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10/10/08 EMRS DTC - Bidders Conferences, Autumn 2008 1

Neil Whitehall - EMRS DTC Operations DirectorProf Keith Lewis - EMRS DTC Research Director

Derek Woods - Sub Contracts Manager, SELEX S&ASColin McCrae - Commercial Manager, SELEX S&AS

Tony Kinghorn - Research Theme Leader, RF SystemsIain Clark - Research Theme Leader, EO Systems

Stephen McGeoch - Research Theme Leader, EO SystemsPaul T Robertson - Research Theme Leader, Transduction Devices & Materials

Bryan Rickett - Research Theme Leader, Transducer Embedded Processing

Electro Magnetic Remote SensingDefence Technology Centre

- Bidders’ Conference


Introductions - Meet the Team

Prof Keith LewisEMRS DTC

Research Director

Neil WhitehallEMRS Operations

Director

Colin McCraeCommercial

Manager

Derek WoodsSub Contracts

Manager

Tony KinghornResearch Theme

Leader - RF Systems

Stephen McGeochResearch Theme

Leader - EO Systems

Iain ClarkResearch Theme

Leader - EO Systems

Paul T RobertsonResearch Theme

Leader - TDM

Bryan RickettResearch Theme

Leader - TEP


DISCLAIMERThis information is issued on behalf of the EMRS DTC Consortium.

The views expressed in this material and its associated oral presentation are the views of the authors, only.

The material and oral presentation are not put forward as the views of UK MOD.

No mention of capability gaps for UK forces is made or implied.

No mention of Special Forces deployment or capability gaps is made or implied.


Agenda

• 09:15 - 09:30 Arrive, Morning Coffee.

• 09:30 - 10:10 Our Approach to the EMRS DTC (Neil Whitehall)

• 10:10 - 10:30 Commercial, Contractual & IPR (Neil Whitehall)

• 10:30 - 12:00 Technical Programme (Keith Lewis)

• 12:00 – 12:30 Process (Neil Whitehall)

• 12:30 - 13:00 Lunch

• 13:00 - 14:00 Informal Discussion (Theme Leaders)

• 14:00 Close


Our Approach to the EMRS DTC

Neil WhitehallEMRS DTC Operations Director

SELEX Sensors & Airborne Systems Ltd.


Our Approach to the EMRS DTC• Our Approach to the EMRS DTC

– Structure, Organization & Commercial Framework

– Our Strategy for “Pull Through”

– The Programme Construction Methodology: Open Call for Research Proposals

– What Are We Looking For?

– Role of the Annual Technical Conference – Closing the Cycle.

– Summary


EMRS DTC - Structure

RF Systems EO Systems Transduction Devices& Materials

Transducer EmbeddedProcessing

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Research ThemeLeader

SELEX Galileo

Research ThemeLeader IPT

Research ProjectTeams

Defence TechnologyCentre OfficeResearch Director

Operations Director

DTC Supervisory BoardChairman x1

DTC Research Director x1

Industry x5Academics x2

MOD / Dstl x2(Associate Members x2)

SELEX S&AS LtdManagement Board

MOD Customer

PrimeContract

Joint Research ThemeLeaders

SELEX Galileo &THALES


Selex Galileo


Roke Manor Research

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Research Theme Leader IPTDr John Griffin

Chairman

Prof Keith LewisEMRS DTC

Research Director

MOD SIT DTIC- HITTL

Chief TechnologistSensors & Counter-

Measures (Dstl)

KnowledgeIntegrator - EOSystems (Dstl)

KnowledgeIntegrator- RF Systems (Dstl)

RF SystemsTheme Leader

Tony KinghornSELEX

EMRS DTCSupervisory Board

KnowledgeIntegrator -

Materials (Dstl)KnowledgeIntegrator -

Processing (Dstl)

EO SystemsTheme Leader

TransductionDevices &Materials

TransducerEmbeddedProcessing

Iain ClarkSELEX

Stephen McGeochTHALESMr Paul

RobertsonSELEX

Bryan RickettRoke Manor

Research

RTLIPT

DTC OfficeNeil Whitehall

EMRS DTCOps Director

Programme Co-ord (Dstl)


Our Strategy for “Pull Through”

TRL 1

TRL 2

TRL 3

TRL 4

TRL 5

TRL 6

TRL 7

TRL 8

TRL 9

EquipmentProgramme

Advanced / AppliedResearch

Basic / Corporate Research

Time

IncreasingTechnology

Maturity

TRL

HighTRL

MidTRL

LowTRL

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of R&D Activity

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Industry’s Chief Technology Officers (CTO) will work in a team with MoD Research Directors and Dstl Knowledge Integrators to select innovative research topics from universities, SMEs and research centres through open research competition.

The IPT will then give industrial research management to the activity, complementing the researcher’s normal academic supervision.

Research is fully funded. Exploitation rights are retained.Industry

CTO

“reach down”

“pull through”


Specifying the Military Research PortfolioPrevious

Operational Experience

Likely Future Operations

Capability Shortfall

System Solutions

Technology Shortfalls

Research Priorities

UK Defence Technology

Strategy

Systems Analysis

Refine

Technology Push

Refine

UK Defence Industrial Strategy


Specifying the EMRS-DTC Research PortfolioPrevious

Operational Experience

Likely Future Operations


System Solutions

Shared Vision on Technology Shortfalls

Shared Vision of Research Priorities

Agreed Priorities for EMRS DTC Call for Proposals

Systems Analysis

Refine

Technology PushRefine

Consortium view on technology opportunities, future equipment

needs of UK and overseas markets.

DTC Consortium has partial visibility of inputs above.Consortium views on Technology Shortfalls influenced by experience of current UK programmes and the needs of the current and future needs of the global defence market.

UK Defence Industrial & Technology

Strategy

Shared, Collaborative R&D Programme


Programme Construction Methodology

EMRS DTC create Bidders Conference Materials Contextual InformationMoDs Key DriversAn Accessible Domain DefinitionTerms, Conditions & IPRAn Application Process

MoD’s Key Drivers: Day and night, all weather capabilityLong range operationRapid, large area search capabilityDetection of low signature targets

Detection of camouflaged / concealed targetsAffordable, robust systems for military platformsCovert operationMulti-function detection / ID capability

Annual Call for Proposals (MoD Contracts Bulletin) - Supported by Regional Bidders Conferences

StandardSelectionMethod

MOD Performance Assessment FrameworkOperational Relevance (OR) Likelihood of Exploitation (LE)Builds Critical Technology (BCT)Scientific Quality / Innovation (SQI)

Science, Innovation & Technology Risk (SIT-R)

‘Benefit’ = (OR +LE+BCT+SQI)Overall Score = ‘Benefit’ & SIT-R

Selection Criteria:

£5M of Research ContractsYear 7: ~ Projects across

30+ Organisations


What Are We Looking For?

Traditional Technology “S” Curve Disruptive Technology “S” Curve

We are looking for providers of potentially disruptive technologies that can be inserted into defence applications, or tailored for defence applications.

A disruptive technology is one that offers the ability to change to basis of competition in a market segment, or provide a significant performance advantage over existing methods.


What Are We Looking For? An Example

Basis of competition in thedisk drive industry over time

Source: C. Christensen


Annual Technical Conference – Closing the Cycle

Joint Annual Technical Conference: Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th July 2009.

Conference will be held at Edinburgh International Conference Centre, EICC.

The purpose of this event is to disseminate the EMRS & SEAS DTC research output.

~100 Technical Papers will be presented from EMRS & SEAS DTC projects.

Approx 500 delegates - A Network that connects UK MOD, Industry & the Science Base.

The conference will also include a significant exhibition: 40+ exhibitors.

There are opportunities for companies to take:

Exhibition Stands.

Product Demonstration Rooms.

There will be the usual Networking Reception.

There will also be a Conference Dinner.

Contact Neil Whitehall for further information.


EMRS DTC: Summary

Builds a close working relationship with MoD

Research is highly relevant to the consortium companies businesses

Accesses substantial low-TRL research monies

Radical new concepts: Enable future product streams

Incremental improvements: Support current product streams

“Technology Push”: Innovative ideas are attracted towards industry

“Market Pull” - Selection Criteria: Product Impact & Exploitation Route

“Pull Through”: Testing ground for future concepts & enabling technologies

Supply Chain: Develop future key and strategic suppliers

Alliances: Supports construction of future collaborations at home and overseas

Annual conference: Initiate Knowledge Transfer & Link to Next Call for Proposals


EMRS DTC - Commercial, Contractual & IPR

Neil WhitehallEMRS DTC Operations Director

SELEX Sensors & Airborne Systems Ltd.


Contractual, Commercial & IPR

• Commercial, Contractual & IPR

– Contractual Framework

– Process Map

– Contractual Framework

– Intellectual Property

• Contractual Method

• Rights of MoD

• Rights of EMRS DTC

– Key Terms of Sub-Contract


EMRS DTC - Structure

RF Systems EO Systems Transduction Devices& Materials

Transducer EmbeddedProcessing

Project 1Project 2

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SELEX S&AS Ltd

Research ThemeLeader IPT

Research ProjectTeams

Defence TechnologyCentre OfficeResearch Director

Operations Director

DTC Supervisory BoardChairman x1

DTC Research Director x1

Industry x3Academics x3

MOD / Dstl x2(Associate Members x2)

SELEX S&AS LtdManagement Board

MOD Customer

PrimeContract

Joint Research ThemeLeaders

SELEX S&AS Ltd &THALES


SELEX S&AS Ltd


Roke Manor Research

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Process Map (1)

EMRS DTCFunding Approved

Science ProvidersInvited to Submit

ProposalsProposals Submitted

Using Proforma

Technical RequirementSpecification

Proposal Acceptedby Supervisory Board

Annex A &Annex C ofSub Contract

ProcessMap (2)


Process Map (2)

Sub ContractDocument RefEMRS/DTC/1/XX

Embedded TechReq. Spec.(Annex A)

DEFFORM 177(Science Providerand MoD) Annex D

ConfidentialityAgreement [CA]

(ScienceProvider and Selex

S&AS Ltd)

From ProcessMap (1)

From TechnicalReq. Spec

Prime ContractTerms &Conditions

Stage PaymentScheme - Annex C

Covering LetterSeeking Sub-Contract

Agreement

Science ProviderIndicates Agreement

to Sub Contract

Science ProviderSigns DEFFORM

177 returnsoriginal to

SELEX S&AS Ltd

.SELEX S&AS Ltdforward to DTSL

signed DEFFORM177s for approval

DSTL return approvedDEFFORM 177s to SELEX. SELEX copyto science providers

* = new process * = new process * = new process

File

SELEXRaise Purchase Order (1)

Science Providercountersigns CA and

returns original toSELEX,

retaining copy.

SELEXRaise Purchase Order (2)


Process Map (3)

Sub Contract AgreementDEFFORM 177 Approval

Signed, Fully ExecutedConfidentialityAgreement

SELEXgenerate and issuepurchase order onscience provider

Science providerreturns signed copyof Purchase Order acknowledgement

sheet

Science Provider commences with

task


Contractual Framework

• Customer is Dstl acting on behalf of UK MoD• SELEX accepted a prime contract from Dstl• Prime contract has 3 year duration with an option for a further 3 years• Prime contract has a value of £5m per annum• DTC consortium to provide contribution-in-kind (CiK) of £5m per annum• All sub-contracting of MoD funded tasks to be undertaken by SELEX S&AS


Intellectual Property - Contractual Method

• Each science provider will enter into a DEFFORM 177 agreement with MoD in respect of each MoD funded task which that party undertakes. This agreement will set out MoD’s rights to use the information generated by the science provider.

• The IP condition appearing in the DEFFORM 177 agreement is identical to the prime contract IP condition.

• Certain supplemental IP conditions are contained within the body of the specimen sub-contract. These conditions set out the rights the EMRS DTC consortium members have to use the information generated by the science provider.

• The above agreements must be executed prior to any placement of an enabling purchase order by SELEX S&AS Ltd.


Intellectual Property - Rights of MoD (1)

• All IP shall be owned by the science provider• IP split into two categories:

– Commercially sensitive information– Non-commercially sensitive information

• MoD rights to use commercially sensitive information:– Use by MoD personnel for information purposes– Use by service providers to assist MoD in using for information purposes– Use by MoD personnel for further research– Use by third parties contracted by MoD to perform further research– Use in establishing or performing an international collaborative activity by MoD,

foreign governments and their contractors



• MoD has the following additional rights to use non-commercially sensitive information:– Disclosure to and use by other government departments (OGDs) for information

purposes;– Disclosure to and use by tenderers for a UK MoD requirement for use in making a

tender or assessing whether to enter into a commercial arrangement with the owner of the information

• MoD also has the ‘catch-all’ right to use information for the services of UK government, on agreement of fair and reasonable terms with the science provider

• Science providers obliged to licence information to third parties on fair and reasonable terms where needed to perform a contract for a UK MoDrequirement



• Industrial protections relating to use by MoD of commercially sensitive information:– MoD to make reasonable endeavours to advise science provider as to its intent

prior to passing information to third parties and to take account of industrial concerns;

– MoD to place third parties under obligation of confidentiality and restrict use to the stated purpose;

– MoD liable to science provider for misuse of information by third party;– MoD to have ‘due regard’ as to the commercial sensitivity of the information in

deciding what to disclose to third parties



• Industrial protections relating to additional MoD rights of use in respect of non-commercially sensitive information:– MoD to keep science provider informed as to what information has been passed

to which OGDs/tenderers– MoD to place OGDs/tenderers under an obligation of confidentiality and to restrict

use of information to the stated purpose• Exploitation of DTC outputs:

