1. SLAAC / ECMA (Electronic CounterMeasures Analysis) Application of ACS
Lockheed Martin Government Electronic Systems
and
University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute
SLAAC / ECMA (Electronic CounterMeasures Analysis) Application of ACS
6 - 8 April 1999
Prepared for DARPA-ITO
ACS PI Meeting
Rick Pancoast
(609)

2. USC SLAAC Affiliates DARPA DARPA Sandia UCLA ACS BYU Research
Sonar
Beamforming
DARPA
DARPA
Ultra Wide-
Band
Coherent RF
NUWC IR
ATR
NVL
LANL
Sandia
ACS
Research
Community
UCLA
SAR/
ATR
Sandia
BYU
Multi-
dimensional
Image
Processing
LANL
USC
ISI
Component Developers
Lockheed
Martin
GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
L O C K H E E D M A R T I N
SLAAC Developers
Electronic
Counter-
measures
Challenge Problem Owners
Applications
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3. ACS - Electronic Countermeasures Analysis (ECMA) Background
Shipboard ECMA Processor Upgrade Application Will
Demonstrate a Different Application of ACS Technology
ECMA Processor Utilizes Non-Linear Processing Functions
Future Surface Combatants Must Respond to New TBMD Mission
Adaptive Computing Provides the Ability to Respond to a
New Threat That Must Be Addressed
Provides for Real-Time Reconfiguration to the Current Threat
Provides for Additional Fault Detection / Fault Isolation
(FD/FI) Capability

4. ECMA Frame ECMA Frame Performs Electronic
AEGIS CRUISER WITH AN/SPY-1 RADAR
ECMA
ECMA Frame Performs Electronic
Counter-Measures Assessment for
the AN/SPY-1 Radar on AEGIS
Cruisers and Destroyers
AN/SPY-1 GSA CABINET (4 BAY)

5. SLAAC- ECMA Program Goals
DEMONSTRATE PROGRAMMABLE
(COUNTER) COUNTERMEASURES
FUNCTIONS IN ACS TECHNOLOGY
DOCUMENT THE PROCESS
DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL
SLAAC DEVELOPMENT
METHODOLOGY
90% REDUCTION IN SIZE
(95% OR BETTER GOAL)
CORRESPONDING REDUCTION
IN COST
CAPABLE OF MISSION THREAT
UPDATES ON A DAILY BASIS
(PER DWELL UPDATE EVENTUALLY)
DEVELOP A PLAN FOR NAVY
TRANSITION

6. Legacy AN/SPY-1 Electronic Countermeasures Assessment (ECMA)
Function
- Provide Countermeasures Analysis
and Jamming Analysis Processing
Characteristics
- Small Scale & Medium Scale
Integrated Circuits (1970s)
- Hard Wired Module Functions
- Non-Linear Processing Functions
- Aluminum Backplane
- 6 Foot High 19” Equipment Rack
Limitations
- Fixed Configuration
- Not Adaptable to Changing Threat
- Difficult and Costly to Modify
- Consumes Entire Frame (10% of DSP)
- No Room for Growth
AN/SPY-1 GSA CABINET (4 BAY)

7. Adaptive Computing-Based ECMA Signal Processor (SLAAC/ECMA)
Function
- Provide Functionality Identical to the
Tactical ECMA Processor
Characteristics
- Utilize Modern High Density, High
Speed COTS FPGAs
- Module Functions Programmed via
VHDL on COTS ACS Modules
- Same (as Tactical) Processing Functions
- Single COTS or Ruggedized VME Nest
Advantages
- Provides Real-Time Reconfiguration
For the Current Threat
- Provides Adaptability to Future Threats
- COTS SLAAC Modules Provide Size
Reduction (Approximately 90%)
- Easy to Modify (VHDL Modifications)
- Partially Populated VME Nest (<50%)
- Room for Growth
Desktop PC
AMS Wildforce Board
VME Nest
CSPI 2641S Board
SLAAC2 Board
SLAAC COTS ECMA NEST (6U VME)

8. ACS - ECMA Technical Status
Algorithm Mapping to ACS Technology Has Been Smooth
8 Existing ECMA Non-Linear Processing Functions Modeled
1 Enhanced (New Capability) Processing Function Modeled
5 ECMA Functions Have Been Board Tested (AMS Wildforce)
Initial Mapping to AMS Wildforce Board in a PC Desktop
Transition the VHDL Algorithms to a SLAAC2 / CSPI in VME
Data Has Been Captured from a SPY-1 ECMA Frame
2 ECMA Functions Have Been Fully Implemented and Compared
to an Actual SPY-1 Processor
March Demonstration for DARPA-ITO at SLAAC Retreat
3Q99 Demo Planned With ECMA Functions in SLAAC2
Navy Interest in Demonstration With a SPY-1 Signal Processor
Navy Funding Received to Implement Interface to SPY-1 & FD/FI
Transition to Production Planning is Ongoing

