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3rd Annual
Military Featuring:
Paige Atkins, SES
Director, Defense Spectrum
Radar
Organization, DISA
TM
Col James Lovell, USAF
Commander, 751st Electronic
Systems Group (JSTARS)
Multi-functional radar and cohesive system integration Col James W. Shaw, USAF
Commander 851st Electronic
October 26 – 28, 2009 / Washington, DC Metro Area Systems Group (MP-RTIP)
Dr. Lawrence Schuette
Director of Innovation, Office
Don’t miss expert briefings on integrated radar systems of Naval Research
and the latest developments in radar technology Dr. Bruce Danly
Superintendent Radar
• Listen to innovative perspectives on Naval radar research and
Division, US Naval Research
development
Laboratory
• Discover technological breakthroughs of Phased-Array Radar
• Explore open system architecture development and
implementation
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3rd Annual Who You Will Meet:
IDGA’s 3rd Annual Military Radar is a
Military forum on the challenges, requirements
and potential solutions for the
development and deployment of multi-
purpose and integrated radar systems.
You will have the unique opportunity to
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interact and network with a close-knit
TM community of military, government,
academic and private sector leaders with
job functions such as:
• Program Executive Officer
Multi-functional radar and cohesive system integration
• Program Manager / Director
• Technical Director
Dear Colleague,
• Senior Electronics Engineer
• Chief Design Engineer
As the US Military increasingly relies
on RF sensing systems for detailed • Principal Sensor Systems Engineer
situational awareness in increasing and accurate
ly more challenging theaters, the
advanced scalable, rapidly deployab DoD is calling for
le, and affordable radar systems that
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ing ISR architecture. All DoD Serv • Directors / Superintendents of
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the link between emerging tech
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Radar Challenges and Opportunities Radar Challenges and Monday,
Focus Day Opportunities Focus Day
Give time to the issues that
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October 26, 2009
This in-depth and interactive series of workshops will examine current research and
development for future military radar technology and compact application
pre-conference Radar Challenges capabilities. During this Radar Challenges and Opportunities Focus Day, you can
and Opportunities Focus Day expect:
and dedicate more time to • Smaller, classroom-style sessions
interaction and networking in a • In-depth discussions with the class leaders and fellow attendees
classroom environment. • Coverage of everything from emerging technology to challenges and limitations of current
systems
7:30 am Registration and Coffee
8:00 am – 10:00 am The inception of gap-free radar system
Advances in Communication Technology: Developing Spaceborne Radar Systems
Recent advances in commercial communications satellite technology are • Benefits of space system compared to current radar systems
enablers for much larger power-aperture spaceborne radar systems than • Developing gap-free radar
any system that is currently operational or in development.
How you will benefit:
These advances make feasible the development of truly persistent, nearly • Discover opportunities with spaceborne radar
gap-free radar spacecraft constellations, from medium Earth orbit or even • Learn about spaceborne radar applications
from geosynchronous orbit. Applications include climate/weather • Gain insight into the radar systems of the future
monitoring, such as hurricane mapping, and military surveillance using
both SAR and moving-target-indication radar modes. Session Leader:
Dr. David A. Whelan, NAE Chief Scientist, Integrated Defense
What will be covered: Systems & VP-GM, Phantom Works, The Boeing Company
• Advances in satellite technology
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Effects of different platforms and modes on radar systems
Recent Challenges Facing Current Radar Systems
As radar systems become more advanced and intricate there are also new • Recognizing and overcoming common systems challenges
problems that are arising that have never previously been addressed.
While creating cohesive and multi functional radar to act on different How you will benefit:
• Develop a better understanding of current limitations in order to
systems it is increasingly important to know how the choice of platforms
and modes influence interoperability of the system. develop practical solutions
• Recognize how different modes and platforms interact with one
Despite radar systems advances and overall advances in radar technology there another and how this will aid in design
are some things that cannot be escaped. Radar systems still face limitations • Gain insight into how to over come design and interoperability flaws of
due to the laws of physics and geometry. By understanding the limitations that current radar systems
are faced we are one step closer to overcoming those challenges.