– MoD has rights to review the extent to which DTC outputs are being exploited– MoD may require science provider to engage in discussions with a view to

promoting exploitation


Intellectual Property - Rights of EMRS DTC

• IPR terms of sub-contract are as follows:– EMRS DTC may make technical information available to science provider

to assist in the performance of the sub-contract;– EMRS DTC consortium members have right to use information generated

by science provider under the sub-contract for EMRS DTC purposes;– EMRS DTC consortium members have right to use science provider

background information contained in science provider reports for EMRS DTC purposes;

– Science provider obligated to licence information generated by science provider under the sub-contract to EMRS DTC consortium members on agreement of fair and reasonable terms;

– Science provider to keep EMRS DTC informed as to how it intends to protect (e.g. by patent) information generated by the science provider under the sub-contract


Key Terms of Sub-Contract

• All sub-contracts shall be of 1 year duration maximum• Firm prices to be agreed with MoD in respect of all work packages• MoD has right of price audit for tasks > £250k• Science providers to have ISO 9001 accreditation or equivalent management

system• MoD approval required in respect of proposed changes to personnel named

in science provider proposal• 30 day period for acceptance/rejection of deliverables with a 30 day payment

cycle thereafter• Sub-contract may be terminated for failure of performance, insolvency or on

1 month’s written notice from EMRS DTC• Quarterly progress meetings between science provider and EMRS DTC


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Keith Lewis

Research Director, Electromagnetic Remote Sensing Defence Technology CentreSciovis LtdMalvern, WR14 2TE, UKE-mail [email protected]

EMRS DTC Call for Proposals

Introduction• Defence operations are becoming increasingly reliant

on the provision of persistent surveillance for a widerange of operational scenarios

– RF systems address wide areas of regard under all weatherconditions - track multiple targets via GMTI radar

– Resolution levels don’t always provide sufficient information toinform the decision process to determine whether objects in thefield are threats or not

• Recent advances in discriminative EO imaging providea means of enhancing the accuracy of the identificationprocess, so providing the military commander withadditional knowledge relating to the intent of hostileforce action

• Requirements for ground sensors, particularly for usein the urban theatre are also driving the considerationof concepts that provide different levels of functionality

• Can bio-inspiration provide templates?– Many functional advantages offered in relation to perception and

response

Image taken by Sandia mini-SAR, Ku band(16.8GHz), 4” resolution at 3.3km range

Goodrich DB-110 MWIR image in Mohave at25 nautical miles

The EMRS DTC• The EMRS-DTC supports:

– Research applicable to military and security systems that gather and process electro-magnetic signals,

propagating in free space to a collecting aperture, for the purposes of remote sensing

• Charter from MoD covers 6 years of activity, with a total budget of £30m (£5m pa)

– Matched by Contribution in Kind from industrial consortium members

• The DTC is currently planning for its seventh year, with this call for proposals

• It doesn’t fund research into:-

– Acoustic systems

– Communication systems

– Jamming systems

– Directed-energy weapons

– CB agent detection

– Data fusion algorithms

EMRS DTC

Counter Terrorism

Competition of Ideas

Grand Challenge

Seed Corn Research

International ResearchCollaboration

Challenge Workshops

Single SourceResearch

Advice / Assessments

Enterprise Growth

Consortia BasedResearch &Technology

Joint FundedResearch & Technology

Single SourceResearch &Technology

Rapid Development ofSolutions in Operations

High RiskHigh Impact

Demonstrators

Risk ReductionDemonstrators

Equipment &Support forOperations

“Ideas” “Growth” “Demonstration” “Application”

Opening up more routes to market

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9TRL

DTCMain Programme

EPSRC/NERC/STFC Research Councils

DBERR Technology Strategy BoardRegional Development Agencies

Challenge Workshops

Seed Corn

Equipment Programme

DTC Precursor

DTC ResearchExploitation Plan

Industry – PV/Product Development

High risk demonstrator

Risk reduction demonstrator

Counter Terrorism Centre

EMRS DTC General Strategy

Low TRL research -universities, research

centres, SMEs

Mid TRL - researchcentres, SMEs,

Industry

High TRLdemonstration,

equipmentprogramme -

Industry

The Gap

• Need to ensure that the DTC’s output is exploitable in militaryand/or commercial systems

• Ensure the positioning of the EMRS DTC’s programme inrelation to the spirit of the Defence Technology Strategy (DTS)and evolution towards a Centre for Defence Technology

– Cross-cutting technology in the meaning of the DTS

– Linkages to Defence Equipment Capability areas of interest andDE&S Integrated project Teams

• Ensure the best use of Industry’s Contribution in Kind

• Exploit the position of the EMRS DTC in relation to other DTCsand to DE&S Abbey Wood

– Seek collaborative and exploitation opportunities

• Harmonise activities with other funded MoD programmes– Exploit ability of Dstl and DE&S to plan trials to address the

military context

• Seek game-changing solutions

Specifying the Military Research Portfolio

PreviousOperationalExperience

Likely FutureOperations


System Solutions

Shared Vision of TechnologyShortfalls

Shared Vision of Research Priorities

Agreed Priorities for DTC Call forProposals

Systems Analysis

Refine

Technology PushRefine

DTC consortium view on technologyopportunities, future equipment

needs of UK and overseas markets

UK Defence Industrial &Technology Strategy(DIS/DTS) & Defence

Technology Plan (DTP)

Shared, Collaborative R&DProgramme

Guidance onimplementation

MoD Key Drivers

• MoD has identified the following key militarycapabilities needed from future sensor systems:

• Day and night, all weather capability

• Long range operation

• Rapid, large area search capability

• Detection of low signature targets

• Detection of camouflaged/concealed targets

• Affordable, robust systems for military platforms

• Covert operation

• Multi-function, detection/ID capability

EMRS DTC Programme

• The EMRS DTC has chosen to tackle the key requirements through aggressive programmes in fourtechnology-driven areas, reflecting the cross-cutting themes in section B2 of the Defence Technology Strategy

– Radio Frequency (RF) sensor systems

– Electro-optic (EO) sensor systems

– Transduction materials and devices (TDM)

– Transducer embedded processing (TEP)

• Supplemented by special themes

– Counter-IED

– Counter suicide bomber

– Technology trials

– UAV sensor payloads

• Technologies for surveillance, identification and sensing– Novel approaches for persistence surveillance

– Technologies for enhanced situational awareness– Technologies for wide-area imaging in the context of search/track

– Hostile fire indicators

– Biometric sensing

– Technologies for sensing of IED precursors in the context of the urbantheatre

– Technologies for ground sensors

RF: Broad Areas of Interest• Ultra-wideband and multi-frequency RF sensors• RF Sensors for urban operations

• Short-range and stand-off sensors• Advanced building and ground-penetrating solutions• Coherent change detection - seeking reliable, robust approaches• Solutions for minimising the effects of clutter in urban environments• Sensing in the presence of jamming• Weapon detection, IED detection

