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Spaceport Approach/Departure Safety (SPADS) System

Spaceport Approach/Departure Safety (SPADS) System. GFE: mount , optical, and IR Instrumentation. C2. C2. Optics/IR Imagery. Optics/IR Imagery. Radar Imagery. Radar Imagery. Radar TSPI. Radar TSPI. GPS TSPI. GPS TSPI. SPADS System Data Flow Block Diagram.

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Spaceport Approach/Departure Safety (SPADS) System

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  1. Spaceport Approach/Departure Safety (SPADS) System GFE: mount, optical, and IR Instrumentation

  2. C2 C2 Optics/IR Imagery Optics/IR Imagery Radar Imagery Radar Imagery Radar TSPI Radar TSPI GPS TSPI GPS TSPI SPADS System Data Flow Block Diagram Potential applications Space Operations Vehicle Radar Imagery VBITS Radar TSPI • Global Hawk swam • UCAV swarm • Bomb/missile scoring Optics/IR Imagery GPS TSPI GPS TSPI VBITS VBITS

  3. VBITS System Level Architecture Diagram Cross-Cutting Aircraft/UAV/UCAV Technology Applied to RDT&E Universal GPS Rx, GlobalStar and SSR TLM TX/RX ANTENNA Sensor Systems & AntCom, Ant. Manufacturers Transceiver #1 High Data Rate CommSat K/Ka/Ku 10-20Mbps Cmnd/CtrlDATA RS-485 FLIGHT TEST & CHECKOUT SYSTEM Pentium Computer Range Comm. Video / Imagery Data VBITS Checkout & Test TX Signal Strength, Dir. Coupler with Schottky Diode, Monitor by SIL Microcontroller DIPLEXOR 3/4 PATCH ANTENNA ARRAY ( 3 SPACED 120o , 1 in Z direction ) GPS RX Ashtech G-12HDMA . (RS-232/422) Globalstar Transceiver #2 1610-1626 MHz SIL MICRO- COMPUTER ANTENNA SWITCH/ COMBINER 3 or 4 Port RS-232 GlobalStar 9.6 KBaud exp. 56KB SMA CON. 50 Ohm RS-232 RS-422 TX#1 TX#2 RF TEST ADAPTOR High BW Video Or Imagery Data Sensors Video / Imagery Spec Dsn UART/DMA interface SIL DEVELOPED MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE POWERFUL MICROCOMPUTER FUNCTIONS FOR T&E MISSIONS: POWER SYS TURN ON/OFF: TX’S, GPS RX, IMU, Sensors, ANT., ETC. MOSFET SWITCHES SWITCHING REGULATOR 1. COMPUTER W/GPS OPTIMIZES STEERABLE PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA PERFORMANCE 1. I/O INTERFACE CONTROL OF GPS RECEIVER & GlobalStar MESSAGES. 2. DATA FORMATTING OF GPS RECEIVER, AIRCRAFT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR OUTPUT DATA FOR TRANSMISSION TO THE GROUND STATION. 3. CONNECTION TO AIRCRAFT Sensors thru TBD Spec Dsn Interface 4. POWER ON/OFF SWITCH FOR ALL INTERNAL VBITS COMPONENTS. 5. ACTIVE CONTROL AND MONITORING OF GPS RECEIVER & AIRCRAFT STATUS AND DATA PRIOR TO FLIGHT. FINAL TESTING & CHECKOUT. VBITS SYSTEM: ~0.3 cubic foot, approx15 lbs. in weight and <100 Watts in Power. + 28 VDC, 7.6AH Lithium Polymer Battery 5 Vdc MICRO CONTROLLER 300MHz Processor 2 Serial Ports- RS232/422/485 Watchdog Timer Real-Time Clock SDRAM-128Mb Non-Volatile Conf. RS-232 ASHTECH GPS RX RS-422, S-BAND TRANSMITTER Disk on Chip 512MB Mem. SIL, INC. Patent # 5,739,787 RS-485 LN-200 IMU INTERFACE SIL Daughter Card 4 Serial Ports RS-232/422/485 11 Chan. A/D-12 Bit DM6852 Digital I/O 8 Mosfets-4ASink and 24 Digital I/O thru AT Bus RS-485 VBITS WINDOWS CHECKOUT/INTERFACE SOFTWARE SENSOR INPUTS

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