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Systems Engineering

Integrating Functions

John M. FaulknerTechnical Director SD&TIntegrated CommunicationsNorthrop Grumman Electronic Systemsj.faulkner@ngc.comcell – 410-206-4115

5 May 2005 NPS - TR # 7569Monterey Calf.

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Session Objective

Work with class to go through a generic integration of L-Band capabilities into a single aperture:

Requirements (Systems) Real-estate/SWAP Advantages/Dis-advantages Cost Comparison

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Requirements

System ERP - Watts

Beam width Polariz- ation

Mode (R and T)

Range in NM

Spectrum in MHz

Link-16 1000 Omni Vertical Omni - Freq. Hopping

100 & 200 960-1215 3 Bands

TACAN DME

500 Nom. Peak

< 2 deg. Azimuth resolution

Vertical 15 Hz Spinning Slant Range

205 (T) 1025 to 1150, and (R) 962 to 1213

IFF/SIF 2000 less than 1 degree

Vertical Radar Interrogation

256 (T) 1030 and (R)1090

GOES / NOAA

Rec. Polar Tracking

RHCP SATCOM 835 1698, 1702.5, 1707

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Goal Architecture - Vision

Digital Beamformer & DSPTransmit

Transmit Array

Receive Array

Digital Beamformer & DSPReceive UPX-39/MSSR

Mod-PA

Switch T/R

DME/TACANequivalent to

Thales NRFP-2B

DigitalData

LVT-2MIDS

C2 BearerEthernet

VoiceJ- Series

LAN IFF/SIFTargets to CIC

e

e

DigitalData

DigitalData

C1

C2

C3

INMARSAT

C4

C1

C2C3

C4

Digital Beamformer & DSPTransmit

Transmit Array

Receive Array

Digital Beamformer & DSPReceive UPX-39/MSSR

Mod PA

Switch T/R

DME/TACANequivalent to

Thales NRFP-2B

DigitalData

LVT-2MIDS

C2 BearerEthernet

VoiceJ/K-

LAN IFF/SIFTargets to CIC

e

e

DigitalData

DigitalData

C1

C2

C3

GOES/NOAAWeather Processing

C4

C1

C2C3

C4

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General Interrogator Block Diagram -

PLB

VME-64

DRIO

Mezzanine

(COTS)

Antenna

CPU/Server

(COTS)

Front EndModule

(COTS)

Ethernet

ACPs

Target Report/CommandInterface to

RDP

Quad Signal Processor

(COTS)

115/230 VAC, 1 Phase,

Power Supply(COTS)

3000Watt

XmittrAmplifier(COTS)

3000Watt

XmittrAmplifier(COTS)

PCI Bus

PreservePreserveModem and Modem and ProtocolProtocol

SubstituteBeamformerand Phased Array

DigitalIF

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Dissecting MIDS Block Diagram

RS-422

Discrete

RTI

SMP

VME BUS

DPDual ADDSI

PICM

Host IF

Voice Proc.

COMSEC IF

Voice IF

SMP = Signal Message ProcessingDP = Data ProcessorRTI = Receiver Transmit InterfaceIF = InterfaceADDSI =

ApertureBeamformerRF Section

TACAN

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AC POWER CONNECTIONS

BUS SIGNALS (DIGITAL)

RF SIGNALS

DC POWER CONNECTIONS

DISCRETE SIGNALS

ANALOG SIGNALS

HOST POWER (PRIME POWER)

LEGEND

AIU

HPAG

HPA

BL

OW

ER

(2

)

EX

CIT

ER

MIDS

HPA

DIGITAL

HPAGPIU CABINET DISCRETES

POWER INPUT

115V, 3 PH, 60 Hz DELTA CONFIGURATION

1J12 1J11

CONTACTORS

TRANSMIT/RECEIVE

ANTENNA B

RECEIVE

ANTENNA A

3J2

3J1 2J3

2J2

1J3

1J12J1

RF LIMITER

NOTCHFILTERASSEMBLY

ELECTRONIC CABINET ASSEMBLY

1A4J1

1J9

1J7

NFG

1J2

HIA

RPS

BLOWER

1J4

ZEROIZE

EXT TIME REF

1553B MUX 1J8A

1J8B

OFF/STANDBY/ONSWITCH

DISPLAY/MOUSE

Ship ACA

NAVY SHIP HIGH POWER LINK 16 TERMINAL

1J5

BLANKING INPUT 1J6

Low VolumeTerminal*

Controller

Terminal

MUTE

FILL PORT

VOICE 116 or 2.4 kbps

BLANKINGOUTPUT

1J10VOICE 216 or 2.4 kbps

(w/battery)

Support

Analog

Discrete

*NOTE: SDU IS EMBEDDED IN THE MIDS LVT WRA

Fan

Architectural Considerations Interfaces

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Spectrum Considerations

969

MH

z

1008

MH

z

3 MHz SpacingLink-1614 Freq.

1053

MH

z

1065

MH

z

1113

MH

z

1206

MH

z

962

MH

z

1213

MH

z

1 MHz Spacing Receive TACAN

1030 MHz 1090 MHz

3 MHz SpacingLink-165 Freq.

3 MHz SpacingLink-1632 Freq.

Transmit TACAN

IFF Transmit IFF Receive

1698

MH

z16

98 M

Hz

1707

MH

z17

07 M

Hz

GOES / NOAA (R)

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Accumulated Power

Pt = Pta + P l-16 + Piff

• P(X) occurre at the same time ?• What is their Peak Power ?• What should be the P (bo) ?• What Freq. do we use ?-----------------------------------------•What is TACAN – Beacon•What is IFF – Friend/Foe•What is NOAA – Weather•What is L-16 – Target & DL & PPLI

Losses = 20 LogLosses = 20 Log1010 (F)+ 20 Log (F)+ 20 Log1010 (D) + 32.45 (D) + 32.45

F in MHz, D in km and Answer in dB.F in MHz, D in km and Answer in dB.

200 nm

256 nm

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Three Case Analysis

2 km

23.8 m

Cross Coupling

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Summary – Conclusion/s

Interference Fratricide (3 case analysis) Performance Range & BandwidthPower - IP3 Linearity – “ADW”Interfaces Interoperability Cost ILS SWAP Savings