Combat ID Database Development
Abstract
The Database Initiative (DBI) is a project, under the Combat Identification (CID) portfolio, designed to remove the "hard-coded” static ID parameters (typically updated every 4-5 years) from the host platform's sensor(s) and replace them with parameterized values that are easily and quickly updated when new intelligence inputs come available (this allows maximum flexibility to tailor each aircraft's CID database(s) based on assigned theater of operation, threat country of interest, and assigned mission tasks). The DBI project primarily consists of four efforts: a.) determining a sensor's requisite ID parameters for CID, b) designing and developing a database to contain the CID parameters identified in Task a, c) developing techniques to generate the requisite parameters, and d) provide CID parameters developed from measured or modeled data. Due to the critical nature of this project (impacts every combat and many ISR platforms), DBI uses existing PE 63742F funds. The FY-21 effort will determine the requisite CID features for High Range Resolution (HRR) and Non Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR) air to air modes; specify the requirements for initial CID database design for these radar modes; and collect initial sample data to populate the HRR and NCTR databases for developmental test/debug. Databases for other CID modalities will be added over time (e.g., air to air ground radar modes, 3-D LADAR, etc.) The benefit of using Mission Definable parameters is that they are dynamically developed and can be added, edited, or removed by preflight Mission Planning software such as the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS). Current CID parameters for existing techniques, e.g., NCTR, are being developed faster than host platform OFPs. This leads to implementation lags that often exceed as great as four years. By removing the "hard-coded” parameters from the sensors and enabling loading dynamic values via mission planning, the lag time could initially be reduced to months, and possibly even weeks or days.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 643420_0603742F_4_3600_PB_2021
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- Root: Combat Identification Technology
- Child Accomplishment: Database Development
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- Child Cost Item: 09f1bc2e3ca0639d8e842651826860cf