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The Total Atmospheric Effects Mitigation (TAEM) System for Improved Space…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
79181 		Program Year/Program:
2006 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
F061-250-2899 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Propagation Research Associates
1275 Kennestone Circle Suite 100 Marietta, GA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2006
Title: The Total Atmospheric Effects Mitigation (TAEM) System for Improved Space Surveillance Radar Performance
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: FA8718-06-C-0067
Award Amount: $97,404.00
 

Abstract:

PRA proposes to team with JPL to design the Total Atmospheric Effects Mitigation (TAEM) System to include both ionospheric and tropospheric mitigation. This concept builds on PRA's innovative measurement technologies originally developed for the ETEC System and the ionospheric electron density modeling capability of JPL's Global Assimilative Ionospheric Model (GAIM). The proposed TAEM Measurement System will measure refractive and scintillation properties of both the ionosphere and troposphere. Measurements generated for incorporation into the ionospheric state estimation model will include angle-of-arrival, time-of-arrival, and signal amplitude for both L1 and L2 GPS signals for all visible GPS satellites above two degrees elevation. The proposed system will incorporate these measurements into the TAEM 3-D Regional Ionospheric Electron Density Estimation Model, an assimilative 3-D ionospheric electron state estimation model to be developed by JPL. This model will use Kalman filtering techniques to update a physics-based dynamic ionospheric electron density model designed for high-quality estimation in the surveillance band of interest to space surveillance radars (SSR). The combined output of the TAEM 3-D Regional Ionospheric Estimation Model and the PRA Enhanced Tropospheric Effects Compensation processing will be used to supply mitigation of ionospheric and tropospheric effects for ground-based SSRs.

Principal Investigator:

Clayton Kerce
Senior Scientist
7707958181
clayton.kerce@pra-corp.com

Business Contact:

Susan F. Dugas
Vice President
7707958181
susan.dugas@pra-corp.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

PROPAGATION RESEARCH ASSOC.
1220 Kennestone Circle, Suite E Marietta, GA 30066

EIN/Tax ID: 582611610
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No