Physical Optics Corporation — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N151-021

Description

To address the Navys need for modeling and visualization capabilities of the Next Generation Jammer in electronic warfare (EW) environments, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop Next Generation Jammer Visualization (NVISIN) software. NVISIN will model various types such as spot, barrage, sweep, and digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) jamming along with Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) features such as electronically steered antenna array and multiple beam patterns. NVISIN will provide the capability to visualize in 3D EW environment effects such as attack range, jamming/interference/conflicts and impact of weather/terrain by characterizing signal propagation using existing empirical/statistical models. To ensure ease of usability, the visualization of tactical information in NVISIN will follow military standard symbology. The information will be organized as layers and color coded to depict the EW environment in frequency, time, and space. In Phase I, POC will develop models and visualization of NGJ effects in tactical EW environments. The feasibility of NVISIN will be demonstrated by using a simple electronic attack mission vignette. In Phase II, POC plans to develop and demonstrate NVISIN for a complex tactical environment. An extensive evaluation of NVISIN usability will be conducted during Phase II to ensure effectiveness and usability of the human/machine interface.