• Classification and identification of military targets• Approaches for addressing difficult targets eg exploitation of polarimetry,

targets hidden under trees, stealthy targets• Approaches for enhancing information available from SAR eg 3D imaging,

recovery of shape from shadows• Enhanced sensor output to enable reliable ATI• Sensing of small, slow moving targets

• Seamless bistatic/multistatic radar operation and passive RFobservation for network-centric surveillance and targeting

• Low-cost electronic technologies for compact RF sensors• eg high quality inertial measurement unit (IMU)

• Solutions for aircraft/UAV collision avoidanceContainer 2

Technique based onfiltering in the target

polarimetric space by theuse of the polarisation fork,supported by the Poincare

sphere

Red: HH-VVGreen: HVBlue:HH+VV

Images demonstratingcoherent changedetection (Selex-Galileo)

RF: Specific Areas of Interest• Technologies for transmit/receive modules for phased array

antennas capable of supporting tunable operating bands of twoto three octaves• Concepts for economic antenna polarisation control

• Low cost digitising receivers with >95dB SFDR or >100 MHzbandwidth

• Rapidly tunable filters for array front-end protection(jamming/RFI)

• Innovative approaches for true time-delay electronically steeredantennas

• Innovative short-range RF surveillance systems, especially foruse in urban environments

• Advanced waveform designs to minimise and/or exploit multi-path/Doppler effects in complex environments

• Techniques for exploiting signals of opportunity eg cell-phonetransmitters

• Advanced image reconstruction techniques

• Low THz (0.3 - 0.7THz) technologies• Detector arrays and sources, especially high power source

technologies

• Approaches for improved performance eg imaging withoptical up-conversion for ultra-wideband

• Technologies for compact SAR systems

The 4:1 bandwidth response of Selex’s array is directly related tothe extent to which power is coupled between individual elements

This highly coupled array can be used to propagate EM fields overa very wide bandwidth and thus transmit/receive waveforms

into/from free space over a very wide range of frequencies andangles

Selex PicoSAR

UAV Sensor Payloads• Multifunctional architectures provide opportunity for more capability on UAV

platforms in comparison with federated approaches• Reduced mass and volume to increase endurance• Greater flexibility to reduce military utility and to enable small UAVs to operate with

militarily useful payloads such as SAR/GMTI

• Suggested areas of research• Aperture/antenna level

• Wideband array face design• Conformal/structural array

• Receiver level• Integrated RF architecture concepts/trades• RF sampling/up-conversion (for non EW functions)• RF sampling down-conversion and up-conversion (for EW functions)• Sampling rate and dynamic range trades• Dual mode ADCs• Miniature reconfigurable RF filters

• Processor level• Processing architecture for Multi Function Systems• Exploit emerging low power COTS processors and Dual mode ADCs• Safety and Non-Safety Critical Software as Separate Threads in Common

Processor• Overall system level

• Waveform commonality for different functionsNanoSAR for ScanEagle UAV

RF imaging with optical up-conversion

• Considerable promise being shown in exploiting cheap COTStechnologies, originally developed for telecommunications

• University of Delaware demonstrated system exploiting lithiumniobate modulator technology to transfer RF signal onto theside bands of the optical carrier

• Up-conversion process preserves phase information of thedetected RF signal

– Also allows large bandwidth, since process is not limited by IFbandwidth. Frequency limited only by speed of modulator

• DFB laser/EDFA system provides stable low noise opticalcarrier

• Carrier suppression via optical add-drop multiplexer• Initial work exploited ultra-wide band imaging over Q-band (33-

50GHz)– Series of images obtained of fast in-shore naval targets of interest -

mechanical raster scan of antenna

• Recent advances improved imaging performance– Shift to 94GHz– 0.6m Cassegrain quasi-optical antenna provides 0.3˚ far-field

resolution at 94GHz– 100mW EDFA and 30dB LNA provide NETD of 1K/ Hz

• Ref Samluk et al, SPIE Proc 6948, 694804-2 (2008)

Exploitation of shadows in SAR imagery

• Approach recently suggested by:– Dickey et al (Sandia), SPIE Vol 6947, 694707 (2008)

– Callow et al (Norwegian Defence ResearchEstablishment), IET Radar-2007 conference, Edinburgh

• Information about geometry of objects contained inshadows

– SAR systems provide their own all-weather illuminator

– Shadows observable due to the unique range-Dopplercharacteristics of radar imaging

– Even stealthy objects cast shadows

– Shadows always in focus even for moving objects

– Shape reconstruction can be accomplished using a singlephase centre antenna - interferometry not required

• Bistatic SAR generates two shadows, pointing away from thetransmitter and receiver

• Back projection algorithm more effective than Fouriershape reconstruction

Example of change detection

• Enabler for location of IEDs and other threats– Requires high sensitivity, high target/clutter ratios and

accurate geo-referencing

• US Army synchronous impulse radar (SIRE) on vehiclemoving at 1m/sec

– Systems exploits 2 transmitters (firing alternatively) and16 receivers

• Non-coherent spatial averaging to reduce effects ofspeckle

• UWB 500MHz - 1.5GHz to achieve some penetration

• 2D SAR images formed exploiting forward motion ofvehicle and the cross-track dimension of the antennaarray

• Back-projection algorithm used for focussing, usingdifferential GPS information

• Ref Ranney et al, Proc SPIE Vol 6947, 69470A-1(2008)

• Seek possibilities of a more realistic solution

Reference image

Second pass

Change detection image

RF Systems Programmes (1)• Networked RF Sensors

To establish the potential value of networks of RF sensors (eg for Ground Manoeuvre,

Urban Ops)

• Forward Scattering Micro-Sensors for Intruder Detection & Classification(Birmingham University)

• Target RecognitionRange profiling and 2D imaging, with particular reference to long range day/night

operations in all weathers

• Tomography and polarimetric interferometry for enhanced target detection andidentification for foliage penetrating SAR (eOsphere/DLR/Edinburgh University)

• Multi-Scan Spatio-Temporal Discrimination for Small Target Detection in Clutter(QinetiQ)

• TeraHertz SensingTo improve viability of remote sensing in this area of spectrum, with application in

areas such as body scanning (concealed weapons) & helicopter operations (brown-out,

obstacle avoidance)

• Techniques to support urban operationsNovel approaches to address current operational requirements

• Non-linear imaging radar for IED detection (QinetiQ)• 3D Mapping of Buildings with Stand-off Polarimetric FMCW SAR Radar (TNO,

Holland)

Human targets detection

Multiple targets resolution

Vehicle detection and automatic classification

Through-wall vision

Radar sensor

Sensors can be dropped from a

UAV

Satellite link

Control centre

RF Systems Programmes (2)

• ESM and Passive RF SensingTo improve techniques for emitter detection and location; covert radar using

transmitters of opportunity

• Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar with Emitters of Opportunity(Birmingham University)

