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Missile Defense Radar through Real-Time Electromagnetic (EM) Simulation Injection Ted.Selig@FishEye.net GTC 2016 Source MDA.mil Fylingdales Phased Array Radar Source: www.mda.mil Phased Array Radar Antenna Face Source: www.loc.gov Behind of

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Missile Defense Radar through Real-Time Electromagnetic (EM) Simulation Injection

Ted.Selig@FishEye.net GTC 2016

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Source MDA.mil

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Fylingdales Phased Array Radar

Source: www.mda.mil

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Phased Array Radar Antenna Face

Source: www.loc.gov

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Behind of Phased Array Radar Antenna

Source: www.loc.gov

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Example Radar Signal Processing Computers and Operator Display

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These complex systems come challenges?

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Radars have a lot of Custom Hardware

Expensive, limited spares
Part of Deliverables
Not available for sustainment,

demos, modernization

Quickly becomes obsolete

Custom Hardware Makes Radar Expensive and Complex

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Testing Radars is Challenging

Sensor Systems require input signals but may be hard to create in a lab where development occurs Live Tests are Expensive and Hard flight test, test at sea, remote test Realistic scenarios are Difficult.

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So what is new?

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Performance of Calculating Simulated Targets 1m2 Sphere + Noise

A Traditional PC

50,000

100,000 150,000 PC (3.4GHz Intel 4-core) Super Computer (SGI 3900) 5,322 127,376 Simulated Targets (Glints per Second)

Signal Processing Computer ($3M)

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FishEye’s Real-Time Massive Parallel Framework Enables Real-Time Radar Model & Simulation

1,000,000

2,000,000 PC (3.4GHz Intel 4-core) Super Computer (SGI 3900) GPU (VREX ON k20) 5,322 127,376 2,328,598 Simulated Targets (Glints per Second)

Traditional $3M Computer A Traditional PC Massive Parallel

n $10k

Commercial Hardware

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GPU Make Inexpensive & Upgradable Radar Possible

$3,000,000 & Custom $10,000 & Off-the-Self Super Computer + Custom Hardware Off-the-shelf Computer + GPU

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Virtual REX

Sensor Innovation over the Entire Life-Cycle Simulate

Clutter, Ground, Atmosphere, Targets, Antenna

I&Q Commands Status Timing

Sensor Under Test

VREX Injects Real-Time Simulated Electromagnetic Signal into Sensors

VREX General Simulator

VREX

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VREX Simulator Configuration

Time Sync (NTP) {Downtowner} NTP Server GPS

(Radar Front End Simulator) {Halfway} Archive Config

VREX

RTTK

Network Hub

(Radar Back End) {Ambassador} Archive Config Signal Processor RTTK Archive Config Data Processor RTTK Script

Real-Time Analysis RTTK Matlab

1Gb 100Mb Key

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VREX Demo FishEye Lab Configuration

Time Sync (NTP) {Downtowner} NTP Server GPS (Radar Front End Simulator) {Halfway} Archive Config

VREX

RTTK Network Hub (Radar Back End) {Ambassador} Archive Config Signal Processor RTTK Archive Config Data Processor RTTK Script Real-Time Analysis RTTK Matlab

1Gb 100Mb Key

Back-End Front-End Time-Sync (NTP)

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VREX Back End

VREX & RTTK Demo

(Radar Front End) (Radar Back End) Signal Processor Data Processor Initiation Commands Status I&Q Sync Virtual Receiver/Exciter (VREX) (Radar Front End Simulator)

Archive Config Obs Scenario Equipment Simulator

External Simulators

Equip Scenario

VREX Standard Interface Interface Binder – Actual Radar ICD

Antenna Transmitter Receiver Target Environment Waveform Digital Module Beam Steer RTTK View Models

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GPUs Keeping Real-Time

Real-Time Fast Too Slow

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Radar through Real-Time Electromagnetic Simulation

Test in Lab
Improve Radar Performance
Lower Cost, Risk, and

Schedule

Design and Demo Next

Generation

More for Le$$

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Ted.Selig@FishEye.Net

www.Fisheye.Net/VREX +1-978-394-1644 Contact me to exchange ideas or if I you think I can help your plans.

Synthesizing the world’s real-time data.