong> Principal Investigator (PI)<br> <strong>Funding:</strong> FNR-CORE (Luxembourg) · €787,000 (2025–2028)</p> <h3 id="executive-summary">Executive Summary</h3> <p><strong>SMS2 (Sustainable Multi-functional Satellite Systems)</strong> investigates the co-design and coexistence of multi-functional payloads (communications, radar earth observation, and navigation) operating on shared hardware and spectrum on single satellite platforms.</p> <h3 id="key-objectives--contributions">Key Objectives &amp; Contributions</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Shared Spectrum &amp; Hardware Coexistence</strong>: Development of joint waveform optimization algorithms allowing simultaneous communication and radar sensing without self-interference.</li> <li><strong>Spectrum Efficiency</strong>: Maximizing spectral utilization in L-band and S-band non-terrestrial networks.</li> <li><strong>Space Sustainability</strong>: Minimizing orbital footprint and energy consumption per satellite payload.</li> </ul> <h3 id="project-details">Project Details</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Funding Agency</strong>: Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR-CORE 2024)</li> <li><strong>Budget</strong>: €787,000</li> <li><strong>Duration</strong>: 2025 – 2028 (36 months)</li> <li><strong>Role</strong>: Principal Investigator (PI)</li> <li><strong>Host Institution</strong>: SnT – University of Luxembourg (6GSPACE Lab)</li> </ul> <hr> <p><a href="https://jorge.querol.org/projects/">← Back to All 17 R&amp;D Projects Portfolio</a></p>