FA8650-17-S-1009-IndustryDay-Slides.pdf

Integrity Service Excellence

Air Force Research Laboratory

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Advanced Laboratories for Analysis of Sensors (ALAS)

Industry Day with Tours

09 Jan 2018

Brittany Wells, AFRL/RYMH, PM Capt Richard McMurry, AFRL/RYMT, PM (Alt) Dawn Dalhamer, AFRL/RQKSE, PCO Joseph Strehle, AFRL/RQKSE, Buyer

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Agenda

•0900 Opening Remarks •0915 Technical Presentation •1030 Tours

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•0900 Opening Remarks

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Welcome to Industry Day for the ALAS Program

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Fire & Tornado

You Are Here

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Opening Remarks

• Questions and answers from the following Technical Presentation will be posted to FedBizOps (FBO) after this event.

• No questions will be answered during the tours. Please submit those and other questions following the event to the contracting POC, Mr. Joseph Strehle (joseph.strehle@us.af.mil) and the CO, Ms. Dawn Dalhamer (dawn.dalhamer@us.af.mil).

• No proprietary, ITAR, or Sensitive/Classified discussions are authorized at this event.

mailto:joseph.strehle@us.af.mil mailto:dawn.dalhamer@us.af.mil

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• 0900 Opening Remarks

• 0915 Technical Presentation

• 1030 Tours

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OneRY Range Mission

Provide customers with state-of-the-art Radio Frequency (RF) ranges and support experimentation, demonstrations, and basic/applied radar research and development

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OneRY Team Tech Rev w/Customer What is objective?

What KPPs need determined…accuracy?

Can OneRY currently meet tech goals?

If not, can changes/mods meet goals?

Determine rqrd pre-test activities Determine Safety & Security rqmts Estimate chamber time & other resource rqmts to establish initial cost ROM

Pre-Test Activities Develop standardized test proposal

- Test approach & test matrix

- Schedule

- Costs & funding vehicle

- Deliverables Coordinate with other agencies

- Security, Safety, Facilities… Purchase/fabricate/borrow any necessary items for test

Test Activities Test setup Data collection Data calibration Data post-processing Data archiving

Post-Test Activities Data analysis Technical Report/Brief Return test article Provide deliverables

- Data & test log

- Test report

- Customer out-brief Get customer feedback

Initiating R&D Test Support in OneRY

1. Customer solicitation rcvd by Range Mgr

2. OneRY provides standardized customer interface document

Value added to R&D by OneRY

1. Correct questions answered

2. Data quality met customer requirements

Resource Management Multiple test campaigns in various stages of process at a given time

OneRY Range General Test Process

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Outdoor Range

• OneRY Outdoor Range Goals

• Capability Overview

• Way Forward

The following slides provide information regarding the current operations of the Outdoor Range for contextual reference

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Goals

• Provide expertise, facilities, and equipment to perform experimentation & demonstration of basic, applied, and advanced radar research and development

• Provide core capability for in-house (AFRL/RY) outdoor sensor research

• Support external customer research

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Current Capabilities

• Facilities:

– Fixed location 100’ towers: 3 at 602 complex, 1 at

Springfield ANGB

– Laboratory space

– High Bay

• Equipment:

– “BRAC” Radars

– Mobile laboratory trailer

– Mobile towers

– Test equipment

– RF components

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Local Operations Sites

Tillman

Ingram Hill

Springfield, ANGB

OneRY 602 Complex

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Tillman

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Ingram Hill

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Springfield ANGB

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602 Complex

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Radome

100-Foot Level

90-Foot Level

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Near Term Efforts

• Support ad hoc tests

• Data collection and signal processing

• Deliver Functional S-Band Radar

• Transmit & Receive

• Generic digital receiver exciter

• Environmental Sensing

• Ultra-wideband antenna

• Two channel tuner (downconverter)

• Real-time spectrum analyzer

• Outdoor Range Control Room

• Improve Outdoor Range Connectivity

• Within “602 complex”

• Within RY External (Springfield, Tillman)

• Control Room “hub”

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Way Forward

• Develop core capability

– Leverage project requirements

– Persistent capability

– In-house proficiency

• Pre-position capability

– Expand spectrum coverage (up and down)

– Connectivity

– Reference signals and targets

– Data tools

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Indoor Range

• OneRY Indoor Range Goals

• Capability Overview

• Test Operation

The following slides provide information regarding the current operations of the Indoor Range for contextual reference

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Goals

• Provide secure controlled environment to experimentally assess performance of RF sensors and emerging technologies

• Provide compact range antenna and RCS measurements appropriate for decision makers

• Provide anechoic chamber test bed for multi-discipline testing

• Develop in-house measurement techniques and methods to contribute to test community

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Compact Range Operation

– Operated using fully integrated and supported commercial turnkey hardware and software system

– Far-field antenna measurements

– RCS measurements (system in acquisition)

Anechoic Chamber Operation

– Compact range RF instr. and pylon & feed systems removed from chamber

– Chamber used for diverse set of system testing/assessments…MIMO, EMI, system RF link budget

