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Analytical Solutions for the Warfighter

Philosophy

Ethical and professional, team-oriented work environment

Open communication and outside-the-box thinking

Continuous employee professional development/training

Careful short and long-term planning with strategic staffing

Collaborative long-term relationships with customers and corporate partners

Responsibility to the warfighter, peers, and the local community

Ability to deliver rapid turnaround solutions to meet customers needs

Success Achieved By Maintaining Customer Satisfaction


Introduction

• Supports the Warfighter by providing:

– Systems engineering and integration, verification,

validation, and analysis of Air and Missile Defense

Systems

– Systems acquisition guidance, program management

support, systems engineering support, threat analysis

and requirements analysis for the development of ground

robotic systems

• Founded in 2005 as a small woman-owned business

• Plans to maintain steady growth to meet the emerging

requirements of our customers

BFA Systems: Academic ExperienceAcademic Experience

Employee GrowthEmployee Growth

Revenue:

FY05 – $378,348.85

FY06 – $1,700,000.00

Est. FY07 – $4,400,000.00


Contact

Dr. Mike Foust – President Mr. Dan Bodeker – CEO256.922.8791 ext. 211 256.922.8791 ext. 207256.603.1697 [email protected] [email protected]

Mr. Tom Hamilton – Business Development Manager Mr. Jeff Brown – Executive Vice President256.922.8791 ext. 205 256.922.8791 ext. 201256.604.8932 [email protected] [email protected]

Mrs. Cindy Moore – Contracts Administrator Mrs. LeighAnne Parcus – Accounts Manager256.922.8791 ext. 202 256.922.8791 ext. [email protected] [email protected]

In June 2005, BFA Systems, Inc. opened its corporate headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama.

Headquarters: Mailing Address:990 Explorer BLVD PO Box 5323Suite B Huntsville, AL 35814Huntsville, AL 35806

Phone: 256.922.8791 Kristen BodekerFax: 256.922.8799 Chairman, Board of DirectorsWebsite: www.bfasystems.comEmail: [email protected] Delaina Foust

Secretary, Board of Directors

Contact Our Offices:

http://www.bfasystems.com/

mailto:[email protected]


Team Members / Contract Vehicles:

BAE Systems, Inc. (SETAC)

DCD, LLC. (SETAC)

Madison Research Corporation (SETAC)

AMCOM Express (SAIC - Technical)

AMCOM Express (CAS – Programmatics)

TSI (SETAC)

Market Solutions / Customers:

Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space (PEO M&S)

Program Manager, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (PM IAMD)

Program Manager, Integrated Fire Control (PM IFC)

Program Manager, Cruise Missile Defense Systems (PM CMDS)

Product Manager, Joint Land-Attack Elevated Netted Sensor (PM JLENS)

Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS)

Robotic Systems Joint Project Office (RS JPO)

Space and Missile Defense Command, Integrated Capabilities Management Directorate

AMRDEC System Simulation and Development Directorate (SSDD)

Space and Missile Defense Command, Research and Development Technical Center, Technology Directorate Lethality

Division (SMDC-RDTC-TDL)

Contract Vehicles


Expertise

Weapon System Engineering• Battle Management Command and Control

Track Manager AssessmentCommunication Network Analysis

• Robotics• Threat Lethality Program Management• Modeling and Simulation

ArchitectureThreat and Data AnalysisVV&A

• Independent Verification and Validation • Software Engineering

Requirements AnalysisDesign AnalysisDevelopment, Verification and Testing

• Structural AnalysisStructural Design Failure Modes


Kill Chain Analysis• Search• Detect• Track• Threat Assessment• Engagement Planning• Engagement Decision• Weapon Assignment• Engagement Execution• Kill Assessment

Timeline Analysis• Sensor and Missile Performance • Kill Chain Timeline Determination

Battle Management, Command and Control


Cooperative Engagement Capability

Joint Track Management

Composite Track Manager• Existing and emerging technologies for Integration within Army Systems • Joint Systems Engineering Organization (JSSEO) to define the future capabilities of the IABM

