Radar Signature Tools for Small Boats in Dynamic Sea Environments Navy SBIR FY2012.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2012.1 Topic No.: N121-038 Topic Title: Radar Signature Tools for Small Boats in Dynamic Sea Environments Proposal No.: N121-038-1096 Firm: Strategic Technology Solutions, LLC 11921 Freedom Drive Two Fountain Square, Suite 550 Reston, Virginia 20190-5635 Contact: Hugh McCoy Phone: (304) 574-1190 Web Site: www.strategic-tech.net Abstract: Maritime surveillance of small boats is a key component to protecting U.S Navy fleet assets in both littoral and deep water environments. Detection and identification is complex due to the size and mobility of the threat in addition to highly variable environmental factors including sea state and boat wake. Standard radar cross section (RCS) tools do not properly account for the materials typically found in small boats nor do they account for the environmental interactions. Strategic Technology Solutions, LLC proposes to incorporate the environmental interactions to allow the PGRC RCS analysis tool to model and predict radar signatures of small boats in dynamic sea states. PGRC will be modified to incorporate new features that allow for efficient signature predictions of hydrodynamic phenomena. The customer will have options of performing various complexities of analysis depending on the signature resolution desired. The PGRC Signature Management Tool (SMT) will be upgraded to provide quick turnaround modeling and data analysis to allow the tools to be used effectively in an iterative design or analysis process, thus saving many man-years of effort over the course of a development or analysis program. Benefits: The software tools developed under this SBIR will allow the user to accurately develop radar signature predictions of small boats in dynamic sea environments. New capabilities include interactions of small boats with the ocean environment including effects on the motion of the boat. The user will be able to choose sea states, wind directions, heading and speed. In addition, the user will be able to model the specific materials of the boat and other feature that affect the signature. The PGRC Signature Management Tool allows the user to rapidly develop prediction scenarios and maintains a database of information for future analysis. This software suite will be provide the most accurate radar signatures of small boats immersed in the ocean environment and allow for quick turn-around analysis. The Navy, USSOCOM, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, and Drug Enforcement Agency will all have the ability to wargame, develop tactics, threat analysis, and sensors as well as design their own craft for surveillance and interdiction missions. In addition, The Navy will be able to use this tool for sensor and data processing development, and self-defense tactics. The integrated suite of tools will save many man-years of modeling and predictions compared with using other existing software options. Return