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Dr. Karmakar is the recipients of prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project and ARC Linkage Project grants. Followings are a few research projects supervised by Dr. Karmakar in recent years. Prospective students are welcome to work on these projects. |
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Research projects |
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Last Updated January 2012 |
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Low cost fully printable plastic RFID tag in CPW format offer more than 23 bits in UWB frequency spectrum |
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ARC Discovery Project: Chipless RFID for Barcode Replacement ($392,000 for ‘06-’09) |
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Improved antenna will be developed to improve the capacity and the coverage of wireless communications for rural and regional Australia. |
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ARC Linkage Project: Improved Wireless Communications for Rural and Regional Australia ($73,950 for ‘06-’09) |
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Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cellular radio systems employing different array configurations with eigenbeamforming in multipath environments are analyzed with a uniform linear array and a circular array. the simulation results indicate a significant increase in system capacity. |
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Smart Antennas for Mobile Communications |
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Phased arrays are very expensive. A low cost planar phased array antenna is developed for affordable mobile satellite communications for the scratch. |
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Phase Array for Satellite Communications |
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12-element circular phased array and beam-forming network |
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Smart antenna beam-forming |
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The active RFID tag reader with microprocessor, display and RF electronics is developed. The reader is capable to cull frequency signatures from a chipless RFID tag. |
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ARC Discovery Project: Chipless RFID Reader on Conveyer Belt |
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A wireless physiological monitoring apparatus connectable to a patient with sleeping disorder is developed. The apparatus comprises a biological transducer, transceiving antenna, modulator and a microcontroller. |
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ARC Linkage Project: Radio Frequency Wireless Monitoring in Sleep Apnoea |
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Wireless eBio- polysomnography transducer arrangement |
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The active RFID tag without microprocessor chip will be developed for polymer banknotes. The project will investigate the reader and the tag system for billions of banknote denominations in Australia and overseas |
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ARC Linkage Project: Printable Multi-Bit Radio Frequency Identification for Banknotes ($895,000 for 2009-11) |
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Smart antenna will be developed to detect partial discharge from faulty power apparatuses without human intervention. |
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ARC Linkage Project: Smart Information Management of Partial Discharge in Switchyards using Smart Antennas ($454,000 for 2009-11) |
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A back-scattered based chipless RFID tag and reader system comprised on multiple antennas (MIMO) capable of reading uniquely multiple book in automatic check out kiosk and bookshelves will revolutionized the library information management system. |
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ARC Linkage Project: Back-scatter based RFID system capable of reading multiple chipless tags for regional and suburban libraries ($585,000 from ARC) |
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An electronically controlled orthopedic pin wirelessly controlled by a base station will remove the painful surgical process and human intervention. It will revolutionized the bone healing and growth therapy. |
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Wireless Battery Operated Orthopaedic Pin for Bone Healing and Growth Therapy for Children |
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Chipless Tag |
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Collinear antenna |
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Printable chipless RFID tag |
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FPGA controlled phased array RFID reader antenna to improve the efficacy of reading RFID tags. Multi-disciplinary project encompasses both physical layer and digital control designs. |
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ARC Discovery Project: Electronically controlled phased array antenna for (RFID) applications ($275,000 for 2011-2013) |
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A microwave vest is designed with switched beam broadband antenna array for imaging of paediatric cancer patients |
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Microwave Medical Devices for Imaging of Pediatric Cancer Patients (ICT Geelong Innovation Test Runner Up 2010 ) |
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Photo: Reader RF Section (left) & reader on conveyer belt |
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Open day demonstration of RF Partial Discharge Probe in 2011 |
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2011 Monash Open day demonstration of mm-wave chipless tag (Hamza to a visitor) |
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Uditha is assembling phase shifter behind a 64-element UHF phased array antenna |
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Emran is assembling data-cable for a 64-element UHF phased array antenna |
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Dr. Azad is testing switching electronics for a 64-element UHF phased array antenna |
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Dr. karmakar is testing an RFID reader antenna |
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A mm-wave chipless tag |
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