– Available test setup floor space of 70’ x 60‘

– Provide controlled environment and use of broad frequency spectrum

– Direct illumination far-field antenna measurement capability (in development) z y

Chamber Side View

Parabolic reflector

Focal point

Feed antenna

In situ conformal antenna array test Digital beamforming test DOA testDoD program demo

Configurations

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Compact Range Systems

• Compact Range Design

• Type Design: Single reflector, prime focus

• Reflector model: Orbit/FR AL-241212

• Reflector dimensions: 6m x 6m parabolic

• Reflector edge treatment: Serrated

• Quiet Zone dimensions: 12’x12’ cylinder

• Frequency Range: 400 MHz*—50 GHz

• Feed antennas:

o Corrugated dual-liner horns optimized for optics o Wideband antennas for test specific requirements

• Target Positioning

• Orbit/FR AL-28010 low scattering pylon system

• AL-28207-150 AZ/EL rotator

• AL-28210-300 AZ/EL rotator

• AL-4779 mini-model tower

• AL-4164-4MC-BL position controllers (2)

• Orbit/FR Field probe assembly

• Integrated RF Instrumentation

• Keysight N5245A PNA-X, 4-channel, 50 GHz

• Keysight external amplifiers, 0.2 – 50 GHZ o N4985A-S50 system amplifier o N4985A-P15 power amplifier

• Orbit/FR OFR9800A switch controller

• Orbit/FR Sting Ray RCS/antenna measurement system [baseline 2-18 GHz system in acquisition]

• Data Acquisition & Processing Software

• Orbit/FR 959 Spectrum v7 Data Acquisition and

Analysis Suite o Antenna measurement license o RCS measurement license

• MATLAB OneRY Data Analysis suite o Antenna metrics diagnostics o Field probe correction and QZ diagnostics o Stray signal analysis (TADOA and BFT)

• SABER (with library for field probe diagnostics)

• Pioneer RCS

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Anechoic Chamber Systems

• OneRY Core RF Instrumentation

• Keysight N5245A Precision Network Analyzers (2)

• Keysight E8257D Precision Signal Generators (2)

• Keysight M8190A Arbitrary Waveform Generators (2)

• Keysight N9952A 50 GHz FieldFox Microwave Analyzer

• Keysight E4449A Spectrum Analyzer

• Keysight 8990B Peak Power Meter

• OneRY Target Positioning

• Orbit/FR AL-44806-3A position controller

• MI-Technologies MI-4193 position controller

• Variety of Orbit and MI AZ/EL positioners

- AZ/EL stages, rotator stages, pol-stages, linear rails

- Load limits from 50 lbs to10,000 lbs

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Facility Infrastructure

Bldg 601 Indoor Range Facility 3D Model

• OneRY Chamber

– Dimensions: 88’ x 77’ x 56’

– Temperature: 70 +/-2 degrees

– Primary absorber:

• Walls/ceiling: 36” pyramidal

• Back wall: 72” pyramidal & 40” curvilinear

• Floor: 36” pyramidal & wedge

• On-site Heavy Lift Support*

– Overhead bridge crane

– Gantry crane

• Manned elevation platform:

• 5000 lb hoist

– Genie GS-2632 Scissor lift

– Clark C30D Forklift

• Secure Operations

– Control Room operates at S/NF level

– Entire facility can be operated at S/NF level

* Certification required

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Test Operations

• OneRY Indoor Range is an R&D test facility

– Diverse and steady flow of test activities

– In-place production measurement system

– In-place standardized procedures (Measurement processes, Antenna Range Book, Test Proposals/Plans/Reports…)

– Upgrades & modifications preferred to interface with existing systems with sufficient documentation to support life cycle

• Chamber testing is coordinated through the Government and executed by a joint Government/Contractor team

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FY17 Testing

• Throughput: 18 R&D test campaigns

• Project durations: 2 days to 4 weeks of chamber time per project

• Diversity: Performance assessment of simple antenna apertures to advanced arrays, system level EMI testing, digital beamforming research, MIMO coupling effects, program demos

13, 72%

5, 28%

Test Campaigns

Customer R&D

OneRY R&D

14, 78%

4, 22%

Facility Test Mode

Compact Range

Anechoic Chamber

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ALAS PROGRAM INFORMATION

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– Problem/Need: The development of sensor systems and subsystems that enable situational awareness and spectrum dominance of the warfighter require rapidly implemented solutions with proven technical feasibility. Therefore, quantitative knowledge is critical in selecting sensor technology concepts to provide the greatest performance with the lowest risk and achievable path for transition.

Potential solutions must be developed, assessed, and investigated through modeling, simulation, design, test, and evaluation.

Advanced Laboratories for Analysis of Sensors (ALAS)

ALAS

Problem/Need

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• Advance Test Measurement Techniques and Methods

– Ground to Space Radar

– Bistatic and Multistatic

Measurement

– Distributed/ Multispectral Sensing

Measurement

– Improved Antenna and RCS

Measurement

ALAS

Objectives

• Enhance RF Sensing Technologies and Systems

– Improved Radar Systems

– Exploration of RF Waveforms

– Signal Processing and Algorithm

Exploration

– Sensor Resource Management

(SRM)

– Clutter R&D

– Objective: The objective is to conduct research and development (R&D) of innovative technological solutions to enhance radio frequency (RF), elector-optical (EO) and multi-spectral (MS) system technologies and sensors along with advancing test measurement techniques and methods necessary to meet cutting edge and emerging warfighter needs.

