Overview Research Topics
The long term objective of the department is the realization of the IMMI project (Interpretation by Measuring, Modelling and Identification), since 1989. Beside this main project, which covers a broad spectrum of several related activities, also some other independent research topics are at stake.
Carrier aggregation intermodulation distortions in Advanced Systems
Achieving greater throughput requires increasing bandwidth. However, due to frequency’s scarcity, the necessary bandwidth may not be available in one contiguous band. LTE Advanced use multiple bands for one user: that is carrier aggregation [1]. However power amplifier’s efficiency is only...
Identification of time-varying biomechanical systems
This project aims at extracting models of human joints in a data driven manner. This is done in collaboration with the biomechanics group at the TU Delft, where experimental setups have been instrumented to apply force and position disturbances to joints (ankle, wrist and shoulder). Based on...
Decoupling noisy multivariate polynomials in nonlinear system identification
In the field of system identification, one special type of nonlinear models are the so-called block-oriented models, and more specifically the Wiener-Hammerstein models. When identifying parallel Wiener-Hammer-stein systems, a multiple-input-multiple-output polynomial should be decoupled, that...
Identifying parallel Wiener-Hammerstein systems by decomposing Volterra kernels
- To capture the nonlinear effects of the real world, the focus of system identification is shifting from linear to nonlinear dynamical models. Every nonlinear dynamic system with fading memory can be approximated with arbitrary precision by its Volterra kernel description, which generalizes ...
BLA-based Design and Analysis of VCO-based Sigma-Delta Modulators
Nonlinear system theory is involved. The available theoretical frameworks depend on the assumed system properties and the applied signals. An example is the Volterra theory framework which uses a series expansion of the system’s behaviour around an operating point. This operating point can be...
Linear parameter-varying modeling and decentralized fault diagnosis for large sets of interacting subsystem
Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) systems aim at the early detection and localization of faults. They are the key for the establishment of condition-based maintenance on industrial processes, which allows for cost reduction, and a safer and more reliable operation. The research on FDI has been...
Identification of multiple reflections in high frequency structures
Necessity of identifying reflections is not only an interest for engineers working at high frequencies. Engineers from other societies such as geophysics, mine-field detections and civil engineering are also concerned about the reflections. While in these fields mainly identifying the positions...
Integration of the Linear Parameter-Varying framework in the design of supply modulated high frequent power amplifiers
Modern power amplifier designs attempt to trade off the power efficiency and the nonlinear distortion of the amplifier. This leads to complex amplifier structures, such as supply modulated amplifies, where the drain supply of the transistor device is modulated in function of the envelope of the...
Model driven design and characterization of microwave systems
In the development of the 5G communication technology, there is an exponential increase in applications and devices. The 5G standard brings higher data rates, a lower latency and a higher reliability to the end users, resulting in the need for more bandwidth. As a result, designers face many...