Course Details
Application of Counter-DRFM Techniques | Pre-Convention Course
Course Dates: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | 8 AM – 12 PM
Course Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center | Room: Chesapeake 9
Course Length: 4 hours total delivered across one session
Description: Distributed digital RF memories (DRFMs) can be networked and present a significant threat to multi-function and MIMO (multiple input multiple outputs) range-Doppler radar systems. These modern DRFM transceivers can intercept, modulate, and retransmit the radar signal coherently with minimal delay. In addition, the jammer's deception signal is highly correlated with the true target’s signature. From their initial development, suppressing range false targets, stealing track gates, and generating multiple, structured false targets and clutter (e.g., for deception, cloaking) has attracted increased attention, and the architectures have gotten more sophisticated (e.g., interrupted sampling repeater) and more difficult to beat.
Now, radar systems must STOP and ask: Are we really seeing what's there?
This course presents a tutorial on applying techniques to protect MIMO and coherent range-Doppler radar systems from adversary DRFM transceiver deception methods. An in-depth look at the application of these techniques is presented. Methods such as pulse block coding, pulse diversity techniques, orthogonal coding and polarization discrimination methods are described. Discrimination methods using statistical estimation, Neyman-Pearson, stretch filtering, frequency diversity and phase noise measurement methods are also emphasized. The use of artificial intelligence techniques such as deep neural nets (DNN), long-, short-term memory (LSTM) and bi-directional gated recurrent networks are also discussed.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended primarily for scientists and radar engineers interested in the design of multi-function MIMO radar systems with an interest in identification and protection strategies against DRFM transceiver deception methods. Attendees should have knowledge of some radar signal processing and radar system principles. Many examples and references are shown to demonstrate the techniques and concepts to further the understanding of the material being presented.
This workshop will be held before AOC 2024 at the Gaylord National. While registration for AOC 2024 is not required, it is recommended to enhance your overall experience.
Provided Materials
Each student will be provided with:
- A copy of the textbook and software: P. E. Pace, Developing Digital RF Memories and Transceiver Technologies for Electromagnetic Warfare, Artech House Publishing, 2022. (978-1-63081-697-1)
- A binder with the course notes
Registration
Course Pricing
AOC Members - $700*
Non-Members - $800*
*includes cost of book and binder
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Instructor
Phillip Pace is currently a adjunct research staff member for the Institute for Defense Analysis and a distinguished professor (emeritus) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Ohio University in 1983 and 1986 respectively, and the Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1990 --- all in electrical and computer engineering.
Prior to joining NPS, he spent 2 years at General Dynamics Corporation, Air Defense Systems Division, as a design specialist in the Radar Systems Research Engineering department. Before that, he was a member of the technical staff at Hughes Aircraft Company, Radar Systems Group, for 5+ years. He has recently taught as an adjunct professor, at Southern Methodist University, (SMU) Dallas, Tx and was a senior scientist at L3Harris Technologies, Plano Tx for 2 years.
Dr. Pace was the Chairman of the N2/N6 Threat Missile Simulator Validation Working Group from Oct. 1996 to Sept. 2017 and was one of four members on the Navy's NULKA Blue Ribbon Panel in Jan. 1999. He is the founding director of the NPS Center for Joint Services Electronic Warfare (1993). He was the recipient of the Superior Civilian Service Award for the period Sept. 1989 to Nov. 2019, is a Life Member of the AOC and is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Dr. Pace is the author of four textbooks, Advanced Techniques for Digital Receivers, 2000, and Detecting and Classifying Low Probability of Intercept Radar, 2004, and the 2nd Edition in 2009. His fourth textbook is titled, Developing Digital RF Memories and Transceiver Technologies for Electromagnetic Warfare, (published June, 2022)
