The Scientific-and-Research Center of Ultra-Wideband technologies of the Moscow aviation institute (SRC UWB MAI) is created in the beginning of 2007 on the basis of "Analog and Digital Radio Electronics Systems" Chair in Moscow Aviation Institute (State Technical University) has been conducting the research works on ultrawideband (UWB) radio systems since 1986.

Main Education Building in Moscow Aviation Institute

At an initial stage, this works could be referred as scientific and research. At that time, we had already understood potential benefits of using ultrawideband signals in radio systems, but many problems concerning design and production of ultrawideband systems were still unclear. For example, oscillators generating ultra short pulses were imperfect in parameters at this time; digital electronic components could not provide operational speed needed. Besides that, it became clear during research woks that many known methods of design and calculation of radio systems, which had been developed for conventional narrowband systems, cannot be applied to design and calculation of radio systems operating in ultrawide frequency band. This created the demand to perform the detailed researches in some theoretical problems and development of sufficiently power mathematical models.

In 1991, the specialists of the Chair performed R&D work "Investigation of ways to use video pulse signals for radar detection" (code "Noise-AN") to the order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. During period from 1992 till 1995, the R&D work "Investigation of nonconventional methods for air targets detection by using nonsinusoidal signals" (code "Standard-RVO") was performed to the order of the same customer. Within the framework of these R&D works, the opportunity of implementation of UWB signals in radar systems was substantiated; various ways of UWB radar design were determined; methods for UWB system calculation together with mathematical models of such systems were developed. The volume of research works made it possible to turn to the design of real UWB systems. By this time, oscillators of short high power pulses as well as high speed digital microcircuits and microcontrollers have got an advance in development. For example, semiconductor devices capable to generate high power pulses with duration of 1ns were developed in cooperation with Ioffe Physical and Engineering Institute (St-Petersburg).

In the following period when we had no sufficient financial provision, we were sponsored by Russian Fund of Fundamental Research (including joint project with the research institute of China) , the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation as well as the Program "Integration" sponsored by the state fund of the same name. At this period we were engaged in studying the unique features of UWB radio systems and development of mathematical models for antennas radiating signals with space duration less than antenna’s dimension. Also developed were processing systems for radar signals with unknown parameters.

First medical radar

At this period, a steady group was formed including specialists and post graduates of the Chair. The group got the name "Russian UWB Group"; with this name the group is known in Russia and abroad.

At the end of 90-th годов the interest to ultrawideband technologies started growing very fast both in Russia and in foreign countries. Moscow Aviation Institute concluded some agreements and contracts with domestic and foreign customers, so since 1998 Russian UWB Group has been conducting design and production of workable ultrawide band systems.

First we were aimed at design of ultrawideband radars operating at short distance, which may have various applications (medicine, guidance systems and transport safety systems). Later, the Group turned to designing medium-range UWB radars and UWB communication and data transmission systems.

So, these works resulted in some design projects now stored in Group portfolio, which can help to design and produce UWB systems of various applications.

Test-bed of an development engineer

Constant Russian UWB Group staff includes 8-10 specialists. The Group is equipped to the sufficient extend by present-day measuring and computer equipment. The Group widely uses the experience of advance scientific companies of Russia, Europe and USA while organization of works. To perform special operations, highly qualified specialists from other companies are invited on an agreement base. The equipment is produced at domestic and foreign facilities experienced in corresponding technologies. Finite assembly, adjustment and testing of equipment are performed by specialists of the Group.

Beginning with 1993, the members of the Group many times made reports at international and Russian conferences and seminars (such as, RADAR, EUSAR, IRS, UWBS, UWBUSIS and others); they have prepared many published works, among them are some chapter in the last edition of monograph "Ultra-Wideband Radar Technology" published by CRC Press, Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington DC, 2000. The list of works on UWB technology published during the last years is given in corresponding pages of the Internet –site.

According to the decision of the Academic Council of the Moscow Aviation Institute (the State technical university) accepted on January 29, 2007 and by the Order of Alexander Matveenko, Rector of the Moscow Aviation Institute, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, # 131 on March 29, 2007, the Scientific-and-Research Center for Ultra-Wideband Technologies at the Moscow Aviation Institute (SRC UWB MAI) is created on the basis of Russian UWB Group.

We understand to the sufficient extent both potential possibilities and existing limitations for designing ultrawideband radar and communication systems; we are familiar with designers and producers of most important components and devices for UWB systems; we also know their production capabilities. All these help specialists of Russian UWB Group to perform development works at the high technology level.