introduction to sonalysts engineering
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Sonalysts Engineering OverviewTRANSCRIPT
Sonalysts EngineeringOverview
Armand HalterVP Applied Sciences
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Overview• Systems Engineering
– Specification Development– Test Plan Development and Execution– Environmental Qualification Testing/ Analysis– Mechanical Engineering– Electronic/ Electrical Engineering– Hardware Fabrication
• RF Engineering, Assembly & Test– Prototype Engineering– Production Engineering
• Reliability Testing– Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)– Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS)
• Automatic Test Equipment (ATE)
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Systems Engineering
• Specification Development• Demonstration Testing
– Test Plan Development & Execution• Acoustic System Testing
– Lake Testing– Sea Testing
• Antenna RF Testing– Data Analysis & Reconstruction
• Environmental Qualification Testing/ Failure Analysis• Acquisition ILS
– Integrated Support Plan (ISP)– Logistics Support Analysis Plan (LSAP)– Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)– Provisioning Technical Documentation (PTD)
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One Stop Engineering Support
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Production Engineering• Design Drawings• Process Controls/ QA
– ISO9001 Certified design and fabrication processes– Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System for
Configuration Control– Process controls, quality assurance procedures, and
automated testing assure consistent quality and hardware compliance
– Workmanship standards – scheduled for completion by end of CY2009
• J-STD-0001C, Soldering• IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class 3, Wire/ Cable Harnessing
• Mechanical Engineering– 3D Design using SolidWorks®
– 2D Fabrication using AutoCad®
– Finite Element Analysis using • CosmosWorks• GeoStar• FloWorks
• Electronic/ Electrical Engineering– Cabinet Power Systems– Data Acquisition/ Telemetry– Display Design– Custom Enclosures
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Heat Transfer Analysis of Acoustic Sensor Head
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RF Engineering, Assembly & Test
• Prototype Antennas and Support Equipment– PATRIOT Hybrid Antenna for VIRGINIA CLASS– Panoramic (360° Optical/ Infrared) Antenna– ADF Power Supply– PATRIOT Standalone Processor– Fleet Repair Support
• Production Antennas and Support Equipment– Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS)
Electronic Warfare Support (ES) Sensor and associated shipboard equipment
• Test & Evaluation Support to other Operational Systems
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PATRIOT Hybrid AntennaIn-Process Assembly
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PATRIOT Hybrid Antenna Assembly
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Panoramic Antenna
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Panoramic Antenna
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ADF Power Supply
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PATRIOT Standalone Processor
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Repair Parts
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Integrated Submarine Imaging System (ISIS)
OMNI RF to Host ESM:
AN/BLQ-10,AN/WLR-8and ADF
Antenna Assembly
Mast Assembly
Eyepiece Box
E&E Adapter
EHF AntennaAssembly
Mast Assembly
E&E Adapter
EWSpkr/Amp
PatchPanel
SATCOMTerminal
Exterior Communications
Eyepiece Box
Remote Handgrip
Connections
Cameras
Sensor Group
Mast Group
Data Transmission Group
Control and Display Group
Interfaces
Ship’s Network
TacticalControl
Virtual Work
Station(s)
Printer(s)
IR Camera
EW Antennas
Video Processor
Unit
AP Unit
Mast Control
Unit
WSControl
Unit
IC&DADF Processor Interface
Unit
PowerSupply
WellJunction
Box
Indicator &Control Box
ESM Indicator
NavigationShip
ControlOther
Subsystems
PowerSupply
WellJunction
Box
Indicator &Control Box
#2 Periscope (Type 18B) #1 Periscope (Type 8K Mod 4)
OMNI RF to Host ESM:
AN/BLQ-10,AN/WLR-8and ADF
Antenna Assembly
Mast Assembly
Eyepiece Box
E&E Adapter
EHF AntennaAssembly
Mast Assembly
E&E Adapter
EWSpkr/Amp
PatchPanel
SATCOMTerminal
Exterior Communications
Eyepiece Box
Remote Handgrip
Connections
Cameras
Sensor Group
Mast Group
Data Transmission Group
Control and Display Group
Interfaces
Sensor Group
Mast Group
Data Transmission Group
Control and Display Group
Interfaces
Ship’s Network
TacticalControl
Virtual Work
Station(s)
Printer(s)
IR Camera
EW Antennas
Video Processor
Unit
AP Unit
Mast Control
Unit
WSControl
Unit
IC&D
Video Processor
Unit
AP Unit
Mast Control
Unit
WSControl
Unit
IC&DADF Processor Interface
Unit
PowerSupply
WellJunction
