Lunewave Inc.是亚利桑那大学（UA）的认证初创公司，致力于开发下一代传感器技术。它的专有产品是3D印刷的吕纳堡镜头天线，能够提供无线通信和感测。
这些镜头通过非典型手段制造，为常规天线设计提供了低成本的定制替代品。发明人说，这些设备“将成为未来自动驾驶应用程序的关键推动力”。
An all-round view
Lüneburg镜头具有球形形状，可为周围的世界提供360度的景色。他们以数学教授鲁道夫·吕恩堡（RudolfLüneburg）的名字命名，他于1944年首次提出了该设计。
镜片通过传播电磁波有效地读取距离，例如可见光，微波，红外线，通过其核心。
环绕感，即使在雨中
The lenses made by Lunweave are 3D printed using聚合物射流技术将电磁晶体纳入结构。
In comparison with other sensing technologies,such as LiDARand radar, Lunewave’s lenses are less sensitive to adverse weather conditions.
生产的方法也使得优质德国lenses less expensive to produce than other sensors, and Lunewave founders hope that this will help add smart-sensing capabilities to lower-end cars.
眼睛
The project at UA has received validation from a National Science Foundation through a Phase 1 grant.
The sum awarded is specifically for the research and development of a “high performance, high value automotive radar sensor system for autonomous driving applications” using the 3D printed Lüneburg lenses. Says Bob Sleeper, TLA licensing manager at UA College of Engineering.
“Lunewave has the technology and leadership to significantly change the way connected and autonomous vehicles ‘see’ the world around them.”
The company is also backed by the Tech Launch Arizona (TLA) startup initiative.
Sleeper adds, “Lunewave has the technology and leadership to significantly change the way connected and autonomous vehicles ‘see’ the world around them.”
“The UA is excited for their future as they grow and apply this technology to the much broader internet-of-things market.”
Professor Hao Xin, one of Lunewave’s co-founders, explains that the lenses “will be a key enabler for future autonomous driving applications.”
表单满足功能
尽管一种相对常见的方法对于航空航天行业，Lunewave的3D印刷天线似乎具有更广泛采用的优势。
该公司的一位联合创始人史蒂文·伍德（Steven Wood）解释说：“不再，客户必须接受宽带'一件尺寸适合所有天线。借助Lunewave的小说设计，天线是针对特定的操作频率和带宽定制的。”
A paper on polymer jet 3D printed lenses at the University of Arizona was presented at Proceedings of the IEEE April 2017 and can beviewed online here.
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特色图像：这可能是自动驾驶汽车的未来眼睛吗？3D印刷的吕恩堡镜头。通过Lunewave Inc.的照片
