IEEE South Australia Section

Dear IEEE members and guests, The next IEEE Control, Aerospace and Electronic Systems (CAES) seminar will be on Monday, 20th May, 2020 at 7:00 pm (Adelaide time). The speaker is Mr Francesco Mancuso from the University of Pisa, Italy, he will be presenting a seminar on: Novel Techniques for 3D Interferometric Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar Please aim to join the WebEx meeting beforehand, so we can start on time. https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=m0b36d973b0f70456dba99b970f864273 Also, please check out the IEEE SA Section website: https://r10.ieee.org/saus/ Regards Waddah Al-Ashwal IEEE SA CAES Chapter Vice Chair Novel Techniques for 3D Interferometric Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar 3D InISAR, or Three-dimensional Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar, is an advanced radar imaging technique that extends the capabilities of traditional ISAR by providing three-dimensional images of targets. This technique offers high spatial resolution due to the synthetic aperture created by the relative motion between the target and the radar. It is effective in various environmental conditions and does not depend on lighting, making it typically used in surveillance and reconnaissance applications. This technique differs from traditional two-dimensional ISAR imaging by incorporating aspect angle diversity to infer the third dimension, hence delivering a comprehensive volumetric visualization of the target. Consequently, it also improves Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) capabilities by providing detailed three-dimensional data, which allows for distinguishing between different types of objects based on their geometrical characteristics, thereby overcoming the limitations due to the image projection mechanism. This seminar will provide an overview of 3D InISAR and will also present some recent developments that improve the quality of 3D reconstructions. We will explore how the integration of fully polarimetric data can refine result accuracy. Additionally, we will discuss the exploitation of frequency diversity in wideband receivers, which helps resolve the challenges of interferometric phase ambiguity. These techniques collectively enhance the radar system's surveillance capabilities, making 3D InISAR an important tool in surveillance and non-cooperative target recognition applications. Speaker(s): Francesco Mancuso Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/418586

Special Event at the Adelaide Zoo, Saturday 1 June 2024 Please come along and bring a guest to a special event at the Adelaide Zoo. The event is being organised by the IEEE SA CAESS committee as a membership event. We have not had a membership event for a while, so we are trying to make this one memorable. As well as having a meal with other members and guests, seeing the pandas and meeting some of the researchers at the Zoo, the first 50 people to be registered can also go on a guided tour of some of the Zoo’s work into Conservation and Animal Welfare, including technology and enrichment roles. We recommend you get your tickets early so you can go on the tour, as numbers for the tour are limited. Tickets are at a subsidised price of $20 for each person. You can purchase your tickets at: (https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1219037) The event will be on 1 June 2024. For those going on the tour, meet at the Zoo entrance at 4.00pm for a 4.15pm tour start, and end by 5.30pm. For those not going on the tour, please arrive by 5.15pm for a 5.30pm start. Everyone meets at 5.30pm at the Bamboo Forest for a Panda Talk and for pre-dinner drinks. Then at 6.30pm everyone goes to the Fig Tree restaurant for a 3-course meal, plus a talk on Conservation and Animal Welfare at Zoos SA by animal welfare experts Mark Smith and Justine Partoon, together with A/Prof Alexandra Whittaker. We expect the event will finish no later than 9.30pm. Please email me with any dietary restrictions you or your guest may have. Leigh Powis, Chair, IEEE SA CAESS Chapter [email protected] Speaker(s): A/Prof Alexandra Whittaker, Justine Partoon, Mark Smith Agenda: 1. For those going on the tour, meet at the Zoo entrance at 4:00pm for a 4:15pm start. 2. For those not going on the tour, please arrive by 5:15pm for 5:30pm start for pre-dinner drinks at Bamboo Forest 3. 6:30pm to 9:30pm: Dinner in the Fig Tree restaurant Adelaide Zoo, Frome Rd, Adelaide SA 5000, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000

Electric vehicles were defeated by internal combustion engine vehicles 100 years ago. Why are they coming back? Some of them have good acceleration, but they are expensive, the electricity to charge them is generated from coal, the range is low, they take a long time to recharge, there is not enough charging infrastructure, and the grid won’t cope with the increased demand for electricity. Some of these claims are not entirely true. Peter drives an electric car, and will discuss how much CO2 is emitted, how that compares to his house, how far he drives each day, how often he recharges, where he recharges, what it costs, and how it impacts the electricity grid. Room: 11th floor, Bldg: Engineers Australia, 108 King William St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000