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DRSER - Development of Real-Time Software for Experimental Radar

Defence Research and Development - Ottawa (DRDC-Ottawa) is currently engaged in two ongoing projects to demonstrate new radar algorithms and technologies. These projects are referred to as Combat Radar Testbed (CRT) and Through-Wall Radar (TWR).

Array is providing real-time software development services on an as-and-when requested basis for these experimental radar systems at DRDC-Ottawa under the Development of Real-Time Software for Experimental Radar (DRSER) project. The services include:

• Design and implementation of advanced radar signal processing algorithms on multiple processors
• Design and implementation of radar data acquisition software
• Design and implementation of real-time radar display algorithms
• Procurement of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software and hardware
• Provision of software support during system integration and experimental trials

Also known as Through the Wall Surveillance (TWS), this programme offers the capacity for anti-terrorism forces or law enforcement officials to observe an enclosed space safely using radar. The potential is for those scanning a room to learn more quickly the location of assailants, hostages or potentially dangerous materiel.

With CRT and TWR, while these radar technologies are innovative and have the potential to save lives, they do generate a great deal of data. It is the generation of huge amounts of three dimensional data that poses a challenge in improving processing speed and image quality.

Array’s experience in VME based radars, development of in-house support of the Royal Air Force (UK) Nimrod Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) programme acts as the foundation for developing real-time software for the CRT. Additionally, algorithms developed by Array under DRDC’s General Purpose Inverse SAR (GPISAR) programme will be re-used offering enhanced 3D visualization functionality.