presentation - ska in uk - peter wilkinson

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28 July 2009 NetPark Event

SKA in UKSKA in UKPeter Wilkinson

University of Manchester

UK-SKADS P.I.

Chair of European SKADS Board


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SKADS EC & UKSKADS EC & UK

EC SKADS

Consortium of 29 institutions Total funding: ~ 32m EC funding : 10.44m

Start date: 1/7/05 Formal end date 30/6/09 No cost extension to 31/12/09

UK SKADS

5 institutions Total project 7.6m (pre FEC) EC contribution 2m (3m)

Key science and tech. projects Strong technical triangle Start date: 1/9/06 Formal end date: 28/2/10

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UK

Netherlands

France

Italy

Others

Share of EC funds (%)


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Where are we in the Global Project?Where are we in the Global Project?

2022- Operations and science exploitation

2021 Completion of Phase-2

2017-2021 Construction of Phase-2 and Initial science

2012-2017 Production verification and Phase-1 construction

2011 Site selection

2008-2012 Technology development

2006 Short listing of sites

2005-2009 Technology research

2000 Start of global project

SKADS

PrepSKA


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Led by STFC

Funding model and international agency meetings

UK leading roles

UK originated the SKA idea & can take a leading role. Needs Close technical collaboration with industry

To become a national science-industry project showing economic

impact via technology spin-offs into commercial sector

International SKA Programme Development office

in Manchester

SKADS technology R&D programme

technical innovations and industry links getting underway


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A revolution in radio telescopesA revolution in radio telescopesis coming via phased arrays.. this is where

SKADS has concentrated it efforts

Focal plane arrays

(radio cameras)

Aperture arrays (solid state fish-eyelens) a new way of doing astronomy

UK is concentratingon the all digitalconcept


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Wideband RFBeamformer 1

1 2 n.Dual PolAntennas

Wideband RFBeamformer 2

1 2 n.

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1 2 n.

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Digitisation Digitisation Digitisation

Signal Processing

Defined

Interface

..Beamformer

Control

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Tile processingBoard:m channels

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Station processing& Control

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Calib-

ration

Control

SystemTime

standard

Output

Data

Control

Information

Time

Standard

RFI

Shield

b, Dual Pol

Beam(s)

PWR PWR PWR

Generic AA DesignGeneric AA Design


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UK SKA phased array test-bed

2-PAD

Antenna test at Selex


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Technology benefits to UKTechnology benefits to UK

The driving technologies for Aperture Arrays are: broad-band antenna arrays easy to manufacture RF amplifiers optimised for both low noise and RFI

robustness

ultra-fast analogue to digital converters (ADC) ultra-fast digital signal processing high data volume wide-area networks ultra-precise time and frequency transfer via optical

fibres

and low power dissipation, low cost, high reliability

many potential applications within the wider UK economy


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Current Industrial InvolvementCurrent Industrial Involvement

Cambridge Consultants (DSP look-ahead study); BAE (phased array antenna element study); Roke Manor (phased array architecture study); EEP (supply of EM-tight container to house high-speed

digital hardware); MC2 (noise measurement) RF

MOD/L

OADPOINT

(supply of innovative packaging for semiconductordevices); Selex/Galileo (design validation and testing of high-speed ADC in

technology). e2v technologies (high-speed low-power ADC in SiGe and other

technologies). IBM (study of high-speed low-power integrated CMOS ADC). IBM (supply of advanced DSP hardware)

Various Hardware for 2-PAD

But its early days yet. Nothing is cut and dried.


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Industry Meetings 2008Industry Meetings 2008--99

e-KTN: briefing meeting at the Science Museum 24 July 08

STFC & SIKTN (with UK Trade & Investment): ResearchInfrastructures Meet the Buyer 16 Sept 08

e-K

TN: focussed series aimed principally at specific areas of phasedarray technology

Low noise, High-speed Analogue Electronics (MAN Oct 08)

Digital Signal Processing (OX May 09)

Overall System, computing and software (CAM March 09)

Antennas and infrastructure for phased arrays (MANFeb 09) SKA Special Interest Group (UK-SIG) identified by eKTN

http://www.electronics-ktn.com/SpecialInterestGroups/SquareKilometreArray/tabid/ 07/Default.aspx

UK has best engagement with industry outside Australia major part of this has come via help of e-KTN

- ready to forge closer relationships with industry


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Potential Next Step(s)Potential Next Step(s)

Continue partnership between EKTN (TSB) and STFC each brings distinctive competencies

Potential further meetings in 1st EKTN-sponsored series

Manufacture of planar antenna arrays (e.g. ORA) Reliability analysis of large scale systems

Lesson from eKTN meetings: industry is keen to help to

define the project in a partnership with the universities

Begin 2nd stage of engagement Proposal: create UK Industry Advisory Board(s)


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Industry Advisory Board(s): ideasIndustry Advisory Board(s): ideas

Means of engaging with industry to move the programmeforward in areas where we need to be collaborative

- technology R&D (EKTN) and economic impact (STFC). Gain a sense of ownership of the project within industry

companies need to help define the remit and the structure

Inform universities of industrial constraints and vice versa Co-chairs: universities & industry

What is the audience for their outputs? Industry as a whole (feedback to companies not in the IABs

via web and newsletter) Government: important to increase visibility of project in

corridors of power STFC: also part of feedback route to government International Project i.e. SPDO and PrepSKA WGs


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The story so farThe story so far

International project to build the largest telescope in the world

18 Nations 50+ institutes 1.5 billion

International Project Office hosted by University Manchester

UK Technology effort in U. Manchester, U. Oxford, U. Cambridge


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Two major precursors are being constructed

Work underway on site selection decision in 2011

In UK current funded programme SKADS (funded by EC and

STFC) is coming to an end

Next phase (PrepSKA) funded by STFC is expected soon


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Project has captured imagination of EKTN

Great example of UK technology/skills

Launch meeting in Science Museum July 2008

4 specialist EKTN meetings at lead institutes


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What is it to the UK?What is it to the UK?

A large phased array

broad-band antenna, low-noise LNA and high-speed ADC

technologies high speed digital beamforming and data processing engine

all with very low power dissipation

Lots of fibre networks and communications an order of magnitude

more data than Digital Britain target

A very complex project


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What is it to EKTN?What is it to EKTN?

An examplar of UK skills in RF, antennas, specialist semiconductors

and DSP

High value design and manufacture

A great example of technology pull

A vehicle for university/industry team building based on mutualrespect and mutual need

Something to excite the engineering community


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Next phaseNext phase

PrepSKA

Completion of R&D phase

Produce a costed model for build

Major opportunity for relationship building through

Industrial Advisory Board(s)


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Whats required?Whats required?

SKA needs to prove economic impact

SKA needs to be a great example of how industry

and academia can work together with EKTN as the glue/foil


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Academia & industryAcademia & industry

SKA is a communication system on an industrial scale

Academia: conceived it, can design it in principle,can develop much of required technology at sub-

system level often in collaboration with industry

Industry: can develop the technology at system level,can manufacture and deliver it; can deliver theinfrastructure

Close partnership is needed to make it a success andto ensure UK juste retour


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