43 research outputs found
Wideband mm-Wave Transition Between a Coupled Microstrip Line Array and SIW for High-Power Generation MMICs
Get PDFA compact wideband transition between an array of microstrip lines (MLs) and a single substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) is presented. The spatially distributed fundamental SIW mode is excited by an array of parallel and strongly coupled MIA. The proposed configuration is optimized by minimizing the "active" reflection coefficient at each ML port. Signals are transferred with nearly uniform power distribution across the ML ports, which facilitate an effective utilization of power amplifiers once interconnected. Measured results of the proof-of-concept demonstrator are in good agreement with simulations. The proposed configuration is capable of generating more power per footprint size relative to a single microstrip-to-SIW transition while offering a 50% bandwidth. At the same time, the compactness of the ML-to-SIW transition makes it suitable for tight integration with monolithic microwave integrated circuits and applications in wideband array antennas
How To Get the Most From Canvas: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Get PDFThis engaging presentation offers a wealth of insights, tips and
recommendations for how to get the most from Canvas, including
tools included or accessible via Canvas and Canvas Analytics.
Reflecting rich diversity in subject expertise, the presenters have
been teaching and taking online courses for more than 30 years
combined. Specific topics to be covered: Enhancing Student Engagement and
Collaboration, Canvas Analytics and Course Organization: Pages versus Modules
Emotion Work in Experience-Centred Design
Get PDFExperience Centred Design (ECD) implores us to develop empathic relationships and understanding of participants, to actively work with our senses and emotions within the design process. However, theories of experience-centred design do little to account for emotion work undertaken by design researchers when doing this. As a consequence, how a design researcher’s emotions are experienced, navigated and used as part of an ECD process are rarely published. So, while emotion is clearly a tool that we use, we don’t share with one another how, why and when it gets used. This has a limiting effect on how we understand design processes, and opportunities for training. Here, we share some of our experiences of working with ECD. We analyse these using Hochschild’s framework of emotion work to show how and where this work occurs. We use our analysis to question current ECD practices and provoke debate
