Antenna design for GWIN-on-Helicopter

I&T Wish Antenna design for GWIN-on-Helicopter
(REF: W-0441)
Matched I&T Solution
Trial Project
Summary and Challenges
  • In late 2018, EMSD established Government-Wide Internet-of-Things Network (GWIN) which aims at facilitating smart city development and electrical & mechanical (E&M) services digitalisation. This network builds on Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) technology, one of the Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies family, allowing wide-area machine type communications through a LoRaWAN gateway.
  • To support Hiker Safety System and other operational needs, GWIN gateways are planned to be deployed on helicopter providing quick-deploy and temporary GWIN service at remote areas. We are now seeking for special antenna to maximise network coverage of GWIN-on-Helicopter.
Expected Outcome The solution provider is expected to achieve the following: 
  • Design an antenna that is
    1. compact
    2. lightweight
    3. waterproof
    4. outdoor used under intensive sunlight
    5. compatible GWIN frequency band and
    6. tailor-made for air-to-ground communication;
  • Provide professional certification service, laboratory test and field test to substantiate the performance of designed antenna (e.g. radiation pattern, antenna gain, efficiency, etc.);
  • Fabricate prototypes of the designed antenna; and
  • Productise the designed antenna for mass production.
Expected Trial Duration 6-month
Contact Information
I&T Wish Proposer:Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD)
Contact Person:Leo WU
Position:Project Officer/Innovation/12
Tel:9752 7232
Email: wlwu@emsd.gov.hk
Upload Date 2023-01-10
Closing Date 2023-01-27
Propose I&T Solution Closed