Radar Target Signature Modulator
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W911QX-05-C-0036
Agency Tracking Number: A043-036-0535
Amount:
$69,982.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Awards Year:
2005
Solicitation Year:
2004
Solicitation Topic Code:
A04-036
Solicitation Number:
2004.3
Small Business Information
3307 BOB WALLACE AVENUE, SUITE 3, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35805
DUNS:
118044056
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: Brian Burris
Title: Principal Engineer
Phone: (256) 876-4204
Email: brian.burris@rdec.redstone.army.mil
Title: Principal Engineer
Phone: (256) 876-4204
Email: brian.burris@rdec.redstone.army.mil
Business Contact
Name: Dwight McPherson
Title: President
Phone: (256) 876-4205
Email: dmcpherson@simtechinc.com
Title: President
Phone: (256) 876-4205
Email: dmcpherson@simtechinc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
A radar target signature modulator (RTSM) concept is proposed based on technologies and implementations developed for RF missile seeker hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation facilities at the Redstone Arsenal Missile Research and Development Center. For the proposed application, these designs must be extended to be ultra-wideband, covering 2 GHz at the center of X-band. With the advent of commercially available wideband I&Q modulators operating at X-band, the tapped delay concepts developed for narrowband HWIL applications can now be applied to the development of the RTSM system described in the topic synopsis. The tapped delay implementation permits the generation of multi-scatterer target range profile signatures incorporating large numbers of scatterers for each of two orthogonal polarizations. The tapped delay design is independent of target model scatterer count, depending only on the maximum radar range resolution. The real-time tap modulation is independent of changing radar waveforms. This technique has been verified and validated in its narrowband implementation. The extension of the tapped delay system to cover the required 9-11 GHz band will be challenging but relatively low-risk. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *