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L O C K H E E D M A R T I N. GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. SLAAC / ECMA Demonstration. USC. DARPA. DARPA. Thursday 25 March 1999. ACS Research Community. L O C K H E E D M A R T I N. GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. SLAAC Affiliates. Sonar Beamforming. DARPA. DARPA. Ultra Wide-

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  1. L O C K H E E D M A R T I N GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SLAAC / ECMA Demonstration USC DARPA DARPA Thursday 25 March 1999

  2. ACS Research Community L O C K H E E D M A R T I N GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SLAAC Affiliates Sonar Beamforming DARPA DARPA Ultra Wide- Band Coherent RF NUWC IR ATR NVL LANL Sandia UCLA BYU SAR/ ATR Sandia Multi- dimensional Image Processing LANL USC ISI Component Developers Lockheed Martin SLAAC Developers Electronic Counter- measures Challenge Problem Owners Applications 05/18/98

  3. SLAAC / ECMA GOALS : • Demonstrate That Nonlinear ECMA Functions can be Efficiently Implemented in an Adaptive Computing Environment • Demonstrate that SLAAC / ECMA Can Reconfigure to Adapt to a Changing Threat • Demonstrate that New Capability Can be Easily Added to a SLAAC / ECMA Configuration • Provide a Transition Path for SLAAC / ECMA to be Implemented in a Real- Time Tactical System CHALLENGE PROBLEM : Existing Tactical Electronic Counter-Measures Equipment is Not Adaptable to a Changing Threat and Does Not Readily Support Real-Time Reconfiguration or Long Term Modification SLAAC / ECMA TEAM : • USC-ISI : • Lockheed Martin GES : - SLAAC Reference Architecture - ECMA Algorithm Specification Definition - Signal Processing Data Capture - SLAAC Software Tools Expertise and Synthetic Data Generation - SLAAC Mapping Expertise - Signal Processing Analysis and Verification - Assist GES in Algorithm Modeling - Assist USC-ISI in Algorithm Mapping - SLAAC Tactical Hardware - Tactical Equipment Recommendations Configurations (SLAAC II) and Tactical Interface Identification

  4. ECMA Frame AEGIS CRUISER WITH AN/SPY-1 RADAR ECMA ECMA Frame Performs Electronic Counter-Measures Assessment for the AN/SPY-1 Radar on AEGIS Cruisers and Destroyers AN/SPY-1 GSA CABINET (4 BAY)

  5. Legacy AN/SPY-1 Electronic Countermeasures Assessment (ECMA) ECMA • Function • - Provide Countermeasures Analysis • and Jamming Analysis Processing • Characteristics • - Small Scale & Medium Scale • Integrated Circuits (1970s) • - Hard Wired Module Functions • - Non-Linear Processing Functions • - Aluminum Backplane • - 6 Foot High 19” Equipment Rack • Limitations • - Fixed Configuration • - Not Adaptable to Changing Threat • - Difficult and Costly to Modify • - Consumes Entire Frame (10% of DSP) • - No Room for Growth AN/SPY-1 GSA CABINET (4 BAY)

  6. Adaptive Computing-Based ECMA Signal Processor (SLAAC/ECMA) • Function • - Provide Functionality Identical to the • Tactical ECMA Processor • Characteristics • - Utilize Modern High Density, High • Speed COTS FPGAs • - Module Functions Programmed via • VHDL on COTS ACS Modules • - Same (as Tactical) Processing Functions • - Single COTS or Ruggedized VME Nest • Advantages • - Provides Real-Time Reconfiguration • For the Current Threat • - Provides Adaptability to Future Threats • - COTS SLAAC Modules Provide Size • Reduction (Approximately 90%) • - Easy to Modify (VHDL Modifications) • - Partially Populated VME Nest (<50%) • - Room for Growth Desktop PC AMS Wildforce Board VME Nest CSPI 2641 Board SLAAC II Board SLAAC COTS ECMA NEST (6U VME)