• Ultra Wide Band (UWB) TechnologyTo provide the basis for multi-functional RF systems, especially on UAVs and

aircraft

• Dual polarised wide band antenna arrays (Selex)• Multi octave phase array apertures (BAE Systems)• Wideband T/R modules for phased array antennas (Phasor Solutions)

• Radar System and Sub-system StudiesNew classes of radar systems to provide added capability and to improve

radar performance

• Digital phased array radiometer for longer range body scanning(Teledyne, Australia)

• Collison avoidance MIMO radar for UAVs (Teledyne, Australia)• System Concepts for Ultra-Compact Multi-Function RF Functions

(Selex/Thales)

Transducer Devices and Materials (TDM)

• Broad areas of interest - materials, device andcircuit technologies to provide:

– Reductions in cost, size, power consumption andweight of T/R components and modules for Radar,UAV sensing and EW applications

– Efficient, broadband, detection, high-powergeneration and amplification at microwave, mmwave & terahertz frequencies using III-V and wideband-gap semiconductors

– Advanced component and circuit concepts foradaptive array radars and next generation EWsystem for use in complex environments

– High dynamic-range receivers and receiverprotection

– Improved power efficiency, packaging and thermalmanagement of high-power devices

– Emphasis on the use of cross-cutting andemerging technologies

Naval EW3-12 GHz> 100W amplifierInstant “on” cf TWT’s

DecoysReplacing TWT/GaAs with GaN module

Helicopter ESM

SkynetSatellite powers amplifiersMobile Satcomm base stations20-100W @ 8GHz (tubereplacement)

TDM - Specific Areas of Interest• Microwave Devices & Materials

– Wide bandgap semiconductor material & devices for high-temperature, high-powerapplications

– High-voltage passive components for use with wide band-gap devices– MEMS, nanotechnology and innovative integration on Silicon and/or SiGe– Photonic processors for microwave sampling and microwave-over-fibre– Technologies for low power consumption electronic systems– Terahertz power generation / source locking

• RF and EO Circuits & Packaging– Wideband RF sampling technology– Technology to protect high dynamic range receivers against high power RF electronic

attack– Technology to support advanced multifunctional radars and active RF resource

management. Novel true time delay techniques for wideband electronically steered arrays– Rapidly tuneable low loss filters– Low phase noise signal generation– Integrated mixed technology applications (microwave/digital, EO/microwave etc.)– Integration and packaging of high power devices– Efficient microwave power amplifiers and sources– High Efficiency Multiband high power amplifiers using switched matching– Practical, low-loss, ultra-fast MEMS switches for high frequency application– High dynamic range (14 bit and above) A/D converters– 3D microwave interconnect and ultra low-cost packaging techniques– Novel MMIC circuits for microwave and MM-Wave applications

TDM - Programmes

• RF power devices & components• GaN-based Heterostructure HFETs for High Power

Operation (Sheffield University)• GaN for Next Generation Sensors (QinetiQ)• CVD Diamond MESFETS for RF Power Applications

(Element 6)

• Filters and circuits• Development methodology for highly efficient & ultra-

broadband remote sensing applications (CardiffUniversity)

• High speed sampling down-converters for radar and EWapplications (BAE Systems)

• Novel miniature reconfigurable filters for adaptive ultra-wideband radar and EW systems (INEX)

• Millimetre-wave devices and system components• Planar Gunn diode sources for frequencies at and above

100GHz (Aberdeen University)• Technology groundwork to de-risk compact millimetre

wave imagers for urban operations (QinetiQ)

EO Broad Areas of Interest• Technologies for surveillance, identification and sensing

– Novel approaches for persistence surveillance, situational awareness andwide-area imaging in the context of search/track

– Hostile fire indicators– Biometric sensing– Technologies for sensing of IED precursors in the context of the urban

theatre

• Technologies for EO unmanned ground sensors• Technologies for defeat of camouflage, concealment and deception• Active sensing techniques including range-gating cameras and

architectures for vibrometric imaging• Discriminative sensing techniques including spectral and polarimetric

imaging• Low cost/compact solutions, including approaches for compact-form

spectral discrimination• Novel imaging concepts

– Volumetric images synthesis - real time 3D image reconstruction frommultiple viewpoints

– Imaging through atmospheric turbulence– Unconventional imaging techniques– Image reconstruction from incomplete data

• Bio-inspired sensors and associated processing techniques

False colour SWIR image demonstrating clear distinction betweennatural scene and man-made objects at 1.4km

(BAE Systems) R - 1600nm, G - 1250nm B - 1000nm

EO Specific Areas of Interest• Compact, rugged, power-efficient laser sources• Intelligent laser beam pointing technologies• Sensors and techniques for target tracking/classification• Compact spectral and polarimetric imagers, with new approaches to

avoiding the problems of the hypercube• Advanced detector technologies

– Emphasis on multiband eg combined VIS/SWIR/MWIR or VIS/SWIR/LWIRon a single chip

– Solid state solar blind detectors– Potential of hybrid organic-inorganic nano-composites

• Novel solutions for covert imaging and geolocation• Unconventional imaging techniques

– Coded aperture imaging– Integral imaging– Computed tomographic imaging sensors– Phase recovery/exploitation– Aperture enhancing techniques– Speckle imaging– Quantum imaging and sensing

• Image reconstruction from incomplete data• Wavefront control/phase correction• Pattern recognition/intelligent image compression technologies• Low-cost optics, exploiting pupil plane encoding techniques

Multifunctional sensing• Animals have an abundant and diverse assortment of peripheral sensors, both

across and within sensory modalities– Diverse sets of sensors increase the probability of being able to discriminate stimuli– Invertebrates make greater use than vertebrates of multi-modal, multifunctional sensor

arrays

• Human vision - provides for highly precise spatial registration of all relevant objectsin the external world - often cued by sound

• Common fly has compound eyes, acoustic, heat and chemical sensors, organs tosense pressure, as well as the requisite neural processing cortex, all within anextremely small host

• Compound eyes provide the basis for sensing rapid movements across a wide fieldof view, and as such provide the basis of a very effective threat detection system

• The mantis shrimp has anatomically diverse receptors in different areas of the eye,which provide for spectral (UV, VIS) and polarimetric analysis (including circular)

– Visual cortex must be associated with some significant processing capability if the objectiveis to generate an image of its environment

• In the area of discriminative imaging, a great deal of work has been done inexploiting hyperspectral and polarimetric techniques - what about providing for anumber of different military functions through the same aperture, such as long-range sensing, combat ID or even optical communications?