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• Period of Performance - Basic IDIQ Contract(s):

– Overall Period of Performance: 72 months

– Ordering Period: 60 months

– Task Order (TO) Period of Performance: TBD on individual TOs

• Period of Performance - Task Order 0001

– Overall Period of Performance: 36 months

– Technical Period of Performance: 33 months

– Final Reporting: 3 months

• Period of Performance - Task Order 0002:

– Overall Period of Performance: 24 months

– Technical Period of Performance: 31 months

– Final Reporting: 3 months

• Period of Performance - Potential Niche “C” Contract:

– Overall Period of Performance: ~36 months

– Technical Period of Performance: ~33 months

– Final Reporting: 3 months

Contract Tasks/Period of Performance

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Task Order Information

•Task Order 0001 – Outdoor Range •Objective: The objective of the Advanced Laboratories for Analysis of Sensors (ALAS) Program, Task Order (TO) 0001, focuses on the research and development (R&D) of innovative technological solutions to enhance RF and multi-spectral (MS) system technologies, along with advancing test measurement techniques and methods in an outdoor environment. This TO focuses on AFRL/RY OR techniques and enhancements that are necessary to meet cutting edge and emerging warfighter needs.

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Program Goals

•TO 0001 – 3.1 Environment Monitoring & Characterization

– Frequency: 900kHz – 40 GHz

– Polarization measurement

– Power measurement

– Spectrum measurement

– Integrated with AFRL precision timing infrastructure

– Timeline: FY18 – FY20

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Program Goals

•TO 0001 – 3.2 Flexible Emitters

– Frequency: 900kHz – 40 GHz

– Instantaneous bandwidths up to 1.0 GHz

– Calibrated power levels

– Integrated with AFRL precision timing infrastructure

– Timeline: FY18 – FY20

•TO 0001 – 3.3 Reference Targets

– Frequency: 900kHz – 40 GHz

– Instantaneous bandwidths up to 1.0 GHz

– Calibrated reference targets

– Integrated with AFRL precision timing infrastructure

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Program Goals

•TO 0001 – 3.4 Instrumentation Radar

– Frequency: 9.0 – 10.0 GHz

– Instantaneous bandwidths up to 1.0 GHz

– Calibrated receiver and transmitter

– High duty cycle

– Integrated with AFRL precision timing infrastructure

– Timeline: FY19 – FY20

•TO 0001 – 3.5 Multi-spectral Sensor Network

– Multiple sensor sub nodes

– Dedicated sensor backbone

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Task Order Information

•Task Order 0002 – Indoor Range •Objective: The objective of the Advanced Laboratories for Analysis of Sensors (ALAS) Program, Task Order (TO) 0002, focuses on the research and development (R&D) of innovative technological solutions to enhance Radio Frequency (RF) system technologies and sensors along with advancing test measurement techniques and methods using an anechoic chamber. This TO focuses on AFRL/RY IR techniques and enhancements that are necessary to meet cutting edge and emerging warfighter needs. Emphasis is placed on improvements to data accuracy, repeatability, uncertainty reduction, and traceability, as well as, test efficiency. This program encompasses a broad range of R&D activities and leverages multiple disciplines, completion of these objectives will include application of existing techniques and/or the development of new techniques in modeling, simulation, design, data collection, calibration, test and evaluation of sensor systems and subsystems.

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Program Goals

•TO 0002 – 3.1 VHF/UHF Direct Illumination Far Field Antenna Measurement System

– Implement and characterize system performance

– Frequency: 150 – 2000 MHz

– Effective aperture sizes: up to 10 feet

– Amplitude taper: less than 1 dB

– Phase taper: less than 22.5 degrees

– Full-polarization

– Characterize vs compact range performance, 400 – 2000 MHz

– Timeline: FY18 – FY19

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Program Goals

•TO 0002 – 3.2 Antenna and RCS Measurement System Performance Improvements and Characterization

– OrbitFR Sting Ray RCS/antenna measurement system

– Frequency: 2 – 18 GHz

– Test volume: 12’ d x 12’ l cylinder

– Full-polarization

– Optimize software processing workflow for suite of test report products and system/chamber diagnostics

– R&D incidental to RCS facility certification

– FY18 – FY20

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Niche Contract Option

•Niche Contract(s) – EO-RF Data Fusion

– Objective: Research and develop novel modeling & simulation techniques to

EO-RF data fusion from Near Earth Objects (NEOs).

• Develop and maintain digital models

• Upgrade and maintain simulation tools

• Analyze new concepts such as (but not limited to):

– Pre/post detection fusion methods

– Detection & tracking improvements

– Improved characterization

– Imaging

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•0900 Opening Remarks

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Questions