SBIR-STTR Award

Mustang proposes to modify the 25-year old mode control board in the seeker to add an interface to the GCU. This would enable the affordable implementation of the target selection algorithms in the GCU, which has available throughput to implement them. The mode control board currently has access to the required data and control signals necessary for the GCU to implement a good track-while-scan capability. Since the Mode Control design is over 25 years old, its functionality can now be replicated using much less circuit board area, leaving room for new interface circuitry.

Keywords:
Radar Seeker, Radar Seeker, Target Discrimination, Harpoon

During the Phase I baseline SBIR contract Mustang has shown that with a new innovative hardware architecture, the 25-year old seeker mode control board functionality can be affordably replicated using 67% less circuit board area and 67% less power. This new innovative architecture will provide room, power, and cooling needed to expand the Seeker-GCU interface, thus enabling the GCU to process target selection algorithms. During SBIR N102-131 Phase II, Mustang, acting as the prime contractor, in conjunction with Raytheon and Boeing will demonstrate that increased target selectivity functionality can be put into the existing Harpoon 3700-4 Seeker with only minor, low risk, hardware and software updates.

Keywords:
Target Selectivity, Target Selectivity, Guidance Control Unit, Surface Warfare, Track While Scan Algorithm, Harpoon Weapon System, Rf Seeker, Radar