Thuringian Mobility Innovation Center: BIRA research facility paves the way for novel radar sensor and 6G mobile radio systems

The high-precision mechanical design, in conjunction with modularly expandable precision measurement technology, allows measurements in time and frequency ranges with extremely wide measurement bandwidths into the millimeter wave and, in the future, terahertz (THz) range. In addition to vehicles, people, traffic signs or other elements of road traffic, moving objects such as cyclists or multicopters can also be considered as objects.

The integration of BIRA into the Virtual Road - Simulation and Test Facility (VISTA), which is already unique in Germany and combines radio and vehicle measurement methods with a focus on antennas, radar sensor technology and system performance, will further expand its range of functions both for basic information technology research and for applications in sustainable and intelligent mobility and logistics. ThIMo Director Prof. Matthias Hein:

The unique measurement facility significantly expands the metrologically accessible data base, paving the way for novel radar sensor and 6G mobile radio systems, among others. This can be used, for example, to significantly improve environment sensing as a key prerequisite for autonomous driving or flying, as well as the coverage of mobile radio cells by smart surfaces.

University President Kai-Uwe Sattler:

With this facility, the core competence of radio and information technology at the Thuringian Innovation Center Mobility is excellently equipped to tap the potential of digital mobility and thus also make significant contributions to managing mobility change in rural regions.