Box
Indicator &Control Box
PowerSupply
WellJunction
Box
Indicator &Control Box
ESM Indicator
NavigationShip
ControlOther
Subsystems
PowerSupply
WellJunction
Box
Indicator &Control Box
PowerSupply
WellJunction
Box
Indicator &Control Box
#2 Periscope (Type 18B) #1 Periscope (Type 8K Mod 4)
Eyepiece Box (EPB) Computer Production
Operator InterfaceReview & Test
Logistics• IETM• Training Curriculum• Maintenance Demo
For SSGN Variant• Automatic Direction Finding (ADF)• Early Warning Receiver (EWR)
Well Junction BoxConnectorPlate
E&E Field Change Kit(3W53)• ARF RF Test• ARF/Iridium
Antenna Production• Improved Communications • Improved Radar Intercept• Active Radar
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SSN688 ISIS• Eyepiece Box Computer Assembly (EPBCA)
– Downloads images from Digital Still Camera for transfer across Ethernet to Imaging Processor
• Electronic Warfare Support (ES) Sensor– Antenna assembly including Automatic Range
Finding, Iridium capabilities, and ELINT and COMINT intercept potential
• Automatic Range Finder (ARF)– Power and controls for radar in the ES Sensor
• RF Test Assembly– Controls to test paths in ES Sensor
• Integrated Control and Display– Advise on GUI development
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SSGN ISIS
• ES Sensor– Similar to SSN688 but on Photonics Mast
• Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)– Determines direction of intercepted signals of
interest• Early Warning Receiver (EWR)
– Provides early detection of radar signals which have threat potential
• Integrated Control and Display– Advise on GUI development– Includes remote control of mast
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Antenna Testing
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Antenna Testing
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RF Testing
• Local Test Plan Development and Testing– Gain (1KHz to 40 GHz)– VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) (1KHz thru 50 GHz sources)– Noise Figure– RF Path Characterization with Gain Flatness, min/ max gains, max
gain deviations– Go/ No Go Radiation Pattern Testing (30 MHz – 40 GHz radiators,
special radiators <30 MHz can be fabricated)• Off-Site Test Plan Development and Testing
– Utilized anechoic chambers at Naval Undersea Warfare Center to antenna/ system gains and patterns from 150 GHz thru 40 GHz.
– Systems taken thru MIL-STD-461 EMI/ EMC testing at National Technical Systems facilities.
• Programs written by Sonalysts to analyze test results versus test specifications
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Risk Mitigation Unit (RMU) forPhotonics Mast Slipring/ Rotary Joint
See separate videos of Shock Testing onMedium Weight Shock Test Machine
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F22 Ground Support Equipment
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Test Engineering
• Complete Test Program Management– Requirements / Test Plan / Procedure Creation– MIL STD Compliance– Electrodynamic Vibration– Shock / Pyroshock– Climatics– Drop – HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing)– HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening)
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Automation Engineering
• Legacy Equipment Upgrading• In-Process-Verification Tools (IPV)• LabVIEW RT / FPGA (cRIO / R-Series)• Process Automation / Control• Machine Vision Inspection / Control• Process Characterization• Industrial Communications Protocols
– Stand Alone Instrument Interfacing• SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition) Systems
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Instrumentation Engineering
• High Speed / High Channel Count Data Acquisition (DAQ)
• Dynamic Signal Acquisition / Analysis– Acoustics, Vibration, Rotating Machinery
• NVH Measurements• High Speed Digital I/O (HSDIO)• Distributed Data Acquisition
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Automatic Test Equipment (ATE)
• GE I&LES Boresight Tool– Legacy (1970’s) instrumentation upgrade
• Raindance Technologies– Large Scale LabVIEW code for scientific
instrument• Fraser-Volpe
– Precision Rotating Machinery Balance Equipment
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What can we do for you?
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Points of Contact
• Armand Halter, VP Applied Sciences– Office: 860.326.3602– Cell: 860.460.9000– e: [email protected]
• Wes Ramm, Principal Engineer, Automation & Test
– Office: 860.326.3944– Cell: 860.634.1988– e: [email protected]
• Jim Johnson, Production Manager– Office: 860.326.3937– Cell: 860.917.5315– e: [email protected]
• Paul Trepanier, QA Manager– Office: 860.326.3793– Cell: 860.303.4072– e: [email protected]
GSA Schedule: GS-23F-0076L, Professional Engineering Services(Catalog included on separate disc)