FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MULTI-MODE RANGE INSTRUMENTATION RADAR SYSTEM

CHIRP CORPORATION PROPOSES TO PERFORM A STUDY TO ASSESS TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY TRADE-OFFS AND TO DEVELOP A BASIC DESIGN CONCEPT FOR A MULTI-MODE RANGE INSTRUMENTATION RADAR SYSTEM. BUILDING ON CURRENT CTR ASSETS, THE STUDY WILL CONSIDER SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND THE ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO PERFORM RCS MEASUREMENT, CHAFF EVALUATION, RADAR SIGNATURE GENERATION, ECM TEST AND EVALUATION,TARGET POSITION/VELOCITY ESTIMATION, RADAR IMAGING, JAMMER-TO-SKIN RATIO MEASUREMENTS, ANTENNA PATTERN CALIBRATION, SENSITIVITY TESTING, TEST MEASUREMENTS ON LOW OBSERVABLE TARGETS, SIMULATION OF MODERN RADAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATION THREAT SIGNALS, AND OTHER RELEVANT TASKS WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAVEFORMS, PROCESSING MODES, AND METHODS. THE STUDY WILL IDENTIFY MAJOR OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT IMPLEMENTATION OF DESIRED RADAR FUNCTIONS, AND WILL ATTEMPT TO FIND COST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO CIRCUMVENT THESE OBSTACLES.