Test & Evaluation/Science & Technology Program
Test Instrumentation Conference 2012
AIST Overview Briefing
17 May 2012
George Shoemaker, Ph.D.
AIST Executing Agent
Phone: 401-832-5304
Email: [email protected]
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AIST TTA Overview
AIST will advance the field of device physics by investigating innovative
materials, MEMS sensors, advanced platform-level data management, human
systems integration, range environmental encroachment and novel sensor
packaging technologies to support T&E of warfighting systems
TSPI High accuracy & continuous TSPI for
high speed/high-G & GPS-degraded
environments
Advanced Sensors Non-Intrusive, miniature and
hardened for harsh environments
Non-Intrusive Instrumentation Advanced data acquisition,
processing, mining, & storage
Advanced Energy & Power Next generation hybrid ionic, fuel cell
based & harvesting techniques
Range Environmental
Encroachment Unique test technology of high interest
Human Systems Man-machine interface & cognitive
workload assessment
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Developmental Tests Operational Tests
Live Fire Tests
I. Time, Space, Position Information (TSPI) II. Advanced Sensors III. Advanced Energy & Power Systems IV. Non-Intrusive Instrumentation V. Range Environmental Encroachment VI. Human Systems
Advanced Instrumentation Systems
Technology Mission
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AIST Technology
Requirements Overview
Environmental Sensors
Pressure Sensors
Digital Communications Test Data Bus (DCTDB)
Thermal Sensors
Strain Sensors Position Sensors
Supports T&E from the bottom of the sea to the exoatmosphere
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Inertial Doppler Radio Locator
Robust Holographic Optical Memory
Ultra High Dynamics GPS
AIST Process
Non-Lethal Personnel Control
Counter- MADPADS, RAM
Infrastructure
Suppression Counter-Mine/IED
Missile
Defense
T&
E C
apabili
ty
Requirem
ents
M&
S
Syste
m
Test
Fie
ld
Test
Propagation Modeling
Model Validation
Beam Characterization
Target Susceptibility
Interoperability
Energy on Target
Target Response
Near Term Mid Term Far Term
Required S&T
Advanced
Sensors
TSPI
Advanced
Energy & Power
NII T&E/S&T Focus Area and Project Names
FOCUS AREA: NON-INTRUSIVE INSTRUMENTATION (NII) Non intrusive sensors,
data storage, and power
sources to provide
continuous, non-
obtrusive T&E
AMFTI: Advanced Munitions
Flight Test Instrumentation
CHDS: Compact Holographic
Data Storage
DCTDB: Digital
Communications Test Data
Bus
HEDFS: Harsh Environment
D-Fiber Sensors
HMCU: Holographic Memory
Cube Upgrade
HSTD: High Speed and
Temperature Diagnostics
MEMS FO: Microelectro-
mechanical System Fiber
Optic
MSGSA:Multi-species Gas Sensor Array
OBWDC: Onboard Wireless
Data Communications
OMEA: Open Modular
Embedded Architecture
MOPS: MEMS Optical Pressure Sensor
Instrumentation
SPC: Self-Powered Chip
UHDGPS: Ultra High Dynamics GPS
WLPS: Wideband Location
Positioning System
OMEA
DCTDB
HSTD
SPC
OBWDC
WLPS
HEDFS
MEMS FO
HMCU
Synthetic Instrumentation
Low Power Instrumentation
Distributed Autonomous Test Instrumentation Control
Miniaturized Reduced Weight Sensor Instrumentation Packaging
Advanced Data Processing, Mining and Fusion Algorithms
Human Performance instrumentation
Vehicle Power Lines as Data bus Alternative High Density Micro-Power Sources
Non-intrusive Network Interfaces
Techniques for Applying Metadata
Compact High Capacity Data Recorders
Anti-jam Processing Techniques for NII
Tunable MEMS Transceiver
TSPI on a Chip
Electro-Adhesives
System of Systems Data Collection Techniques
Inertial Reference Instrumentation
Energy Harvesting Techniques
Telemetry on a Chip
= Funded Project
= Planned Efforts
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Data Storage
Sensors
Architecture
Power
TSPI
AMFTI
MOPS
UHDGPS
MSGSA
AIST Roadmap
Advanced Technology
Demonstration Programs
T&E Gaps
High Interest Studies,
(e.g., Next-Gen TSPI)
DoD
Strategic
Plan
AIST WG
Range
Environmental
Encroachment
Human
Systems
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TSPI for Individual Warfighters without GPS
High-Dynamic Conditions – High Dynamic Aircraft
– Small High Dynamic Guided Weapons
– Hypersonic Munitions
Undersea TSPI – Swimmers and Divers
– Non-cooperating Weapons
– Super Cavitating Weapons
Future Technology Opportunities
– Precision Guided Munitions
– Chem/Bio cloud
– Low-Observable
Systems
– Plasma Effects
Advanced TSPI Overview
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• Emerging challenges for Time-Space-
Position Information (TSPI) instrumentation
– Test operations in GPS-blocked environments
(urban, caves, dense foliage, undersea)
– Operation in a tactical GPS-jamming
environment
– Hypersonic vehicles in a
plasma field
– Micro autonomous systems
– Low Observable (LO) Systems
that can not mount external
instrumentation
Advanced Instrumentation Systems Technology Advanced TSPI Operational Constraints
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AIST Advanced Sensors Overview
Applications Physical
Transduction
Miniaturization
Electrical
Magnetic
Acoustic
Optical
Chemical
Biologic
Mechanical
Thermal
Knowledge Generation
Measurement
Generation
Integration
SOC
AIST Sensors -Physical phenomenon
-Transduction to signals
-Conversion to data
-Process into information
-Translate into knowledge
- Misc (calibration, reuse, range, ...)