9. SLAAC / ECMA Implementation
ECMA Function 1:
SPY ECMA Input Data
SPY ECMA Output Data
SLAAC ECMA Output Data
ECMA Function 2:
SPY ECMA Input Data
SPY ECMA Output Data
SLAAC ECMA Output Data

10. COTS ACS / SLAAC Modules Provide Significant Size & Cost Reduction
Benefits of Adaptive Computing Technology for SPY ECMA
Benefits
- ACS FPGAs Provide for Higher Speed
Operation Enables Multiplexing
- ACS FPGAs Provide Much Higher Gate
Densities More Functions per Board
- ACS FPGAs Provide For Reconfiguration
. . . Adaptability to the Changing Threat
. . . Implementation of New Functions
- ACS FPGAs Provide a Better Solution Than
Programmable Processors (e.g PowerPC)
and ASICs for Some Applications
SPY ECMA
Function 1
SPY ECMA
Function 2
• ECMA Function 1 Utilizes 14% of 1 Wildforce FPGA
(XC4062) and 2.8% of the Wildforce Board
• ECMA Function 2 Utilizes 10% of 1 Wildforce
FPGA (XC4062) and 2.0% of the Wildforce Board
Annapolis Wildforce Board
• ECMA Function 1 Utilizes 5.8% of 1 SLAAC2 FPGA
(XC40150) and 0.97% of the SLAAC2 Board
• ECMA Function 2 Utilizes 4.1% of 1 SLAAC2
FPGA (XC40150) and 0.68% of the SLAAC2 Board
USC-ISI SLAAC2 Board
COTS ACS / SLAAC Modules Provide Significant Size & Cost Reduction

11. SLAAC / ECMA Program Schedule
1998
1999
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
Specify ECMA Algorithms
Testbed Configuration & Assembly
Demo. Scope & Definition
Demo. Plan
Algorithm Implementation
Document
Test Vector Simulation / Capture
Document
Verification & Test
Document
AMS -> SLAAC Conversion.
DARPA Demo.
(AMS / SLAAC I)
DARPA Demo.
(SLAAC II)
Navy
Demo.
AEGIS Insertion Plan
Final Report
Real-Time Interface Definition (Navy TI)
SLAAC/ECMA Scope
Navy TI Scope

12. ACS Payoff for AEGIS Combat System
Current Efforts - AEGIS SLAAC / ECMA
ACS-Based ECMA Provides Significant Size, Weight, Cost Advantage
ACS-Based ECMA Can be Easily Modified to Address New Threats
ACS-Based ECMA Can be Reconfigured Real-Time (i.e. minutes)
to Adapt to the Current Threat
Future Areas of Payoff - Rapid Tactical Reconfiguration
ACS Can Provide for Rapid Reconfiguration to Support Future
AEGIS and Advanced Surface Combatant Requirements
Real-Time Mission Level Adaptation (seconds)
Radar Test Dwell HW Reconfiguration (10s of milliseconds)
Radar Dwell-to-Dwell Reconfiguration (milliseconds)
Reconfiguration Within a Dwell (<1 millisecond)

13. Next Generation SLAAC Board
SLAAC / ECMA Roadmap
4Q 1998
1Q 1999
2Q 1999
3Q 1999
4Q 1999
1Q 2000
2Q 2000
3Q 2000
4Q 2000
1Q 2001
2Q 2001
TRANSITION
TO AN/SPY-1
PRODUCTION
DARPA / USC SLAAC
SLAAC / ECMA
NAVY ACS / ECMA
NEXT GENERATION
RADAR SYSTEMS
FUTURE
SURFACE
COMBATANTS
XP_LEFT
XP_LEFT
XP_XBAR X1
XP_RIGHT
XP_XBAR X1
PMC BUS
XP_RIGHT
XP_LEFT
XP_LEFT
XP_XBAR X2 X2
XP_RIGHT
XP_XBAR
PCI BUS
XP_RIGHT
AMS Wildforce Board
USC-ISI SLAAC1 Board
USC-ISI SLAAC2 Board
Next Generation SLAAC Board
ACS-ECMA Potential :
Backfit for Cruisers and Destroyers (84 Ships)
Future Surface Combatants
Next Generation Radar Systems