Combat Identification (CID)• Definition and association of attribute data for accurately applying CID

technologies/capabilities and distributing data Communications

• Examine existing and emerging radio alternatives• Identify new technologies to support the required architecture

Multi-Source Integration• Correlation-Association-Combination of multiple source of information to provide a single track

store containing all known kinematic and non-kinematic data of a given track

CEC

Composite Tracker and Target Classification System CTC

Tactical Component Network TCN

Integrated Architecture Behavior Model IABM

Support Joint Analysis Working Group (JAWG) to define the future Joint Track Management requirements


Physical Characteristics• Size, Weight, Power, Loss• Range, Bandwidth, Latency

Network Architecture• Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)• Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)• Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)• Point-to-Point• Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET)

Tactical Data Links• Link-11• Link-16• Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Data Link (FDL)• Remote Radar Data Link (RRDL)• Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)

Communication Network Analysis

User Comm. Bandwidth Vs. No. of Targets

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• Increased Network Load Required for Increased Numbers of Tracks

• Throughput Requirements Are Sensitive to JLENS Capacity and Data Filtering

• Throughput Requirements Are Very Sensitive to Update and Latency Requirements for SA Tracks.

188% AMR Redundancy

143% AMR Redundancy

SoS Increment 3 Unclassified - Numbers are representative TBMsRadar JLENS SR JLENS PTIR MMR THAADNumber of Radars 1 1 6 1Track Capacity (tracks/radar) 1000 80 160 250Typ. Message Size (bits) 210 210 210 210 210 210

Report 100% Sum of Sensor CapacitiesNumber of Local Tracks 1000 80 960 250Other Messages: C2, CID, TI, etc. 50% 50% 50% 50%Network Overhead 20% 20% 20% 20%

MeasurementsNumber of SA Tracks 950 30 910 230 100 630 230 100Blue Message Rate (Hz) 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33Number of Red Midcourse Tracks 40 40 40 15 15 40 40 15Red Mid Message Rate (Hz) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00Number of Red Terminal Tracks 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 5Red Term Message Rate (Hz) 1.00 4.00 4.00 10.00 10.00 4.00 4.00 10.00Number of Relays 0 0 1 1 1 1Throughput/sensor (kbits/s) 135.35 33.22 283.01 104.59 72.60 214.10 115.66 72.60

Total User Throughput = 958.6 kbps

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ABTs & TBMs

143% AMR Redundancy

188% AMR Redundancy


Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A)

• M&S Requirements • VV&A Requirements • Accreditation Plan • Acceptability Criteria• V&V Plan Development• V&V Documentation • Acceptability Assessment • Accreditation Decision

Adherence to the DMSO Methodology Ensures the M&SEnvironment Meets Customer Requirements


C-Series

DIGISIM

B-Series

FBX-TWoburn

FBX-TWoburn

CNIPCNIP

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C2BMCColorado Springs

MP

RE

Monitor

Test Control Segment (TCS)OPR TEC (JNIC)DEV TEC (TBE)

• JADE• Central Node Gateway• Test Configuration Control• Data Collection/Analysis

BMDS SimRE

Regional JREat JNIC

RNGSTJ/

RS-422

XML

JREAP-C

GPS Synchronized

Scenario

Aegis BMD

Dahlgren

Aegis BMD

Dahlgren

RE

RNG

C&D Adj

STJ/R

S-42

2

CDLMS

A-STATS Driver

SBIRSAzusa

VMF

RE

VMF

Dashed Line indicates passive monitoring by the MDSE TCS and JADE.

LegendTest Framework

Element/component

Element/component (sim)

JREAP-C Message Format

S-TADIL J

C2BMC Net Interface Protocol

XML

SBIRS VMF Link

GMD(JNIC BEL)

GFC/ESIGFC/ESI

CNIPCNIP

• Duplicates GT-189 participants

• Uses MDSE equivalent trajectory for anchoring

Test Architecture

Plans

Anchoring Report

Test Output

Analysis

TestTruth Data

Anchoring PointsData RequirementsData CollectionData Analysis

Anchoring Process• Develop Anchoring Plan based on anchoring strategy and flight test plan