Fabrication
Synthetic Sensors
Data Fusion
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Advanced Sensors Topics
1. Body Armor Blunt Trauma Evaluation
2. Angle of Incidence/Stores Separation Measurements
3. Advanced Optical and Acoustic Instrumentation
4. Station Keeping Buoys for Sea Ranges
5. Warfighter/Weapon Position and Orientation
6. Weapon System Orientation
7. Supercavitating Vehicle Cavity Sensing
8. Non-traditional Sensors
9. Munition/Warhead Characterization Testing
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Advanced Energy & Power Overview
Energy & Power sources are needed to support test and
evaluation of systems of all sizes covering a broad range
of operating environments
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Advanced Power & Energy Topics
1. Energy & Power for Soldier System Instrumentation
2. Energy & Power for Weapon Systems Instrumentation
3. Energy & Power for Military Vehicle Instrumentation
4. Energy & Power for Embedded Sensors
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AIST Non-Intrusive Instrumentation
MEMS Shear
Stress Fiber Optic
Sensor
IEEE 1451 ZigBee™
Wideband
-45
-40
3.1
-50
-55
-60
-65
-70
-75
0.96 1.61
1.99
10.6
UW
B E
IRP
Emis
sion
Lev
el in
dB
m/M
Hz
C Band PRN Spectrum
4.575 MHz Center 915 CHIP
RATE
Frequency in GHz (log scale) 101
100
FCC UWB Outdoor Emission Limit
Massive
Storage
Wireless Comms
Non-Intrusive Instrumentation Data Management Reduced Size, Weight & Power (SWaP)
Microelectronics
Thin-Film Li Ion
“Orange Gear”
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Non-Intrusive Instrumentation Topics
1. Non-Intrusive Instrumentation Data Management
Techniques
2. Decreased Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) of Non-
Intrusive Instrumentation
LiNbO3 Holocube
Micro Sensors
Magnetic Resonance Gyro
Doppler Radar Antenna
Micro UAV
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Advanced Instrumentation Systems Technology
Range Environmental Encroachment
Advanced Marine Mammal Vocalization and Signal
Processing
– Classification to species level
– Algorithms for auto-classification
– Enhanced methods to support testing
The Bahamas Tongue of the
Ocean with AUTEC range
outlined. Stranding locations
of beaked whales are
indicated with red (Zc) and
yellow (Md) dots, larger dots
represent strandings of 2
individuals.
