Farm-wide Wi-Fi: Next Generation RF and Antenna Technologies for Enhancing Rural and Agricultural Connectivity

Project Member(s): Shariati Moghadam, N., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Food Agility CRC Limited (Food Agility CRC)
Food Agility CRC Limited (Food Agility CRC)

Start year: 2022

Summary: Inadequate connectivity remains a significant issue for Australians in rural and remote locations. Zetifi in collaboration with UTS is developing technology to solve connectivity problems in areas with little or no mobile coverage to provide fast and reliable connectivity that increases productivity, profitability, safety and quality of life. RFCT-UTS researchers will design and develop new types of antennas integrated with a custom radiofrequency module to enable long-range communication in smart farms. The CSU Global Digital farm will be used to deploy a farm wide long range Wi-Fi network that can be used to baseline off the shelf RF systems against custom designed systems developed by UTS and Zetifi.

Publications:

Keshavarz, R, Winson, D, Lipman, J, Abolhasan, M & Shariati, N 1970, 'Dual-Band, Slant-Polarized MIMO Antenna Set for Vehicular Communication', 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), IEEE, pp. 1-5.
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FOR Codes: Antennas and propagation, Radio frequency engineering, Manufacturing, Communication Equipment, Communication not elsewhere classified, Computer, electronic and communication equipment

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.