Urban Positioning, Ranging and Identification (ID)

The goal of the proposed effort is to develop a small, lightweight, covert and anti-jam system capable of determining range, location and identification of a squad member for improved situation awareness. The system design will be based upon the use of anovel frequency- and bandwidth-adaptive short pulse, or ultra wideband (UWB) waveform. Adaptivity permits operation in a variety of electromagnetically complex environments, including buildings, tunnels, caves and within and urban canyon. The proposedeffort will leverage the results from several MSSI UWB efforts in communications and precision geolocation. Precise measurement of range and position, combined with secure identification, has immediate application to both commercial and military systems.On the commercial side, applications include child