Mysticete Vocalizations
March 15, 2000
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AIST Human Systems Topics
1. Assessing Cognitive State and Measuring Cognitive
Workload
• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Functional Near-Infrared (fNIR) Spectroscopy
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AIST Existing Efforts
• Projects – Inertial Doppler Radio Locator (IDRL)
– Robust Holographic Optical Memory (RHOM)
– Advanced Sensor Reversible Attachment Technology (ASRAT)
– Warfighter Inertial Tracking System (WITS)
– Asynchronous Distributed GPS (ASYGPS)
– Ultra High Dynamics GPS Receiver (UHDGPS)
– Marine Mammal Effects from T&E on Ocean Ranges (METEOR)
• Studies
– Emerging Microsystems Technology Transition (EMTT)
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Advanced Instrumentation Systems
Technology Points of Contact
• Executing Agent – George Shoemaker, Ph.D., Naval Undersea Warfare Center, 1176 Howell St,
Bldg 1351, Newport, RI 02841-1708, 401-832-5304,
• Deputy Executing Agent – Mr. Tom Fulton, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, 1176 Howell St, Bldg 1351,
Newport, RI 02841-1708, 401-832-6076, [email protected]
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Description – Validate future GPS TSPI requirements for
new GPS signals, enhanced receiver performance and
performance impact in GPS denied situations
• Analyze architectures for GPS TSPI receiver functions
•Study implications of transitioning the technology to an
Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
•Assessment of cost versus TSPI unit capability:
•Technical benefits, Technical risks, Timelines for
development of TSPI GPS ASIC receiver technology
Current Status – Requirements gathering and validation
Transition Partner / Date
TRMC/1st QTR FY13
Start / Finish: Jun 07– Dec 12
Key Future Events / FY12 Plans
15 May 22, 2012: Air & Missile systems
requirements validation meeting, Las
Vegas, NV
July 2012: GPS TSPI Requirements IPR
QinetiQ, Bedford, UK
Domain: Advanced TSPI
Ultra High Dynamics GPS Receiver (UHDGPS)
FY12 Accomplishments
Conducted Post Award Conference (PAC)
Held first requirements validation meeting for
warfighters and low-dynamic ground systems
Transition architecture & performance analysis
Enhanced architecture options for ASIC
transition
Deliverables
Architecture analysis, ASIC transition report and
final project briefing
100 times more capable than current SoA
Performance at 1000g and 8.5 km/sec
3 million search windows at 348 million searches/sec
Fast time to first fix of <0.5 sec
3 Freq
Hybrid
L1, L2, L5
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FY12 Accomplishments
Developed hardware prototype GPS node with
RF inter-node ranging capabilities/ad hoc
network connectivity
Tested prototype using HIL simulation
Completing hardware/software integration
Demo the proposed technology in a GPS-
degraded area
Deliverables
25 Hardware prototype nodes, software & demo
Description - Develop hardware prototype
GPS node with RF inter-node ranging
capabilities/ad hoc network connectivity:
Develop ASYGPS algorithm in
simulation considering data exchange
among all nodes
Develop simulation environment with
H/W in the loop capability.
Build hardware and evaluate Network
stability, RF channel utilization for
ranging, Resource starvation, Data
latency
Current Status – completing integration
testing
Transition Partner / Date
JUTC/4th QTR FY12
Start / Finish: May 10– Aug 12
Key Future Events / FY12 Plans
June-July, 2012: Field Demonstration
Intelligent Automation Inc. (IAI), Rockville, MD
Domain: Advanced TSPI
Asynchronous Distributed GPS (ASYGPS)
True position
Estimated Position
Infrastructure
Node
2 satellites
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FY12 Accomplishments
High-level design of hardware and software
Mitigation of operational challenges
Implement full data processing software
Performance and error modeling
Validation of system performance and component
requirements testing ahead of the PDR
Deliverables
Four prototype WITS units, user manuals and
executable SW. User demo and test report
Description – Develop self-contained, wide-area,
accurate, continuous, and integrate-able TSPI
technology that can operate seamlessly where GPS is
unavailable, such as indoors, urban environments,
underground, etc., as well as outdoors.
• Provide sub-meter geolocation error for greater
that 2 hours.
• Implement distance measuring radio that achieves
1-cm 1-σ boot-to-boot ranging accuracy.
• Implement automated data processing that is
accurate, stable, and power efficient.
