Introduction to Array Systems for 3 D Surveillance

Introduction to Array Systems for 3 D Surveillance Kick-Off Presented by: Ray M. Obidowski, M. Sc. , P. Eng. (Project Leader – Modelling and Simulation) May 31, 2008: Niagara Falls 1

Offering Signal Processing Solutions from Satellites to Submarines Remote Sensing Synthetic Aperture Radar SMOS & HYDROS Satellite Ground Station Processors Airborne Radar Processors Underwater Acoustics Sonar Processors Acoustic Display Array’s Headquarters Toronto, Canada • • • High Resolution Modelling & Image Generators Simulation Intelligent Systems integration Transportation Software development Systems Tactical Display Founded in 1981 ISO 9001: 2000 & NATO SECRET Facility Internationally recognized leader in computationally intensive digital signal processing and image analysis World-class Experts in Signal Processing 2

Customers Include… • US Army, Navy & Air Force • Alaska SAR Facility/NASA/NOAA • Lincoln Labs (MIT) • US Industry (Unisys, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin) • European Space Agency • European Industry (Racal & Thales) • German Federal Navy • Royal Swedish Navy • UK Mo. D 3

Sonar Experience: Over 20 Years of Deploying Proven Systems Worldwide • Real-Time Sonar Processors German U 212 Swedish Gotland • Post-Analysis Sonar Processors • Sonar Mission Simulators & Trainers Canadian Halifax Frigates CANTASS Mission Simulator Consoles Seahawk (centre), Viking (upper right) & P-3 (lower right) • Sonar Post. Analysis Systems • Acoustic Stimulation 4

Array’s Sonar Simulation and Training Experience CANTASS* Mission Simulator - Atlantic • Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax CANTASS* Mission Simulator - Pacific • CFB Esquimalt Generic Acoustic Stimulation System • U. S. Navy/Northrop Grumman * Canadian Towed Array Sonar System (CANTASS) 5

Applications of the Scalable. GSP* • • • Passive Sonar Acoustic Range Sonobuoys Active Sonar Active Intercept Electromagnetic (Magnetic anomaly detection) * GSP - Generic Signal Processor 6

Remote Sensing and Synthetic Aperture Radar 7

Canadian Space Agency – FASTSCAN Array’s FASTSCAN enabled the CSA to record the first near realtime RADARSAT-1 images taken of Antarctica. 8

Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Next Generation COMPASS Software Project 9

Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Prototype & Operational Processor Array developed the Level 2 Soil Moisture (SM) prototype and received a follow-on contract to develop components of the Level 2 operational processor. SMOS is scheduled for launch in mid-2008. 10

Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Next Generation COMPASS Software Project COMPASS is a high-tech Freeway Traffic Management System developed by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to respond to traffic congestion problems on urban freeways. COMPASS provides accurate freeway incident and delay information to motorists and effectively manages peak rush hour traffic flow through innovative traffic control devices. 11

Array designed and built the Dynamic Messaging System for the busiest highway in North America. Hwy. 401 – Toronto, Canada 12

3 -D Modelling and Simulation 13

Advanced Deployable Day Night Simulation Defence Research & Development Canada • Development of custom software for human factors experiments. 14

Screen shot from Eagle-IG 16 -Channel System for Ultra-High Resolution Display Systems Advanced 3 -D Visualization for C 4 ISR 15

Toronto Headquarters Offering State-of-the-Art Signal Processing Solutions from Satellites to Submarines 16