• Replicate test architecture in simulation or HWIL tool

• Collect test data and truth data• Run simulation or HWIL tool• Perform analysis to compare results between flight test and simulation or HWIL tool

Anchoring

Test Truth Data

Velocity vs Time Threat Trajectory Analysis

Time (seconds)

Velo

city

(km

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Time (seconds)

Velo

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(km

/s)Altitude vs Time Trajectory Analysis

Time (seconds)

Alti

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(km

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Altitude vs Time Trajectory Analysis

Time (seconds)

Alti

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(km

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Launch Impact

Apogee

Burnout

Burnout Altitude

ApogeeAltitude

Time of Burnout

Time of Apogee

Time of Impact

Launch Impact

Apogee

Burnout

Burnout Altitude

ApogeeAltitude

Time of Burnout

Time of Apogee

Time of Impact


Time (seconds)

Velo

city

(km

/s)


Time (seconds)

Velo

city

(km

/s)Altitude vs Time Trajectory Analysis

Time (seconds)

Alti

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(km

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Altitude vs Time Trajectory Analysis

Time (seconds)

Alti

tude

(km

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Launch Impact

Apogee

Burnout

Burnout Altitude

ApogeeAltitude

Time of Burnout

Time of Apogee

Time of Impact

Launch Impact

Apogee

Burnout

Burnout Altitude

ApogeeAltitude

Time of Burnout

Time of Apogee

Time of Impact

• Time and location of initial detections from Aegis

• Accuracy of Reported J3.6 Space Tracks vs. Ground Truth

• RV Acquisition Time for FBX

Sensors

• Timing of messages• Message Count• Message Content• Recurrence Rates

Comms

• Threat Trajectory• Threat Signature• Stage 3 Burnout Time• Stage 3 Burnout Altitude• RV Separation Time• RV Separation Altitude• Apogee Time• Apogee Altitude

MDSE vs GT-189

Threat

• Time and location of initial detections from Aegis

• Accuracy of Reported J3.6 Space Tracks vs. Ground Truth

• RV Acquisition Time for FBX

Sensors

• Timing of messages• Message Count• Message Content• Recurrence Rates

Comms

• Threat Trajectory• Threat Signature• Stage 3 Burnout Time• Stage 3 Burnout Altitude• RV Separation Time• RV Separation Altitude• Apogee Time• Apogee Altitude

MDSE vs GT-189

Threat

HW vs Actual


Software IV&V

• Comprehensive SIV&V Planning• Interface with Customer and Prime• Approach Mirrors Software Lifecycle• Based on IEEE Standards• Results:

• Requirement Traceability• Risk Assessment • Product Maturity Assessment• Specification/Process Compliance• Defects Uncovered and Identified • Problems Understood and Reported • System/Software Usability Assessed• Increased Confidence in Software • Programmatic Impact Visibility• Technical and Schedule Risk

