New Concepts in Maritime C4
Tuesday 9th November 2010, 1400hrs–1530hrs
Chaired by Matthias Conrad Next Generation Radar, Sonar and Image Processing Solutions through GPGPU Technology Mr. Colin Davies, GE Intelligent Platforms, United Kingdom Radar, sonar and image processing architectures can differ immensely but development initiatives in all three application areas invariably need to provide an enhanced capability while meeting ever more stringent Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) constraints. General Purpose computing on Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU) technology offers the potential to rewrite the rule book. By exploiting massively parallel Graphics Processor Units it is possible to vastly increase data processing performance within a reduced SWaP footprint. What’s more GPGPU technology is accessible. Extensions to the C programming language supported by recognised development environments contrast favourably with traditional FPGA designs that can be far more difficult and costly to implement. As a baseline this paper will define a number of generic radar, sonar and image processing architectures and consider common implementation practice. Then, for each application area, the paper will go on to show how GPGPU technology might be favourably used to deliver increased processing power while at the same time reducing the SWaP envelope. Practical benchmark data will be used where appropriate to support arguments. Consideration will also be given to COTS implementation options, the maturity of development tool chains, GPGPU scalability, long term support and some of the wider issues associated with system level software. Systems Engineering in the Development of Network Enabled Systems for Defence Applications Mr. Gil Gonçalves, FEUP (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto), Portugal The last decades have witnessed unprecedented technological developments in computing, communications, navigation, control, composite materials and power systems, which have led to the design and deployment of the first generations of unmanned vehicle systems. These vehicle systems have seen action at sea, in the air, on the ground and on other planets. Future generations of unmanned vehicle systems will reflect current trends: increased levels of autonomy, lower cost, longer endurance, and networking capabilities. These trends enable us to develop visions for future defence systems that could have not been imagined before. This is because networking present new possibilities to the operation of unmanned vehicles. For example, in networked enabled capability systems, information and commands are exchanged among multiple vehicles, sensors and operators, and the roles, relative positions, and dependencies of those vehicles and systems change during operations. This paper will present the experience of the University of Porto in the development, deployment and evaluation of advanced multi-vehicle systems, both for security applications, oceanographic and environment field studies. Systems Engineering methods, namely from the IEEE standard for application and management of the systems engineering process” are widely used to guide the development, from the early requirements to the final system validation, comprising products and processes while covering all aspects of operational scenarios, measures of effectiveness and performance, operational environments, maintenance, test plans, human factors, etc. This presentation will be rooted in examples from the development of network enabled defence systems that include multiple autonomous vehicles (underwater, surface and air) and systems. Integrated Systems Functional Modelling in Naval Combat Systems Design, Integration & Validation Mrs Manuela Nardini, Selex Sistemi Integrati, Italy Integrated Systems Functional Modelling (ISFM) is a Model Driven system design method, suitable for the complete representation of the dynamic behaviour of complex systems, as required by modern Naval Combat Systems (C/S). ISFM captures the whole system behaviour in a single object-based DataBase, coded in SysML language, integrating the functional models of each SubSystem (S/S) (i.e. Sensors, Weapons, C4I capabilities), including the complete model of Combat Management System (CMS) and the Human Computer Interface (HCI), including all Human Factors design items. The ISFM plays a fundamental role throughout all the life-cycle of the System, from requirements specification to system integration and test. In particular in the specification phase the ISFM allows to understand the feasibility of the System and it helps to give a complete description of each S/S by the architectural and functional points of view. During design the ISFM guides design engineers defining S/S dynamic behaviours in terms of functions, interactions and data flows they exchange each other.
The integration of Human Factors design in the System design ensures the strong relationship between the System View and the Operator View. The System Functional Design Test and Validation is integrated in the project life-cycle at a System Design stage, where the early feedback gives an additional benefit on the quality of the product.
In the last phase of integration and validation of the System, the ISFM is the reference point for planning a step by step System integration (cluster integration), defining tests and planning integration and validation activities. How do you ‘architect’ Open Architecture? Mr. Gordon Hunt, Real-Time Innovations, Inc., United States SYNOPSIS:
In this paper we will discuss a successful and proven architecture model that encompasses mission critical, life critical as well as back office service oriented system requirements, enabling a single architectural approach that delivers all the benefits of the Open Architecture (OA) principles. OA has to deliver open standards-based interoperable interfaces between systems, such that new authorized systems and components can be integrated without modifying existing system elements. It must enable innovation, competition and re-use while accelerating system development and minimizing cost of ownership. For more than 10 years RTI has worked on OA initiatives, programs and systems. RTI has worked to create OA guidance and policy, migrate and upgrade legacy applications, and architect, develop and integrate enabling technology in more than 50 OA based systems…and we’re still learning. But one key lesson has been learnt – that to architect an OA system you have to focus on the one thing that is in your control, today and tomorrow; your data. In this paper we will challenge technology- led thinking. Technology evolves and develops outside of the control of the defense agencies and always moves faster than can be predicted. We will question the role of well specified interfaces, message sets, or open standards as part of the highest level architectural model. Such techniques continuously evolve and change over time and thus do not provide a firm long term architectural foundation. Our experience has shown that a ‘data first’ architectural design principle has proven time and again to deliver the benefits sought when adopting OA. A net-centric system can be defined by its data. How the data is produced, its lifecycle, what form it takes, how often it changes and under what circumstances, as well as who is allowed access. You can architect your system of systems upon this knowledge and this paper will explain how.
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