Session Leader:
What will be covered: Dr. Michael Zatman, Chief Scientist, QinetiQ North America
• Limitations of radar systems due to geometry and physics Technology Solutions Group
• Effects of different platforms and modes on current radar systems
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch will be served
1:15 pm – 3:15 pm Speed optimizations that accelerate algorithms enabling real-time performance
Radar Signal Processing in High Clutter and Issues with SBIR for Small Firms
Radar systems are being tasked with new challenges: to detect small objects What will be covered:
earlier (periscope, personnel, asymmetrical threats) in more complex • Advances in radar and sonar signal processing in heavy tailed clutter
environments (sea clutter, electrical and mechanical interference, • Real-time performance of radar systems due to optimization
heterogeneous environments in urban or littoral regions). Reliably detecting • Partnering with the DoD and Tier 1 companies to promote product
small targets in such environments is a challenging task, and traditional linear
filters perform poorly. We have developed innovative algorithms for filtering How you will benefit:
• Advances in signal processes directly correlate to designing systems
heavy tailed noise using stable distributions in a NavAir Phase II SBIR. We will
give an overview of these techniques and demonstrate significant with complete interoperability
• Knowing how smaller contractors obtain contracts and what is
improvement in detection ability over conventional linear methods. Our
STABLE software is a unique commercial grade library that implements these expected of them when dealing with the DoD
• Insights into improvements to image creation in radar and sonar
methods. We will also discuss some issues with SBIRs for small firms: start-up
problems, attracting and keeping good people when there is no job security, applications
visa issues, security clearance, difficulties in commercialization/Phase III, “not- Session Leader:
invented here” attitude at large contractors. Dr. John Nolan, President/CEO, Robust Analysis Inc
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Understand the latest in radar system integration
Emerging Radar Technology that Improves Interoperability
Radar technology has been improving consistently over the past decade, • Infrastructure considerations for new technology
striving for complete operational awareness. Threats from enemies who
use unconventional tactics and methods has led to an increased need for How will you benefit:
interoperable radar systems that can communicate in real time. This • Get the latest on radar system communication
workshop will review some of the new technologies in sensors, advanced • Understand the use of radar sensors in different operational capacities
imaging, and digital processing and how they might be adopted for our • Survey cutting edge technology with a practical approach to its uses
radar network.
Session Leader:
What will be covered: This session will be lead by senior professional currently leading
• Adaptable component systems for radar system integration the way in radar system technology.
• Design techniques to improve intra-communication throughout radar
networks
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Main Conference Days
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Wednesday, October 28, 2009
7:15 Registration and Coffee 7:15 Registration and Coffee
8:00 Welcome and Chairperson’s Opening Remarks 8:00 Welcome and Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Dr. Joe Guerci, Consultant and IEEE Warren D. White Award Dr. Joe Guerci, Consultant and IEEE Warren D. White Award
Recipient 2007 Recipient 2007
8:15 An Overview of Current Trends and Technology 8:15 Radar Open System Architecture Development and
Morning
Keynote
Developments in Radar Implementation
Dr. Joe Guerci, Consultant and IEEE Warren D. White Award • Computer capabilities continue to rapidly increase, allowing continual
Recipient 2007 – Conference Chairperson improvement in sensor performance
• Open System radar hardware and software architectures have been
8:55 Never Ending Saga of Radar/Phased-Array developed that are predominantly machine-independent
Breakthroughs • Demonstrated approach and implementation for defense system radars
• A/C MMIC AESAs and 4- & 3-Faced Shipborne Arrays Around the Dr. Marc D. Bernstein, Associate Director, MIT Lincoln Laboratories
World
• Digital Beam Forming: A/D at every element 8:55 Cognitive Tracking Radar: The First Experimental Results
• Metamaterials: “Superlens Lens” focus beyond diffraction limit • Primary communication resources, namely, transmitted power and channel
• MEMRISTORS: Do what brain does in a shoe box
bandwidth
Morning
Keynote
Dr. Eli Brookner, Principal Engineering Fellow, Raytheon and • The two primary types of switching: circuit switching and packet switching
Recipient, 2006 IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies • Communications channels for the transportation of information-bearing
and Applications signals from the transmitter to receiver
Dr. Simon Haykin, Director Cognitive Systems Laboratory, McMaster
