(June 29, 2015) Researchers
at three top UK universities are developing new ways to simultaneously power
and communicate with robots and other digitally connected devices – commonly
known as the Internet of Things.
Lancaster University, King’s College London and the
University of Leeds are working on the £1million SWIFT project, which is the
first collaborative UK effort to address the theory and practicalities of
simultaneously transferring information and power across wireless networks.
The SWIFT project constitutes a paradigm shift in future
wireless networks as it targets fundamental issues regarding the modelling,
analysis, and design of wireless communication systems
Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council (EPSRC), the SWIFT project is supported by leading UK industry partners
in the field including Thales, the Mobile VCE, Instrumentel and Lime
Microsystems along with prominent international partners from Princeton
University and the National University of Singapore.