Current Status – completing Ph 1 integration testing
Transition Partner / Date
JUTC/4th QTR FY13
Start / Finish: Sep 11– Jun 14
Key Future Events / FY12 Plans
Apr 23, 2012: Preliminary Design Review
(PDR)
May 7, 2012: Phase II Decision Meeting
ENSCO, Inc., Springfield, VA
Domain: Advanced TSPI
Warfighter Inertial Tracking System (WITS)
Boot-to-Boot Ranging Phase III Configuration
4.3”
3.2”
2.0”
2.4”
0.75”
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FY12 Accomplishments
Interfaced Doppler FPGA breadboard to
DSP
Completed spiral #2 doppler radar
Developed radio ranging techniques and
base station
Completing Phase II system integration
Deliverables
12 IDRL mobile units ;Four Fixed
Beacons, One base station. User demo and
test report
Description - Develop high precision TSPI RF
ranging capability to operate in complex terrain
with signal blockage and multipath propagation
yielding accuracy of <1 meter
• Use Advanced Doppler velocimeter technology
to demonstrate a producable, low-cost
velocimeter
• Remaining sensors will be COTS
• System must provide 13cm positioning
accuracy in a GPS-challenged environment
Current Status – completing Ph II integration
testing
Transition Partner / Date
JUTC/4th QTR FY13
Start / Finish: Jun 10– Jul 13
Key Future Events / FY12 Plans
May 10-24, 2012: Field Demonstration
at Playas, NM
Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA
Domain: Advanced TSPI
Inertial Doppler Radio Locator (IDRL)
1.25” “
2.“
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Description - Develop film adhesive for use
with electrically releasing (ER) foil patch
exhibiting:
• pressure sensitive (PSA) properties in
uncured state,
• triggered on-demand RT cure
• triggered internal mechanism for active
benign removal from surfaces
Improve service temperature range and
environmental durability
Current Status – completing Ph I adhesive
development and testing
Transition Partner / Date
Eglin AFB and ATC/1st QTR FY14
Start / Finish: Aug 11– Aug 14
Key Future Events / FY12 Plans
June 27, 2012: Phase II Decision
Meeting
EIC Laboratories, Norwood, MA
Domain: Advanced Sensors
Advanced Sensor Reversible Attachment Technology (ASRAT)
FY12 Accomplishments
Developing film adhesive possessing an externally
triggered rapid room temperature cure
Modifying film adhesive to provide immediate tack and
green strength prior to cure
Completed Interim Project Review
Demonstrate benign solvent removal of cured film
adhesive
Deliverables
Easy to use, reversible high strength attachment
suitable for use on wide range of aircraft, vehicles and
substrates. User demo and test report
+_
Power Source
50 volts d.c.
Electrically
Releasing Epoxy
Anodic Metal
Substrate
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Description – Develop inherently robust massive
onboard data storage capability with the following
goals:.
• high capacity (4 TB, near-term; 8 TB, mid-term; 16
TB, long-term),
•I/O speeds (1Gbps near, 3Gbps mid, 10Gbps long-
term)
•low volume and weight (1000 cm3, 2 kg, near; 100
cm3, 500 g, long)
•field environment (-20°C to 1200C, near-term; -
50°C to 350°C, long-term)
•high survivability (35 G, near-term; 50 G, long-term)
Current Status – subsystem simulation & design and
risk mitigation leading to breadboard development
testing
Transition Partner / Date
WSMR and Edwards AFB/4th QTR FY14
Start / Finish: Aug 11– Sep 14
Key Future Events / FY12 Plans
May 22, 2012: Risk retirement review meeting
Oct, 2012: RHOM Phase I demo
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA
Domain: Non-intrusive Instrumentation
Robust Holographic Optical Memory (RHOM)
FY12 Accomplishments
Denisyuk orthogonality was experimentally
verified thus, holographic pages can be addressed
purely electronically (not optically)
Developed high-density volume-holographic
(polymeric) medium
Major rescaling factors have been identified,
leading to memory capacity of exabyte (1018 B) or
even zettabyte (1021 B).
Design and build bench-level breadboard
Deliverables
Robust, compact RHOM prototype system
demonstrated in a simulated operational (onboard)
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Description – Determine features and establish
statistics for detection and classification of
beaked whale buzz clicks and selected small
delphinid and baleen species
• Develop real-time detection/classification
algorithms that can efficiently monitor 200
hydrophones @ 96 kHz.
• Demonstrate performance in-situ on Navy T&E
ranges
Current Status – Phase I data collection
establishing feature sets and development of
classifiers to support laboratory algorithm testing
Transition Partner / Date
Navy Ranges (AUTEC, SCORE, PMRF)/4th QTR
FY14
Start / Finish: Aug 11– Aug 14
Key Future Events / FY12 Plans
9-10 May 22, 2012: Interim Project
Review, SPAWARSYSCOM, San Diego, CA
July 2012: Phase II decision meeting
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI
Domain: Range Environmental Encroachment
Marine Mammal Effects from T&E on Ocean Ranges (METEOR)
FY12 Accomplishments
Developed an initial prototype Blainville’s beaked
whale forage/buzz click detector/classifiers
Identifying candidate odontocete & baleen
classifiers/feature sets
Develop candidate classifiers and data sets for
baleen whales
Deliverables
Working real-time classifiers for beaked and
candidate small odontocete and mysticete species
implemented on Navy ranges
Blainville’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)
AUTEC – Tongue of the Ocean
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