EW Modeling and Simulation

EW Modeling and Simulation

Course Length:  24 hours total - delivered across 8 sessions of 3-hours each. Each session contains lecture and practical problems. 

• Mondays & Wednesdays 13:00 – 16:00 EDT (17:00 – 20:00 UTC), March 2nd – March 25th, 2020
• PLEASE NOTE: This course will be delivered through Adobe Connect. To ensure your computer system has access to Adobe Connect, please test your system HERE. Each session will be recorded and made available to all registrants for 30 days after the course. If you miss a session or two, you can catch up by viewing the recording!

Description:

This is a practical course in which the basic concepts and techniques of Electronic Warfare modeling and simulation concept evaluation, training, and Test and Evaluation are presented and the students learn how to apply them to practical problems.  The class will cover the background math required for M&S (including spherical trig and radio propagation), Electronic Warfare (review only), the mathematical characterization of EW equipment, the modeling of threats, the design of an engagement model, and the emulation of EW signals for injection at any point in the signal path for T&E of hardware or systems. 

Course Outline:

• Modeling & Simulation Principles and Overview 
• Purposes of M & S in the development, production and evaluation of EW systems
• M & S for concept evaluation, training and T&E
• Fidelity concerns and limitations

• Review of Electronic Warfare 
• Elements of Electronic Warfare
• Radar and Communication Threats
• Lethal zones and ranges
• Physical and mathematical characterization of threat signals
• EW threat parameters (older and modern systems)
• ISR systems
• Radar Warning systems
• Primary and secondary threats for all types of platforms

• Math for EW Modeling and Simulation 
• dB values and equations
• Spherical Trigonometry
• Radio Propagation

• Characteristics of EW Equipment 
• Antennas
• Transmitters
• Receivers
• Processors
• Emitter Location

• Threat Modeling 
• Modes of Operation
• Types of Weapons
• Modulations
• Antenna (scan) characteristics
• Signals leaving transmitter site
• Signals arriving at receiving site

• Engagement Modeling 
• Gaming area
• Players
• Location & Movement of players
• Point of view
• Engagement fidelity
• Electronic Interactions Between Players
• Running the engagement

• Simulation for Training
• Check sections of book

• Simulation for Training and test & evaluation 
• Automatic vs. man-in-the-loop testing
• Data capture and fidelity

• Emulation
• Emulation generation
• Injection points
  • Trade-offs and practical considerations
  • Simulator “responsibility”
• Emulation of receiving system
  • Antenna
  • Receiver
  • Processor
• Multiple signal emulation

Subject Schedule:

Course Materials:

All students will be provided with the following course material for use during the course:

• A 228 page softcover text book, Electronic Warfare Modeling and Simulation written by the presenter and published by SciTech publishing. 
• A 38 page EW pocket Guide with formulas, nomographs, etc. useful in solving problems in the office or in the field, written by the presenter and published by SciTech. 
• A course syllabus with copies of all visual aids and work sheets for in-class problems.
• An antenna and propagation calculation rule.

Who should take this course:

The course is intended for technical or marketing professionals who are concerned with evaluation of EW concepts, system designs, operations or training.  All of the background math is fully explained in the course.