The Advanced Multifunction RF Concept (AMRFC) Test Bed

Abstract

A glance at any Navy fighting ship underscores the goal of the technology being developed and demonstrated in this multidivision, multilaboratory program, sponsored and inspired by the Office of Naval Research. Today, single system antennas increasingly clutter our ships. Over just the ten-year 1980-1990 period, many ship classes that initially had fewer than 100 antennas needed nearly 150. Mutual signal interference, ship's signature, manning, spares, and life cycle costs all point to the need for a multifunctional concept in which systems are defined by their functions and by software that drives the electronics of a single antenna suite. In this program, hardware and software that emulate Emission Control, Normal, and Combat scenarios have been successfully combined in an active Proof of Principle demonstration at NRL's Chesapeake Bay Detachment (CBD).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA523012

Entities

People

  • G. C. Tavik
  • I. D. Olin

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Arrays
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Calibration
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Data Links
  • Direction Finding
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Emission Control
  • Information Operations
  • Ku Band
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Military Research
  • Space Systems
  • Test Beds
  • Test Facilities
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems