Test and Evaluation/Science and Technology (T&E/S&T) Program

Tom MacdonaldAdvanced Instrumentation Systems Technology (AIST)

Consultant

Precision Indoor Personnel Location andTracking for Emergency Responders Workshop

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Approved for Public Release

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Outline

• Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)

• T&E/S&T Program– Advanced Instrumentation Systems

Technology Area

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Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)

Oversee Test InfrastructureMajor Range & Test Facility Base (MRTFB)Other T&E Facilities

Within & Outside DoD

• DoD Field Activity • Direct Report to USD(AT&L)

SES Director

Develop T&E Strategic Plan

Biennial 10-Year Strategic Plan forDoD T&E Resources

Administer Corporate T&E Investment ProgramsCentrally-Funded T&E Investment Programs(T&E/S&T, CTEIP, JMETC)

Certify T&E BudgetsAnnual Certification of Military Departments & Defense Agencies T&E Budgets

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Synergy through Aligned Investment

Risk mitigation needsTechnology shortfalls

Risk mitigation solutions Advanced development

Capabilities

Service Modernization and

Improvement Programs

Acquisition Programs and Advanced Concept

Technology Demonstrations

T&E Multi-Service/Agency

Capabilities

DoD Corporate Distributed

Test Capability

TRMC Joint

Investment Programs

(FY10: $254M)

Transition

Requirements

DoD Strategic Planfor T&E Resources

Service T&E Needs and

Solutions Process

Annual T&E Budget

Certification*

Quadrennial Defense ReviewStrategic Planning Guidance

(6.3 Funding) (6.5 Funding)(6.4 Funding)

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T&E/S&T ProgramTest Technology Areas

Test Technologies for:• Enhanced Test Capabilities

– Advanced Instrumentation Systems– Spectrum Efficient Technology

• Emerging Warfighting Capabilities – Directed Energy Weapons– Hypersonic Vehicles – Multi-Spectral/Hyperspectral Sensors– Net-Centric Warfare Systems– Unmanned and Autonomous Systems– Electronic Warfare Systems– Cyber Operations

112 ActiveProjects

Each Test Technology Area has a Tri-ServiceWorking Group with T&E and S&T participants

New Test Technology Areas

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Needs and Challenges

T&E Needs • Addresses the T&E requirements• Fills known T&E gaps• Articulates how the above are to be achieved

S&T Challenges• Develops new T&E capabilities that do not currently

exist• Utilizes/develops beyond state-of-the-art technologies

that can be high-risk• Pushes technology to new limits

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Technology Readiness LevelTRL 9 Actual system 'flight proven' through successful

mission operations

TRL 8 Actual system completed and 'flight qualified' through test and demonstration

TRL 7 System prototype demonstration in an operational environment

TRL 6 System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment

TRL 5 Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment

TRL 4 Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment

TRL 3 Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept

TRL 2 Technology concept and/or application formulatedTRL 1 Basic principles observed and reported

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T&E/S&T ProgramProject Selection Process

Recommendations

Needs/Requirements

Drivers

Tri-Service Test TechnologyArea Working Groups

• Executing Agent• T&E Community Reps• S&T Community Reps• Subject Matter Experts

http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ Search for “TRMC”

Solicitations

Dec – JanWhite Papers

Feb – MarchProposals

May – June

Source SelectionEvaluation Team

• Working Group• Subject Matter Expert• Contracting Reps

July – August

ExecutingAgent

Program Manager

FinalSelections

Funding Decision

September

Solicitations are issued throughhttp://www.fedbizopps.gov

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T&E/S&T ProgramIndustry / Academia Days 2011

• 18-20 October 2011 in Atlanta, GA– Overview of the T&E/S&T Program– Overview of all Nine (9) Test Technology Areas – Preview of the T&E/S&T Broad Agency

Announcement topics – Contracting and proposal requirements – Individual meetings with the T&E/S&T Program

Manager and Test Technology Area Executing Agents

To request future announcements:www.trmc-test.org/i-a_days

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Advanced Instrumentation Systems Technology (AIST)

Test Technology Area

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AIST Overview

AIST will advance the field of device physics by investigating innovative materials, MEMS sensors,

data transformation and novel packaging technologies to support T&E of warfighting systems

TSPIHigh accuracy & continuous TSPI

for high speed/high-G & GPS-denied environments

Advanced Sensors

Non-intrusive, miniature and hardened for harsh environments

Data TransformationAdvanced data acquisition,

processing, mining, & storage. Digital & synthetic instrumentation.