Human vision

• Biological vision systems have evolved to enable the sensing of

spectral, polarisation and temporal signatures

• Cone structures in the human eye provide a colour discriminative

function sensitive to over 1 million different hues

– But this ability is realised with tri-chromatic cone arrays

• A key response characteristic is the degree of overlap between

the spectral sensitivities of the different cones, which enables the

eye/brain processing system to distinguish and recognize so

many different hues

– Very small fraction of female humans appear to have four different

types of cone cells in their eyes and can distinguish as many as 108

different hues

• Human visual system detects differences between the responses

of the different groups of cones using sets of comparator cells in

the retina and it is the outputs of those bipolar cells that provide

colour information to the brain

Log conversion

Spatial filtering

Temporal filtering

Motion sensitivity

Output

Light

Pre-detector spectral processing• Can we take a 3-colour detector and spectrally super-resolve the image

to produce a result approaching that provided by a hyperspectralsensor?

– If so, this avoids the problems associated with the data deluge associated withthe spectral hypercube

• In the area of colour science, hue has been represented in the visibleband in terms of its CIE coordinates, defined in relation to the threecolour-matching functions x( ), y( ) and z( )

– Loose correspondence with the response characteristics of the cones in thehuman eye

• CIE XYZ colour space was deliberately designed so that the Yparameter forms a measure of brightness, whilst chromaticity is definedby two derived values x = X/(X+Y+Z) and y = Y/(X+Y+Z)

– Spectral and intensity characteristics of visible light can be represented by thethree constants x, y and Y

• How far can this strategy be extended into the infrared?

What about active covert imaging?

• By exploiting a time-correlated single photon countingtechnique, images of objects can be covertly obtainedwith 3D spatial resolution

– Heriot-Watt University

• Range ambiguities are avoided by transmission of non-periodic pulse trains

– Correlation between the transmitted and received signals isused to determine time-of-flight to the target

• Using a GHz vertical cavity self emitting laser source,with GHz pulsed pattern generator and a repeatedrandom pattern length of 96kbits it has been possible toachieve centimeter resolution at 330m range

– Pulse energy ca 14pJ, 80MHz pulse repetition frequency,1mW average power

– In the case of the car illustrated here, high photon returns atthe lower parts of the doors have a depth resolution formedby as many as 100,000 photons per pixel

– Other parts of the car have depth measurements made withas few as 100 photons

Quantum Sensing

• Parallels between time-correlated single photon-counting techniques and approaches beingexplored for quantum sensing

• In this case, the correlation being exploited is that between entangled photons, generallyproduced as a result of parametric down-conversion eg by pumping of BBO to producedegenerate biphotons

– One of the entangled photon pairs is transmitted to the target whilst the other forms a reference

– The return from the target is then correlated with the reference

• Various other schemes are also being explored for quantum sensing, including the so-calledquantum ghost imaging process

– This has been applied (eg Boyd et al) to the challenge of covert imaging using both entangled photonsand photons arising from pseudo-thermal sources

Computational ghost imaging

• A pseudo-thermal source can be regarded as aclassical electromagnetic wave whose photo-detection statistics can be treated via the semi-classical theory of photo-detection

• Recently Shapiro* has argued that it should bepossible to exploit an approach where thedeterministic modulation of a cw laser beam couldbe used to create the field– Then use diffraction theory to compute the intensity

pattern that would have illuminated the pinholedetector in the usual lensless ghost-imagingconfiguration

• Such a computational ghost imager could yieldbackground-free images whose resolution and fieldof view can be controlled by choice of spatial lightmodulator parameters, and it can be used to perform3D sectioning

Shapiro, J. H., “Computational Ghost Imaging”, arXiv:0807.2614v1, (2008)

EO Programmes (1)• Technologies for Active Sensing

To improve detection and identification of difficult targets

(camouflage, long range, in cluttered environments)

• MEMS beam steering for high power fibre lasers (StrathclydeUniversity)

• Hyperspectral/Polarimetric SensingTo provide covert discrimination between military targets and

their environment, so defeating camouflage, concealment and

deception. Includes IEDs, mines, gas emissions etc

• Detector for LWIR hyperspectral imagers (QinetiQ/Thales)• Multispectral-polarimetric sensing for detection of difficult targets

(BAE Systems/QinetiQ)• Atmospherically independent spectral material identification using

parsimonious features (Waterfall Solutions)• Invariant deconvoluted sub-pixel hyperspectral target ID (QinetiQ)• Polarimetric imager (Thales)

EO Programmes (2)

• Detector TechnologiesTo enhance detector capabilities (resolution, sensitivity, broader

waveband coverage) and at lower cost with reduced through-life

logistic support

• Infrared photodiodes based on type II superlattices (SheffieldUniversity)

• Novel low voltage InAs avalanche photodiodes for affordable 2D IRdetectors (Sheffield University)

• Novel Concepts for Military EO SensingNovel techniques eg for enhanced resolution, stand-off range, longer

range target acquisition; provision of enhanced surveillance

capability eg by imaging through turbulence/haze/mist

• Frame selection using wavefront sensor metrics (QinetiQ)• Reducing apparent noise in wavefront encoding reconstruction

algorithms (Waterfall Solutions)

SEM image of CMT mesas - 16 m pitch

Transducer Embedded Processing (TEP)

Software and hardware methodologies and architectures– Minimise effect of processor evolution on through-life cost of ownership of defence

remote sensing systems

– Solutions enabling low power consumption

• Signal processing for self-test, self diagnosis, self healing

• Processing techniques for enhancing intelligence of sensors and for dataextraction

– Techniques for bistatic and passive radar systems

• Processing methods for sensors supporting operations in the asymmetricthreat environment

– Sensor Embedded Processing Methods to Help Overcome the IED Threat

– Processing techniques to support change detection

– Prediction of intent

• Data adaptive signal and information processing– Signal sorting especially in areas that are challenged by dynamic range and signal

density

• Geolocation of emitters in multipath environments

• Strategies for wide area search/track, especially in the urban environment

• Processing to support new imaging techniques, especially those based onpost-detector deconvolution processes

Sensor Embedded Processing to Overcome the IED Threat

• The EMRS DTC would like to encourage EM sensor processing based proposals that will help in the fightagainst the IED threat to UK forces. To this end we have produced the following unclassified definition ofour requirements against which bidders may respond.

• Multi-band, multi-polarisation, single platform organic (intelligent) sensors toenable targets (and their pre-cursors and artefacts) to be discriminated frombackground

• Scene and scenario recognition including machine intelligence to helpoperators recognise dangerous situations

• Detection methods that exploit multiple views of a target (and/or its pre-cursors and artefacts) to enable easier discrimination

• Change detection in any domain i.e. visual, radar imaging, ESM and patternsof behaviour

• ESM processing to recognise threat signals, both RF and EMC related

• Techniques for sensor processing in the presence of jamming

• Remote prediction of intent, possible approaches may include: automatic lipreading at range, remote biometric monitoring, communications patternswithin RF networks or anomalous behaviour of people or vehicles.

Clearly the DTC would welcome other ideas that fall within its electromagnetic sensingremit and address this threat. In other words the topics above are indicative only, they are not meant to berestrictive.

