PARALIA
Photonic Multi-beam Beamforming Technology enabling RADAR/LiDAR Multi-sensor Fusion platforms for Aerospace and Automated Driving applications
Funded by: EU
Project-ID: 101093013
Duration: January 2023 - June 2026
Partners
- Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (coordinator)
- Argotech AS
- Collins Aerospace Ireland LTD
- EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON
- Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- LioniX International BV
- Siklu Communication LTD
- Sivers Wireless AB
- Valeo Autoklimatizace K.S.
Project Description
Automated driving and aerospace applications need to integrate technologies that allow ultrahigh resolution at ultralong distances. The EU-funded PARALIA project will combine radar and lidar technologies to develop an optical multi-beam beamforming platform based on the pioneering multi-port linear optical Xbar architecture, which has already been tested in neuromorphic applications. Project work will lead to the development of novel multi-sensors featuring low cost, energy efficiency and overall improved capabilities via the re-architecture of their ecosystem. The project will demonstrate the universality of its innovative solution by developing two multibeam lidar modules, two multibeam radar modules and a multisensory module combining both technologies.