Advanced Power

Next generation hybrid ionic, fuel cell based & harvesting

techniques

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Vision

Non-Lethal Personnel Control

Counter- MADPADS, RAM

Infrastructure SuppressionCounter-Mine/IED

Missile Defense

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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 ArrayOBWDC: Onboard Wireless

Data CommunicationsOMEA: Open Modular

Embedded ArchitectureMOPS: MEMS Optical Pressure Sensor

InstrumentationSPC: Self-Powered ChipUHDGPS: Ultra High Dynamics GPSWLPS: 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

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= Planned Efforts

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014

Data StorageSensorsArchitecture

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AMFTI

MOPS

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AIST Roadmap

Advanced TechnologyDemonstration Programs

T&E Gaps

Next Gen TSPI Study

DoD

Strategic Plan

AIST WG

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AIST in Support of TSPI in GPS-Denied Environments

• Implement aspects of the Next-Gen TSPI Roadmap• Currently have four time-space-position information

(TSPI) projects in AIST portfolio– Wideband Local Positioning System (WLPS)– Ultra-High Dynamics GPS Receiver (UHDGPS)– Asynchronous Distributed GPS (ASYGPS)– Inertial Doppler Radio Locator (IDRL)

• One new project will start up this year– Warfighter Inertial Tracking System (WITS)

• Expect TSPI as a major thrust of the AIST BAA for several years

• These efforts will support the under-development Joint Urban Test Center (JUTC)

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TSPI Solution is a Multi-Sensor Problem

• Tracking Dismounted Warfighters• Intelligent Fusion Algorithms

– Enhanced inertial measurement units (IMUs)– RF and other Ranging technologies– Enhanced GPS– Visual Reference systems

• Body Orientation– IMUs– Bend and Force Sensors– Optical Fiber methods

• Personal Weapon/Sensor Pivot Point and Orientation– Magnetic Compass & Algorithms– Attitude capable GPS– IMUs

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Wideband Local Positioning System (WLPS)Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)

S&T Challenges

Description & Key Events Budget ($k)Phase I: receiver & transmitter prototype, bench testing,  & open air test. COMPLETEPhase 2: receiver frequency reference design, tests, & open air demo at GTRI.  COMPLETEPhase 3: power conservation prototype, miniature embedded receiver, miniature receiver tests, design & fab of 4 portable transmitters, open air tests. COMPLETEPhase 4: demonstration testing at McKenna MOUT Facility, Ft Benning, GA (March 2011). Final Report due Aug 15 2011 IN PROGRESS

• Determine accurate position measurement (< 0.17 meter)

• UWB propagation delay and attenuation through varied materials

• Pseudorandom Noise (PRN) sequences and waveform • Advanced Tracking algorithms

TRL START/FINISH: 3/6

T&E Gap• Ability to locate soldiers and UGVs in GPS-

denied/impaired areas such as inside buildings and complex structures

• Four transmitters• Receivers• Test Results• Final Report

POP Start POP End Award Value

Phase 1 5 Jun 06 27 Dec 06 298.932

Phase 2 28 Dec 06 30 Sep 09 412.521

Phase 3 1 Oct 09 30 Sep 10 551.754

Phase 4 1 Oct 10 31 Mar 11 455.409

TOTAL 1818.616

Transition JUTC 3rd QTR FY1114 July 2011

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Ultra High Dynamics GPS Receiver (UHDGPS)QinetiQ Inc

Bedford, United Kingdom

S&T Challenges

Description & Key EventsPhase 1: FPGA Platform Design & Development. Simulation and Architecture design. COMPLETE

Phase 2: Design, develop, code and demonstrate L2C acquisition and track. COMPLETE

Phase 3: Design, develop, code and demonstrate L5 acquisition and track. COMPLETE

Phase 4: Integrated Receiver Development and Test. Demonstrate/test using satellite simulators. Eglin GWEF Test 1‐5 Nov 2010. Carrier Phase Tracking and demo results in May 2011. COMPLETE

Phase 5:  ASIC Architecture Design

Make use of new GPS signals (L1, L2C, L5), new algorithms, and new FPGA platforms to achieve:•CA code tracking to 300g LOS •CM/CL tracking to 600g LOS•1,000g tracking on the platform•Maximum speed to 5 km/s•100,000 to 1,000,000 Search Windows Provide tracking under GPS electronic warfare test conditions

TRL START/FINISH: 3/5

T&E Gap

• There is need for a multi frequency capable GPS receiver using new GPS signals and techniques to provide ultra high dynamics performance with operation up to 5 km/s and GPS tracking up to 1,000g.

Integrated receiver design & testingResults & brassboard hardware

POP Start POP End Award Value

Phase 1 7 Jun 07 6 Feb 08 246.948Phase 2 7 Feb 08 5 Feb 09 1655.430Phase 3 6 Feb 09 31 Dec 10 1619.124Phase 4 1 Jan 11 31 May 11 827.461Phase 5 15 Sep 11 1 May 12 765.0TOTAL 5113.963

Budget ($k)

Transition Eglin AFB (GWEF) 3rd QTR FY1229 July 2011

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Asynchronous Distributed GPS (ASYGPS) Intelligent Automation Inc. (IAI)

Rockville, MD

S&T ChallengesLand-based terrestrial ranging Sub-meter ranging accuracy ,ScalabilityGPS/RF measurement collection and exchange Communications with minimal latency in mobile

conditions.Network Scalability Network utilization, RF channel utilization for

ranging, Resource starvation, Data latency

Description & Key Events

T&E Gap Next generation TSPI solutions must operate in

GPS denied environments Current GPS receivers do not share or utilize raw

observables from other connected GPS receivers to obtain or improve positioning capabilities. (Standalone GPS receivers require at least 4 satellites to determine position).