TEP - Specific Areas of Interest• Innovative signal processing techniques for extracting the most

useful information from a given sensor

– Sensing in the presence of jammers

• Techniques that can be used to improve system costs, reliability,

availability or robustness of remote sensing devices

• Methods for rapid firmware and hardware development

• Methods for reducing processing latency and improving

efficiency in terms of algorithm improvements or hardware

resource optimisation

• Realisation of the sensing elements of autonomous systems that

could fulfil various roles. Although full autonomy is the ultimate

goal there are likely to be a number of technology breakthroughs

in this area that could be used to provide human assistance

rather than full autonomy

• Techniques for imaging and image enhancement

• Remote threat recognition using non imaging techniques

• Processing to support computational imaging, especially in

relation to tracking and change detection

Day/night vision for ground based autonomousvehicles (Roke Manor)

TEP - Programmes

• Rapid Development MethodsReduce development costs of advanced electronic systems (eg FPGAs)by reducing design cycle times

• Rapid Implementation of signal processing applications on heterogeneous processors(Queens University)

• Generic FPGA vector processing technology (QinetiQ)

• Hardware ArchitecturesImprove system performance through innovative hardware implementation

• Embedded Processing AlgorithmsDay/night autonomous capability for ground based unmanned systems

• Temporal resolution enhancement from motion (QinetiQ)• Discriminative processing for LWIR polarimetric imaging (Thales)• Use of dual band IR camera to detect IED threats (Selex)

• Scene ProcessingEnhanced ISTAR capability - surveillance imagery from moving platforms- multiple target tracking - sensor exploitation

• Vision change detection for route monitoring (Roke Manor)• Novel view synthesis for change detection of non-planar scenes (2d3 Ltd)• Visual MTI for UAV applications (Roke Manor)


Part 2: Proposal Submission Process,Down Selection Timetable,

Project Management


Agenda• Types of DTC Project

– Main Programme Projects– Precursor Projects

• Main Programme Projects: Selection Criteria– Product Impact– Exploitation Route– Clarity & Detail of Proposal– Value for Money

• Proposal Submission Process & Timetable• Proposal Proforma• Project Reporting Requirements

– Monthly Project Status Reports– Quarterly Technical & Project Management Reports– Formal Technical Reports (DRIC).– Continuous Assessment Scheme

• Contact Information


Types of EMRS-DTC ProjectMain Programme Project

Up to 3 years in duration.

Contract renewed on yearly basis.

Invitation for proposals issued in autumn with deadline of 31 Dec.

Submissions use standard pro-forma.

Defined marking scheme.

Short-list invited to make 30 min presentation to Theme Leaders.

Short-list marked by Theme Leaders and ranked.

Continuing projects and short-list reviewed for quality and balance of programme.

Precursor-study ProjectMust be completed within four months

Must cost less than £30K.

Should address a technology or system application area which is highly speculative.

Subject should be too embryonic for funding through the main programme.

Proposal is assessed by at least two members of Research Theme Leader IPT.

Proposals can be submitted at any time, contracts placed from April to September.

Successful precursor studies can receive continuation funding.


Main Programme Selection Criteria

• MOD Performance Assessment Framework (PAF) has now been adopted by the EMRS DTC.

• We recommend that Bidders’ review the official PAF documents that have been made available on-line on the EMRS DTC web site and make use of them for self-assessment of their proposals prior to submission and for self assessment of ‘dry-run’ preparation for the second stage run-off presentations.

• The Criteria are:

• Operational Relevance (OR) • Likelihood of Exploitation (LE)• Builds Critical Technology (BCT)• Scientific Quality / Innovation (SQI)

• Science, Innovation & Technology Risk (SIT-R)

• ‘Benefit’ = (OR +LE+BCT+SQI)

• Overall Score = ‘Benefit’ & SIT-R


Proposal Submission Process & Down-selection Timetable (1)

• Research proposals can be submitted against the main programme between 10th October and 31st December 2008 for projects starting in April 2009.

• Submissions for Precursor Studies can be made at any time.

• Submissions against the main programme and for a precursor study are made on a standard proforma - see later in pack.

• Submissions should be made to the Neil Whitehall (EMR DTC Operations Director) by e-mail before close of play on 31st December 2008.

• Applicants are advised to discuss their ideas with the Research Director and relevant Research Theme Leaders before making a submission.



• Precursor proposals will be assessed as they are submitted, followed by a funding decision if funds are available.

• The Research Theme Leader IPT will then down-select to a short list during January 2009 using the selection criteria discussed earlier.

• Authors of short listed proposals will then be asked to present their plans to the Research Theme Leader IPT in early February 2009. Further down-selection will produce a set of projects for inclusion in the 2009-10 programme.

• Upon selection for inclusion in the programme– We will also need you to complete a suppliers details form:

• Order Address and Contact Details; Accounts Address and Contact Details; Bank Details for Electronic Payment

– You will be required to nominate:• A lead technical contact; A signatory for Non Disclosure Agreement and

DEFFORM 177.



• Call Opening Date: Friday 10th October ‘08• Bidders’ Conference #1: Monday 3rd November '08, Selex Galileo, Edinburgh • Bidders’ Conference #2: Thursday 6th November '08, QinetiQ, Farnborough• Call Closing Date: Wednesday 31st December '08

• Wednesday 21st January '09 Initial Down-selection Meeting

• Friday 30th January '09 Submission of Continuation Project Proposals

• Wednesday 4th Feb & Thursday 5th Feb Run Off Presentations

• Thursday 19th Feb ‘09 Programme Review 1• Thursday 5th March ‘09 Programme Review 2• Wednesday 18th March ‘09 Programme Review 3

• Friday 20th March ‘09 Programme Available to Supervisory Board• Wednesday 25th March ‘09 Programme Approval by Supervisory Board


Proposal Proforma - 1


Proposal Proforma - 2 4. Project Description (Provide technical details of the proposed research programme and how the work leads to the desired outcomes. It would be helpful to include cross-references to work packages identified in section 9.) Estimate of Current Technology Readiness Level (TRL) : Estimate of Technology Readiness Level (TRL) at end of proposed project : TRL 0: No prior work in field. TRL 1: Basic principles have been observed or reported. TRL 2: Technology concept and / or application has been formulated. TRL 3: Analytical & experimental validation of critical function standalone. TRL 4: Technology component and / or basic technology sub-system validated in a laboratory environment.

5. Innovation (How is this project innovative?) 6. Company/Organisation Experience: (Why is your organisation well-placed to do this work? Include reference to relevant prior work both within your organisation and elsewhere, including any known MoD-funded research) 7. Civilian Application:


Proposal Proforma - 3 8. Identified Risks & Dependencies: 8.1 Technical (what are the technical risks associated with your ability to undertake this work?) 8.2 Project Resources (Staff) (is the work dependent on named, key staff?) 8.3 Project Resources (Facilities) – (please describe existing facilities that will be used to perform this work) 8.4 Project Resources (Equipment) – (please identify major items of equipment expenditure) 8.5 External Dependencies (please identify external collaborators, sub contractors & sub contract value) 8.6 Safety (are there environmental risks: Hazardous substances / environment or doubts about safety?) 8.7 Quality – Are you ISO9001 (1994 or 2000) accredited? If not, please identify appropriate management systems are in place for effective management of sub-contract research.



