Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Assistance
In addition to building radar systems and making measurements, the
Radar Physics Group
staff has lent its expertise to various government agencies. For
DARPA,
the Group has performed
technical support in a (SETA) role. For the
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA),
the group has provided Synthetic Aperture Radar expertise in
support of the Open Skies Treaty negotiations.
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The engineering staff of the Group has provided technical support (in a SETA role)
to a
number of DARPA programs, including:
The nature of the support has included the following tasks:
- Trade-off Studies
- Data Reduction
- Feasibility Studies
- Literature Searches
- Proposal Evaluations
These programs have taken advantage of the Group's capabilities in the
following area:
- Antenna Design and Analysis
- RF/Microwave/Millimeter Wave/Terahertz Circuit and System Analysis
- Digital Communication Protocols
- MEMS Microwave/Millimeter Wave Components
- Focal Plane Arrays
- Active and Passive Millimeter Wave Imaging
- Microwave Photonics
- MMICs
- Spectrum Management Issues
- Missile Guidance
- Link Budgets
- Noise and Clutter Effects
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