Radar performance modeling and integration of best-in-class COTS (commercial off the shelf) tools with custom programming and interfaces for specific radar sites are two areas of expertise among engineers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).

The Satellite Tool Kit^® (STK) was used with MATLAB^® to model the space-track function of the PARCS Radar site. This tool can be used to optimize the site tasking for detection of as many objects as possible. The tasking could also be modified some other optimality factor (i.e., weighting detection probability by importance).

For more information about beam-pointing simulation and optimization capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Jeremy Price at jprice@swri.org or (210) 522-6292. We can offer you the best approach for your communications and embedded systems solutions.

Contact Information

Jeremy Price

Communications and Embedded Systems

(210) 522-6292

jprice@swri.org

Related Terminology

communication devices

communication networks

radar systems

PARCS radar site

RF systems

radio frequency engineering

COTS integration

custom instruments

prototype development

reverse engineering

replacement engineering

communications engineering

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November 16, 2009