NIJ Funding to make Smart Antennas a Reality
The Office of Justice Programs recently awarded ECE Assistant Professor Dr. Bedri A. Cetiner a grant for $640,317. The funding is a result of an invitation Dr. Cetiner received from the U.S. 
Department of Justice (DoJ) to submit a proposal in response to the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program and Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development opportunity. Dr. Cetiner will be doing research set forth in his NEMS Integrated Reconfigurable Antenna operating at 150, 400, 700, 800, and 4900 MHz bands for Interoperable Public Safety Communications proposal. Over the last several years, the National Institute of Justice has played a key role in the development of cognitive radios, which can benefit not only the public safety community, but also the military, other federal agencies as well as the commercial wireless industry.
Cetiner will hire a research scientist and two PhD students to design, microfabricate, and characterize the proposed Smart Antennas, which will be used for interoperable wireless communications. A cleanroom microfabrication facility is needed for fabricating these antennas, which use proprietary NEMS technologies. USU
does not have a cleanroom at the present time, so the research scientist and one PhD student will spend half of their time at Cornell University, where the microfabrication facility will be pivotal in executing the proposed research. Cetiner says, "As we become more self-sufficient as an institution, the more competitive our faculty become in securing federal research funding."
The potential for increasing radio communications services, law enforcement efficiency, and public safety communications systems during catastrophic events, when demand for communications system capacity is huge and system overload and failure are common, is tremendous with the proposed new Smart Antennas. September 11, 2001 is just one example where all the bands were occupied and incompatible standards among the various agencies made the catastrophe even more challenging as firefighters and other rescue personnel were unable to communicate with each other. Cetiner says that, "Smart antennas can adapt themselves to changes in their environment, which is the typical scenario for emergency situations." This adaptation capability enables the communication system to maintain its performance regardless of changes in the environment.
The NIJ funding will help Cetiner deliver integrated, reconfigurable antennas for handheld SDR radios using Radio Frequency (RF) nanoelectromechanical systems (RF-NEMS) technology. The proposed antenna element will be compatible with multiband/mode communications systems operating within the public safety radio bands of 150, 400, 700, 800, and 4900 MHz’s. They will provide a spectrally efficient, low-cost, robust, and compact solution to the interoperability, adaptability, and reliability
needs of public safety wireless communications systems, which will be ready for use in harsh environments. Testing will include working with public safety personnel in the field as well as in emergency simulations.
Dr. Cetiner discusses bandwidth capacity watch now
Department of Justice (DoJ) to submit a proposal in response to the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program and Recovery Act: Law Enforcement Technology Research and Development opportunity. Dr. Cetiner will be doing research set forth in his NEMS Integrated Reconfigurable Antenna operating at 150, 400, 700, 800, and 4900 MHz bands for Interoperable Public Safety Communications proposal. Over the last several years, the National Institute of Justice has played a key role in the development of cognitive radios, which can benefit not only the public safety community, but also the military, other federal agencies as well as the commercial wireless industry.Cetiner will hire a research scientist and two PhD students to design, microfabricate, and characterize the proposed Smart Antennas, which will be used for interoperable wireless communications. A cleanroom microfabrication facility is needed for fabricating these antennas, which use proprietary NEMS technologies. USU
does not have a cleanroom at the present time, so the research scientist and one PhD student will spend half of their time at Cornell University, where the microfabrication facility will be pivotal in executing the proposed research. Cetiner says, "As we become more self-sufficient as an institution, the more competitive our faculty become in securing federal research funding."The potential for increasing radio communications services, law enforcement efficiency, and public safety communications systems during catastrophic events, when demand for communications system capacity is huge and system overload and failure are common, is tremendous with the proposed new Smart Antennas. September 11, 2001 is just one example where all the bands were occupied and incompatible standards among the various agencies made the catastrophe even more challenging as firefighters and other rescue personnel were unable to communicate with each other. Cetiner says that, "Smart antennas can adapt themselves to changes in their environment, which is the typical scenario for emergency situations." This adaptation capability enables the communication system to maintain its performance regardless of changes in the environment.
The NIJ funding will help Cetiner deliver integrated, reconfigurable antennas for handheld SDR radios using Radio Frequency (RF) nanoelectromechanical systems (RF-NEMS) technology. The proposed antenna element will be compatible with multiband/mode communications systems operating within the public safety radio bands of 150, 400, 700, 800, and 4900 MHz’s. They will provide a spectrally efficient, low-cost, robust, and compact solution to the interoperability, adaptability, and reliability
needs of public safety wireless communications systems, which will be ready for use in harsh environments. Testing will include working with public safety personnel in the field as well as in emergency simulations.Dr. Cetiner discusses bandwidth capacity watch now
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