  7. SLAAC / ECMA Implementation • ECMA Functions • Eight Existing and One • Enhanced ECMA Functions • Successfully Modelled • Board Tests for Five ECMA • Functions Complete • SLAAC Hardware • Initial VHDL Mapping to AMS • Wildforce Board in PC Desktop • Transition VHDL Algorithms to • SLAAC II / CSPI VME Nest • 3Q99 Demo (Goal) of Above • Algorithms on SLAAC II /CSPI • VME Nest • Early (March) Demonstration • AMS Wildforce in Desktop PC • Data Captured from SPY ECMA • Two SLAAC ECMA Functions • compared to SPY ECMA ECMA Function 1: SPY ECMA Input Data SPY ECMA Output Data SLAAC ECMA Output Data

  8. Benefits of Adaptive Computing Technology for SPY ECMA • Benefits • - ACS FPGAs Provide for Higher Speed • Operation . . . Enables Multiplexing • - ACS FPGAs Provide Much Higher Gate • Densities . . . More Functions per Board • - ACS FPGAs Provide For Reconfiguration • . . . Adaptability to the Changing Threat • . . . Implementation of New Functions • - ACS FPGAs Provide a Better Solution • Than Programmable Processors (e.g • PowerPC) for Some Applications SPY ECMA Function 1 SPY ECMA Function 2 • ECMA Function 1 Utilizes 14% of 1 Wildforce FPGA (XC4062) and 2.8% of the Wildforce Board • ECMA Function 2 Utilizes 10% of 1 Wildforce FPGA (XC4062) and 2.0% of the Wildforce Board Annapolis Wildforce Board • ECMA Function 1 Utilizes 5.8% of 1 SLAAC II FPGA (XC40150) and 0.97% of the SLAAC II Board • ECMA Function 2 Utilizes 4.1% of 1 SLAAC II FPGA (XC40150) and 0.68% of the SLAAC II Board USC-ISI SLAAC II Board COTS ACS / SLAAC Modules Provide Significant Size & Cost Reduction

  9. SLAAC / ECMA Activities . . . Where Do We Go From Here? • Ongoing Activities • SLAAC / ECMA Pursuits • - Pre-Demonstration at SLAAC - Development of Tactical SLAAC / • Retreat (3/99) ECMA Architecture Design • - SLAAC / ECMA Demonstrations - Demonstration of SLAAC / ECMA • DARPA ITO Demo (3Q 1999) With a Tactical SPY-1 System • Navy (PMS400) Demo (3Q 1999) • - Navy (PMS400) Technical Instruction • to Investigate Real-Time Interfaces • Between SLAAC / ECMA and the • AN/SPY-1 B/D or D(V) Tactical • Signal Processor • - Investigation of Enhanced ECMA Functions • - Implementation of a Transition to • Production Program for Forward • Fit and Backfit Tactical SLAAC / ECMA Program Schedule 1998 1999 SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG Specify ECMA Algorithms Testbed Configuration & Assembly Demo. Scope & Definition Demo. Plan Algorithm Implementation Document Test Vector Simulation / Capture Document Verification & Test Document AMS -> SLAAC Conversion. DARPA Demo. (AMS / SLAAC I) DARPA Demo. (SLAAC II) Navy Demo. AEGIS Insertion Plan Final Report Real-Time Interface Definition (Navy TI) SLAAC/ECMA Scope Navy TI Scope

  10. SLAAC / ECMA Roadmap 4Q 1998 1Q 1999 2Q 1999 3Q 1999 4Q 1999 1Q 2000 2Q 2000 3Q 2000 4Q 2000 1Q 2001 2Q 2001 TRANSITION TO AN/SPY-1 PRODUCTION DARPA / USC SLAAC SLAAC / ECMA NAVY ACS / ECMA NEXT GENERATION RADAR SYSTEMS FUTURE SURFACE COMBATANTS XP_LEFT XP_LEFT XP_XBAR X1 X1 XP_XBAR XP_RIGHT PMC BUS XP_RIGHT XP_LEFT XP_LEFT X2 X2 XP_XBAR XP_XBAR XP_RIGHT XP_RIGHT PCI BUS AMS Wildforce Board USC-ISI SLAAC1 Board USC-ISI SLAAC2 Board Next Generation SLAAC Board • ACS-ECMA Potential : • Backfit for Cruisers and Destroyers (84 Ships) • Future Surface Combatants • Next Generation Radar Systems

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