Reduced

Per Segment BuildCDR: Critical Design Review

TRR -

Test Readiness Review (SI)Per S

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System Requirements Review

System Design Review

Software Specification Review

Preliminary Design Review

Critical Design Review

TestReadiness

Review

SystemRequirements

Definition

SystemDesign

SoftwareRequirements

Definition

SoftwareArchitectural

Design

SoftwareDetailedDesign

SoftwareCoding andUnit Testing

SoftwareUnit Integration

SoftwareBuild Integration

And Testing

Formal SoftwareQualification

Testing

SystemH/W and S/WIntegration

SIV&V SystemRequirements

Analysis

SIV&VSystem Design

Analysis

SIV&V SoftwareRequirements

Analysis


Analysis

SIV&V SoftwareDesign Product

Analysis


Analysis

SIV&V CodeWalk-ThroughAnd Analysis

SIV&VUnit Testing

SIV&VSoftware Item

Testing

SIV&VSoftware Build

Testing

SIV&VSystem HWIL

Testing

TestReadiness

Review

PRIME CONTRACTOR BFA SYSTEMS

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TestReadiness

Review

SystemRequirements

Definition

SystemDesign


Definition

SoftwareArchitectural

Design


SoftwareCoding andUnit Testing

SoftwareUnit Integration

SoftwareBuild Integration

And Testing

Formal SoftwareQualification

Testing

SystemH/W and S/WIntegration


Analysis


Analysis

SIV&VSystem Design

Analysis

SIV&VSystem Design

Analysis


Analysis


Analysis


Analysis


Analysis


Analysis


Analysis


Analysis


Analysis



SIV&VUnit Testing

SIV&VUnit Testing

SIV&VSoftware Item

Testing

SIV&VSoftware Item

Testing

SIV&VSoftware Build

Testing

SIV&VSoftware Build

Testing

SIV&VSystem HWIL

Testing

SIV&VSystem HWIL

Testing

TestReadiness

Review

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BFA Systems Engineers Have Extensive SIV&V Experience


Functional Areas Supported• System Acquisition Guidance• Program Management• Systems Engineering• Threat Analysis • Requirements Analysis• Robotic Troubleshooting and Repair• Robotic Test

Robotics

• Requirements for UAVs to Support UGV Missions• Security Classification Guide (MV-4 & Forerunner)• Hazard Tracking Database • Frequency Allocation & Spectrum Compliance• Interoperability Analysis (EMI / EMC)• Ground Robotics Master Plan (GRMP)• Operation and Maintenance Procedures• Robot Operation• Test Scenarios• Data Collection and Analysis• Army and Marine Corps Robotic Program Support• Performance Specification (MV-4)• Responses to Enemy Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

Products and Services Provided


Threat Lethality Engineering

Lethality Program Management• Lethality Assessment of BMD Systems Against US Threats

(High Explosive, Nuclear, Chemical, Biological, etc.)• Lethality Experiments

Full-Scale Impact TestingFull Scale Arena (Detonation) TestingScaled Light Gas Gun Testing

• Hardware FabricationProjectile Design & Manufacturing OversightTarget Design & Manufacturing OversightTest Set-up

• Scheduling & BudgetingTest PlanningContinuous Interface with Prime Lethality Contractor ITT Systems) to Maintain Schedule & BudgetInteraction & Planning with Test RangesMonthly Accrual Reporting on all Contractors

Test Data is Provided to the Lethality & Collateral Effects Communities to Validate and Improve Predictive Code Capabilities (PEELS, PEGEM, KIDD, Hydrocodes, Etc.)


EADSIM generate

trajectories

• Time Interval• Air Object ID (1 . . n)

• Trajectory description• Sensor ID (1 . . p)

• location (fixed): LLAsensor• coverage: Rng, Alt, FOV• emplacement bias (const): Δx, Δy, Δz, ΔP, ΔY, ΔR• measurement noise (random): ΔAz, ΔEl, ΔRng• measurement accuracy (const): AzAccur, ElAccur, RngAccur

Not Modeled: RCS, Sensor Motion, RF Effects, Weather, Terrain

t,X,Y,Z

Truth+Detect

.txt .txt

time(s), lat(°), lon(°), Alt(m) X(m), Y(m), Z(m), in Rng, in Alt, in FOV (flags)

add Emplacement

Biases t,X’,Y’,Z’

Δx, Δy, Δz, ΔP, ΔY, ΔR,(constant)

To L,L,A WGS-84

L,L,A

Check Detect

LLAsensor, Rng, Alt, FOV

Convert to ENU

t,E’,N’,U’

LLAsensor

Convert to Az,El,Rng

t,Az’,El’,Rng’

add Noise

ΔAz, ΔEl, ΔRng(random)

t,Ax’’,El’’,Rng’’

ToL,L,A

LLAsensor

t,L’’,L’’,A’’

ToX,Y,Z

WGS84t,X’’,Y’’

,Z’’

in Rng, in Alt, in FOV (flags)

Radar Track

.txt .txt

Sr ID, time(s), lat’’(°), lon’’(°), [Alt’’(m)]X’’(m), Y’’(m), Z’’(m), Az’’(°), El’’(°), Rng’’(m)

Truth

Reformat for IABM input

AzAccur, ElAccur, RngAccur

time(s), range(m), az(rad), el(rad), RangeAccur(m), AzAccur(rad), ElevAccur(rad), SensID

Radar Track

.txt .txt

Sr ID, time(s), lat’’(°), lon’’(°), [Alt’’(m)]X’’(m), Y’’(m), Z’’(m), Az’’(°), El’’(°), Rng’’(m)

3DRadar.dat

3DRadar.dat

Input to IABM

Merge multiple Air Object MRs for one or more sensors into single file. Make Nav Report for static sensor.Process shown repeats for each truth data point

for each air object for each sensor.