9:35 Networking Break University
10:20 Advanced Multi-Function/Multi-Int for Layered 9:35 Networking Break
Sensing
•Multi-Function/Multi-Int RF 10:20 Foliage Penetration Radar
•Distributed RF • Mature technology for both military and environmental monitoring
•Wave Form Diversity applications
William E. Moore, AFRL/RYO Sensors Directorate Senior Planner • System and signal processing techniques, and clutter models
• Synthetic Aperture Radar, Ground Moving Target Indication, terrain
11:00 MP-RTIP: Future Radar of the GLOBAL HAWK mapping and polarimetry
• Ability to detect, track and identify both stationary and moving ground Dr. Mark Davis, Medavis Consulting, Fellow of the IEEE and Military
vehicles Sensing Symposia, and a member of the IEEE Radar Systems Panel
• Modular technology builds on the demonstrated value and capability of
the JSTARS system 11:00 Perspectives on Naval Radar Research and Development
• Adaptability to both manned and unmanned systems •Ensuring long-term health of naval radar research and development in
Col James W. Shaw, USAF, Commander 851st Electronic Systems government, university and corporate laboratories
Group (MP-RTIP) •Perspective on exciting future trends in the military radar world
Dr. Bruce Danly Superintendent Radar Division, US Naval Research
11:40 Lunch Laboratory
1:00 Innovations of Naval Radar Systems 11:40 Lunch
• Exploitation of multispectral and broadband sensors, both undersea &
Afternoon Keynote
remote, for maritime ISR, ASW & MIW 1:00 Use of Technologies to Mitigate Radar Spectrum
• Assimilation of multiple and varied data streams into predictive models
Challenges
Afternoon Keynote
and simulations • Utilize spectrum as the foundation for wireless capabilities, which are
• New classification algorithms providing next generation capability for
essential to extending "power to the edge"
open architecture systems • A robustly networked force improves information sharing
• Automated target recognition signal processing for highly cluttered • Information sharing enhances the quality of information and shared
undersea environments situational awareness
Dr. Lawrence Schuette, Director of Innovation, Office of Naval • Shared situational awareness enables collaboration and self-
Research synchronization, and enhances sustainability and speed
Paige Atkins, SES, Director of Defense Spectrum Organization, DISA
1:40 Round Table Discussion: Public-Private Partnerships for
Military Radar Technology 1:40 JSTARS Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar
Take part in facilitated roundtable discussions about successful System, USA
collaboration between government agencies and industry innovators, and • Radar operation and control system
how your organization can benefit from future partnerships. If you are an • Providing real time information with intelligence support
expert in military radar system design and business development, and are • Benefits of having a joint radar system
interested in being a table moderator, contact sherryl.jacobs@idga.org. Col James Lovell, USAF, Commander, 751st Electronic Systems Group
(JSTARS)
2:20 Networking Break
2:20 Networking Break
2:50 Ballistic Missile Defense System: THAAD
• Supporting the THAAD air defense system providing long range 2:50 COBRA DANE Radar Sustainment
detection of incoming theater ballistic missiles • Ongoing challenges and sustaining CD
• "Hit to kill" destruction of a unitary (non-separating) target • Providing midcourse coverage for the BMDS
• Threat attack early warning, threat cueing, and launch and impact • System engineering for sustaining and enhancing radar operations
point estimation Tony Palubin, Technical Advisor, AFTAC
John Daniels, Program Director of Sensors, MDA
3:30 MIMO GMTI: Theory and Waveform Limitations
3:30 Ballistic Missile Defense System: AN/TPY-2 • Introduction to MIMO radar concepts
• Detect, track and discriminate ballistic missile threats • Explanation of theoretical MIMO GMTI performance advantages
• The forward based discrimination function and Hercules discrimination • Discussion of practical limitations due to waveform constraints
radar • Description of system in which performance advantages can be practically
• Intercept assessment to support the decision to commit additional
achieved
interceptors Dr. Dan Bliss, Advanced Sensor Techniques Group, MIT Lincoln Labs
Frank McKeen, Chief Engineer, MDA
4:10 End of Main Conference
4:10 End of Day One
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Experience the
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presents a training conference:
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detection!
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3rd Annual
Military Featuring:
Paige Atkins, SES
Director, Defense Spectrum Organization,
DISA
Radar
Col James Lovell, USAF
TM Commander, 751st Electronic Systems
Group (JSTARS)
Col James W. Shaw, USAF
Commander 851st Electronic Systems
Group (MP-RTIP)
Multi-functional radar and cohesive system integration Dr. Lawrence Schuette
Director of Innovation, Office of Naval
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