Terrestrial-based RF ranging techniques are not currently used by GPS receivers to complement GPS satellite ranging.

IAI RF Ranger used in DARPA Landroids project

IAI Geo Positioning Unit

Phase I COMPLETE Develop ASYGPS algorithm in simulation considering data

exchange among all nodes Develop simulation environment with H/Win the loop

capability. Develop and evaluate RF ranging sensor Simulate the technology with hundreds of virtual nodes

Phase II In Progress Develop hardware prototype of GPS node with RF inter-

node ranging capabilities and ad hoc network connectivity Test prototype using HIL simulation Demo the proposed technology in a GPS-degraded area

TRL START/FINISH: 3/6

POP Start POP End Award Value

Phase 1 5 May 10 4 May 11 206.412Phase 2 5 May 11 4 May 12 580.816TOTAL 787.228

Budget ($k)

Transition JUTC 3rd QTR FY1214 July 201125 hardware prototype nodesSoftware and demonstration

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Inertial Doppler Radio Locator (IDRL)Draper Laboratory

Cambridge, MA

S&T Challenges• High precision TSPI RF ranging capability in complex

terrain with signal blockage and multipath propagation

• Achieve sub-meter accuracy using ultra wide band (UWB), interferometric tone ranging (ITR) and/or near-field electromagnetic ranging (NFER)

• Development of a collaborative TSPI filter that relies on low quality sensors.

T&E Gap• Real-time and post-test analysis with precision

TSPI position (< 1m) and fidelity for single and multiple warfighters in GPS-denied environments .

• Body pose and head position.• Accurate TSPI to support range safety function

during tests involving a mix of personnel and vehicles (perhaps autonomous) in an urban area.

Phase I COMPLETE•Doppler radar development•Develop architecture for distributed TSPI•Breadboard an ITR radio using a COTS SDRPhase II In Progress• Interface Doppler FPGA breadboard to DSP• Develop radio ranging techniques and base station• Develop spiral #2 Doppler radarPhase III• Subsystem integration and packaging• Collaborative system testing, User demonstration

Description & Key EventsTRL START/FINISH: 3/6

Six IDRL mobile unitsThree Fixed beaconsUser demo and test report

Budget ($k)POP Start POP End Award Value

Phase 1 4 Jun 10 3 Apr 11 1388.40Phase 2 4 Apr 11 3 Apr 12 2668.2Phase 3 4 Apr 12 3 Apr 13 2838.385TOTAL 6894.985

Transition JUTC 3rd QTR FY1329 July 2011

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Warfighter Inertial Tracking System (WITS)ENSCO, Inc., Springfield, VA

S&T Challenges• Provide sub-meter geolocation error over GPS-

denied durations of 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.• Manage variety of motions (walking, running,

crawling, etc.) and environments (indoors/ outdoors, wet/dry, vegetation/desert, etc.)

• TRL 3 at start. TRL 5 after Phase 2. TRL 6 at conclusion.

Budget ($K)Description

T&E Gap• Current technologies for TSPI for dismounted

warfighters require either GPS and/or pre-installed infrastructure, tend to have long set-up times, and entail significant post-processing efforts.

• Need 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.

Phase 1 (Base) - Design & analysis• High-level design of hardware and software• Implement full data processing software• Performance and error modeling• Validation of system performance and component

requirementsPhase 2 (Option 1) – Breadboard implementation &

evaluation• Implement mobile hardware & software at TRL 5• Test and evaluate at contractor site

Phase 3 (Option 2) – Prototype implementation & evaluation• Mature hardware and software to TRL 6• Test and evaluate at Government site

Deliver fourTRL 6 systems

WITS integrates boot‐worn inertial sensors with boot‐to‐boot radio‐frequency ranging

Transition JUTC 4th QTR FY13

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Total

T&E/S&T 633.966k 992.105k 1216.661k 2842.732k

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T&E/S&T ProgramSummary

• T&E/S&T Program initiated to address critical T&E needs tied to S&T drivers– Advancing the state of the art in T&E technologies

• The only DoD S&T program dedicated to T&E

• Annual Call to Industry, Academia, and Government Laboratories to address test capability needs

• Competitive technology developments to get the best technologies possible to the test community

• Focused on transition into needed test capabilities

Looking Ahead, Responsive, and Agile

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Questions?

Contact Information:

Dr. George Shoemaker

Naval Undersea Warfare Center, NewportAIST Executing Agent

George.Shoemaker@navy.mil