Radar Measurement Process Model

LLAsensor

navReport.dat

navReport.dat

Architecture and Threat Analysis

Scenario Design

Truth Data Generation

Modeling and Simulation


Software Design And Development

Software Engineering

System/SegmentRequirements

Definition


Definition

System/SegmentDesign



Definition


Definition

SoftwareArchitecture

Design


Design



SoftwareImplementation and Unit Testing


Unit Testingand

Integration

Unit Testingand

Integration

Software CSCIIntegrationand Test


CSCIQualification

Testing

CSCIQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing

Prepared for UsePrepared for Use

SOW &CDD

PIDS& IS

PIDS& IS

SRS& IRS

SDD& IDD

Code

TestDescriptions

Build Test Readiness ReviewSTP&STDSTR

Build Test Readiness ReviewSTP & STDSVS & STR






Development


Definition


Definition




Definition


Definition


Design


Design





Unit Testingand

Integration

Unit Testingand

Integration



CSCIQualification

Testing

CSCIQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing


SOW &CDD

PIDS& IS

PIDS& IS

SRS& IRS

SDD& IDD

Code

TestDescriptions








Development• Requirements Definition • Object Oriented Design with

Unified Modeling Language• Architectural Design • Detailed Design • Code and Unit Test• Configuration Management• Quality Assurance



Definition


Definition




Definition


Definition


Design


Design





Unit Testingand

Integration

Unit Testingand

Integration



CSCIQualification

Testing

CSCIQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing


SOW &CDD

PIDS& IS

PIDS& IS

SRS& IRS

SDD& IDD

Code

TestDescriptions








Testing


Definition


Definition




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Definition


Design


Design





Unit Testingand

Integration

Unit Testingand

Integration



CSCIQualification

Testing

CSCIQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing


SOW &CDD

PIDS& IS

PIDS& IS

SRS& IRS

SDD& IDD

Code

TestDescriptions









Definition


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Definition


Definition


Design


Design





Unit Testingand

Integration

Unit Testingand

Integration



CSCIQualification

Testing

CSCIQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing

BuildQualification

Testing


SOW &CDD

PIDS& IS

PIDS& IS

SRS& IRS

SDD& IDD

Code

TestDescriptions








Testing

• Unit Testing • Unit Integration Testing• Build Integration Testing• Software Item/Computer

Software Configuration Item Qualification Testing• Build Qualification Testing

System Testing:

Software Testing:

• Weapon System Integration Test Support• Weapon System Live Fire Test Support

Test and Evaluation


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Displacement Contour Stress Contour

• Missile Aeroshells/Control Surfaces• Solid Rocket Motor Cases• Liquid Rocket Fuel Tanks• Wind Tunnel Model Components

Examples of Structures AnalyzedExamples of Structures Analyzed

• Stress Contour Plots• Displacement Contour Plots• Deformed Shape Plots• Natural Frequencies• Mode Shapes• Buckling Loads• Dynamic Responses• Power Spectral Densities• Load Paths and Transmissibility• Temperature Gradients• Thermal Stresses• Mass Properties

Types of Results Obtained Using Classical and Finite Element TechniquesTypes of Results Obtained Using Classical and Finite Element Techniques

Structural Analysis

Factory Joint

Factory Joint

Field Joint

Factory Joint

Field Joint

Factory Joint

Field Joint

Factory Joints


Summary

Promote a Professional, Collaborative Working EnvironmentMaintain open Communication With Customers and PeersMeet the Needs of the WarfighterDeliver Long-Term and Quick Turnaround Quality ProductsProvide Innovative Analytical Solutions with Outside-The-Box Thinking

BFA Systems is striving to:

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