VMETRO has supplied a system, based on the Vortex family of high-speed data recorders, to transparently record raw sensor data as they are going to the radar processor. At a later stage the data can be replayed into the radar processor (sensor emulation) for the purpose of testing and development of signal processing algorithms. This way, real missions can be simulated and various radar target characteristics can be scrutinized for the best possible signal processing approach to be used in the final deployed radar system.
The system VMETRO delivered has four data recording channels controlled by a central management unit. VMETRO was chosen as the supplier for the recording system because of the market-leading performance and unique ease of integration of its Vortex products combined with the local support capabilities offered by its subsidiaries in Germany and Italy.
SOSTAR (Stand-Off Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar) is regarded as the European contribution to a future NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system and is a project involving five countries, namely Germany (EADS-Dornier), Italy (Galileo Avionica), France (Thales Airborne Systems), The Netherlands (Dutch Space) and Spain (INDRA).
"The flexibility of the VMETRO recording and replay solution as well as the ease with which it was integrated with the processing architecture were key factors in its selection for the SOSTAR program" said Sergio MARAZZINI, Project Manager, System Radar Business Unit at Galileo Avionica S.p.A.
"For the customer this translates into a more modular system architecture with well defined interfaces, lower developments risks, and a system that is open to future technological advances in the COTS market," said Harald Schibbye, Product Manager at VMETRO. "We believe the customer has chosen the most flexible and scalable solution available in the market today".
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