Advanced technology ultrareliable radar (URR)

Author

Lingle, D.E. ; Mikszan, D.P. ; Mukai, Dennis

Author_Institution

Westinghouse Electr. Corp., Baltimore, MD, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

29-30 Mar 1989

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The authors describe the URR (ultrareliable radar) system, subsystems, software architecture, and reliability and maintainability design. Objectives of the current URR program, which is scheduled to be completed in early FY ´90, are also discussed. As originally conceived, the URR program was to develop next-generation radar technology that would exhibit an order of magnitude improvement in reliability over existing radar systems. Since existing systems were exhibiting a mean time between failures (MTBF) of approximately 40 hours, the URR reliability goal was established at 400 hours for a system serial MTBF. The URR program has developed technology applicable to the advanced tactical fighter and F-15/F-16/B-1B updates by integrating advanced receiver/STALO (stable local oscillator) technology with solid-state phased-array active aperture technology and very-high-speed integrated circuit common signal processor technology

Keywords

computerised signal processing; military systems; radar systems; reliability; telecommunications computing; B-1B; F-15; F-16; MTBF; URR program; VHSIC; X-band; advanced receiver/STALO technology; advanced tactical fighter; common signal processor technology; maintainability design; mean time between failures; military systems; multimode system; next-generation radar technology; radar systems; reliability; software architecture; solid-state phased-array active aperture technology; stable local oscillator; ultrareliable radar; very-high-speed integrated circuit; Apertures; Integrated circuit reliability; Integrated circuit technology; Local oscillators; Maintenance; Radar; Signal processing; Software architecture; Solid state circuits; Very high speed integrated circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 1989., Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE National

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NRC.1989.47606

Filename

47606