AI-Driven Design and Optimization of Chipless RFID and mmWave Systems
Ongoing Projects:
1. Autonomous Mobility Platform (Modular E-Wheelchair & Blimp System)
Designed and implemented a compact, modular, multi-domain embedded sensor and control platform for both ground (E-Wheelchair) and aerial (Blimp/Zeppelin) autonomous applications, focusing on reliability, lightweight design, and reusability.
- Platform Development: Engineered a high-fidelity embedded system to process essential kinematic data (orientation, velocity, acceleration) for real-time stabilization and control across both land and air mobility domains.
- Multi-Modal Localization: Integrated GPS for global positioning and path planning, and utilized a barometric pressure sensor for precise altitude control (aerial) and elevation/gradient estimation (ground).
- Robust Environment Sensing: Developed a comprehensive, multi-sensor suite for real-time Obstacle Detection & Avoidance, integrating mmWave radar, ultrasonic sensors, and Lidar to achieve high-precision proximity measurements critical for safe navigation.
- Telemetry & Data Acquisition: Established a low-power, long-range wireless communication link (LoRa) to transmit aggregated, processed sensor data to a remote operator or control unit, ensuring reliable telemetry.
2. AI-Driven Chipless RFID Tag Design and Optimization
Pioneered an innovative, AI-driven workflow to accelerate the design and optimization of Chipless RFID tags by replacing traditional, time-consuming electromagnetic (EM) simulations with highly efficient predictive models.
- Automation Pipeline: Developed a Python-based automation script to control EM simulation software (e.g., CST Studio Suite), creating an efficient pipeline that rapidly generated a large, high-quality dataset of diverse RFID tag designs and their corresponding spectral responses.
- AI Emulation Model: Trained Artificial Intelligence (AI) models (e.g., neural networks) using the simulated data to accurately emulate the physical tag's performance and predict its spectral signature/scattering parameters (S-parameters).
- Value and Impact: Reduced the design iteration time from hours to seconds by leveraging the AI model's predictive capability, allowing for near real-time optimization and significantly accelerating the overall RFID design cycle.
3. AI-Driven Design and Optimization of mmWave Systems
Spearheaded the development and application of AI-driven methodologies for the advanced design and performance optimization of high-frequency millimeter-wave (mmWave) systems, including antenna arrays and reconfigurable structures.
- Antenna Array Optimization: Developed AI-enhanced design frameworks to significantly improve critical performance metrics—including directivity, gain, and reflection coefficient S11 for complex mmWave antenna arrays.
- Intelligent Beam Steering: Implemented AI techniques to enable intelligent beam steering and dynamic phase shifting, providing adaptive and high-performance radiation pattern control essential for 5G/6G applications.
- RIS/IRS Investigation: Conducted focused research on AI-optimized Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS/IRS) structures to achieve highly dynamic and granular control over the electromagnetic wave propagation environment and radiation patterns.