GM_UWB_tutorial_on_UWB_from_VA_Tech_NewVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY MOBILE & PORTABLE RADIO RESEARCH GROUP MPRG Introduction to UWB: Impulse Radio for Radar and Wireless Communications Dr. Jeffrey Reed Dr. R. Michael Buehrer Dong S. Ha E-mail: {reedjh, buehrer, ha}@vt.edu Web: www.mprg.org Virginia 1872 Tech VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY MOBILE & PORTABLE RADIO RESEARCH GROUP MPRG Overview What is Ultra Wideband (UWB)? Applications of UWB What’s Commercially Available? How do you build a UWB radio? Channel models for UWB UWB radar and sensors New FCC regulations regarding UWB UWB research at Virginia Tech Research opportunities for UWB applied to automobiles Virginia 1872 Tech VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND ST……