9 Activity Plans, Networks & Milestones Please identify up to 10 major elements (work packages) in the project, the predicted start and end month and deliverable(s). Identify any dependencies between work packages. A Gantt chart may be appended. NB: Please identify work packages with formal Technical Reports (including the Annual Report) written to DRIC 1000 V7. WP Work Package Name Start

Month End

Month Deliverable(s)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10


Proposal Proforma - 5 10. Project Costing 10.1 Does your organisation have agreed rates with the Ministry of Defence?

10.2 Nature of Costing – Please confirm that your pricing is given on a firm (non revisable) basis for Year 1. 10.3 Please indicate your profit rate with clarification of rate calculation method. 10.4 Please indicate the VAT status of your organisation any proposed sub contractors.


Feedback for EMRS-DTC Proposal Writers

• Avoid waffle and generalities.

• Make sure that the subject matter of the proposal is within the scope of the EMRS-DTC.

• Identify clearly what is to be done that has not been done before; why you think that it is of importance to MoD; and how it could enhance our industrial capability.

• Be quantitative rather than qualitative, and provide separately rough engineering calculations to support predicted performance enhancements.

• Ensure that the work programme is defined in detail, with well thought out, identifiable work packages, milestones and deliverables.

• When there are major risk areas, ensure where possible that these are tackled early in the programme.

• Show that relevant prior-art has been adequately researched and ensure that the track record of the researchers to be involved is made explicit.

• Previous calls have been seven times or more oversubscribed. Look at the marking criteria. Think what might make your proposal attractive to the assessors.


EMRS-DTC: Monthly Status Reporting

• Sent by e-mail to DTC Office who maintain monthly reporting history• UNCLASSIFIED• Submitted on 1st working day of each month• Simple five-line structure:

– TECHNICAL THEME:– PROJECT TITLE:– MONTH COMPLETED:– TRAFFIC-LIGHT COLOUR:– SUPPORTING COMMENTS:

• Traffic-light is GREEN if OK; AMBER if problem, but not needing external assistance; RED if help needed.

• Supporting comment mandatory if AMBER or RED is reported.


EMRS-DTC: Quarterly Management Report• Prepared at the end of each Quarter by the science provider.

• QMR pro-forma defined by EMRS-DTC Office for Technical Progress and project Management component of report

• Allows the EMRS DTC visibility of progress towards completion of major work packages.

• Allows the EMRS DTC to monitor performance, test for existence of recovery plans and progress against schedule revisions.

• NB: Contains financial reporting – to support project management. This does not alter the nature of the sub-contract - fixed price for a defined programme of work.

• Quarterly reports complied together with executive summaries from EMRS-DTC Office into Quarterly Digests.

• Quarterly Digests are deliverables to the EMRS-DTC Supervisory Board.

• Quarterly Digests are deliverables for Stage Payments to the Prime Contractor.


EMRS-DTC: Technical Reports

• Generated as major tasks or milestones on programme are completed by the science provider.

• Must adhere to latest issue of DRIC-1000 guidelines (currently V7).

• EMRS-DTC front cover layout is defined by EMRS-DTC Office.

• Reports are reviewed and authorised for issue by Research Theme Leader IPT.

• Reports are distributed in PDF by EMRS-DTC Office.


Project Reporting & Continuing Assessment: Overview

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

Traffic Lights Report:No problems to report

Minor problem but we can handle

Major problem needs your help

Management Report:Position at start of quarter

Progress in quarter

Plan for next quarter

Risk register

Milestones

Financial Position

End of Year:Presentation at Technical ConferenceW

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Theme Leader

Quarterly Assessment:MOD Performance Assessment Framework

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Value (product contribution, ease of exploitation)

Technical Quality (of work undertaken, depth & scope)

Progress against Plan (completion of agreed tasks & milestones)

Reporting (management & technical)

Future Exploitation (engagement of potential exploiters)

Science Provider


EMRS DTC Contact Details


DTC Office

Research Director

Prof Keith LewisEMRS DTC Research DirectorDirectorSciovis Ltd23 Victoria RoadMalvernWorcestershireWR14 2TE, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1684 568848Mobile: +44 (0) 7786 174792E-Mail: [email protected]

Operations Director

Mr Neil WhitehallEMRS DTC Operations DirectorSELEX GalileoCrewe TollFerry RoadEdinburgh EH5 2XS

Tel: 0131-343-8610Fax: 0131-343-8110Mobile: 07736-811630E-Mail: [email protected]


Commercial & ProcurementCommercial (Prime Contract & Consortium)

Colin McCraeCommercial ManagerSELEX GalileoCrewe Toll, Ferry RoadEdinburgh EH5 2XS


Procurement (Sub-Contract & Science Providers)

Doug ImrieHead of Strategic ProcurementSELEX GalileoCrewe Toll, Ferry RoadEdinburgh EH5 2XS


Derek WoodsSub Contract ManagerTel: 0131-343-4936Fax: 0131-343-5130Mobile: 07801-714-810E-Mail: [email protected]

Nicola PatersonSub Contracts AssistantTel: 0131-343-4981Fax: 0131-343-4450E-Mail: [email protected]


Research Theme Leaders I

RF Systems

Tony KinghornChief Technical Officer(RF Systems)SELEX GalileoCrewe TollFerry RoadEdinburgh EH5 2XS

Tel: 0131-343-4855Mobile: 07801-714389E-Mail: [email protected]

EO Systems

Dr Iain ClarkChief Engineer

– Novel SensingSELEX GalileoCrewe TollFerry RoadEdinburgh EH5 2XS

Tel: 0131-343-8920Mobile: 07801-712640Mail: [email protected]


Research Theme Leaders II

EO Systems

Stephen McGeochTechnologyTHALES Optronics Ltd.1 Linthouse RoadGlasgow G51 4BZ

Tel: 0141-440-4333Mobile: 07967-033-837E-Mail: [email protected]

Transduction Devices & Materials

Mr Paul T RobertsonHead of Microwave EngineeringSelex Galileo300 Capability GreenLuton LU1 3PG

Tel: 01582 88 65 29Mobile: 07801 713961E-Mail: paul.t.robertson@selex-

sas.com


Research Theme Leaders III

Transducer Embedded Processing

Bryan RickettRF Group LeaderRoke Manor Research Ltd.Roke ManorOld Salisbury LaneRomseyHampshire SO51 0ZN

Tel: 01794-833-405Mobile: 0771-206-9972Fax: 01794-833-433E-Mail: [email protected]


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