Space Based Radar-System Architecture Design and Optimization for a Space Based Replacement to AWACS
Author : Douglas Paul Wickert
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ISBN 13 : 9781423581451
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (814 download)
Book Synopsis Space Based Radar-System Architecture Design and Optimization for a Space Based Replacement to AWACS by : Douglas Paul Wickert
Download or read book Space Based Radar-System Architecture Design and Optimization for a Space Based Replacement to AWACS written by Douglas Paul Wickert and published by . This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a process of system architecture design, system cost modeling, and system architecture optimization, we assess the feasibility of performing the next generation Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) mission from a Space Based Radar platform. Initial studies by the Air Force called for systems that push the limits of currently available technology and are prohibitively expensive. We introduce a distributed operations concept for SBR that reduces the size of the satellites required, increases system reliability, improves system performance, and reduces system cost. Coupled with the system architecture optimization process, the resulting distributed SBR concept is feasible with currently available technology and is estimated to cost less than half of other, similar concepts.