Program Element: 0603217C Project Number: 1305
PE Title: Ballistic Missile Defense (U) Budget Activity: 03
Adv Technology Dev (U)
February 1994
A. (U) RESOURCES: ($ in Thousands)
(U) Project Title: Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing and
Fire Control Technology
FY1993 FY1994 FY1995 FY1996 FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 Total
Program Name: Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Program
0603217C RDT&E 21,067 6,492 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 Continuing
B. (U) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MISSION REQUIREMENT AND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES:
(U) Acquisition, tracking, pointing and fire control (ATP/FC) efforts will advance the technologies
required to perform critical functions for candidate Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) concepts to be
deployed after the initial deployment of TMD and NMD architectures. These functions include acquiring,
identifying, and prioritizing the targets to be engaged, precision tracking of each target, selecting and
establishing the line-of-sight to the target aimpoint, holding the beam on the aimpoint, assessing the
results, and reinitiating the sequence to engage a new target. Most of these functions also address
problems common to the kinetic energy theater missile defense systems being developed by BMDO. ATP/FC
technologies are required for both boost-phase destruction and midcourse interactive discrimination
missions.
(U) Efforts within the ATP/FC technology base address major tracking/pointing component performance
issues, and development of technologies for advanced ATP/FC integrated experiments. Among these are the
Advanced DEW Active Precision Tracker (ADAPT) program to design an advanced ATP system for a comprehensive space
demonstration. A series of field experiments with payloads on high altitude balloon experiment (HABE) platforms
will obtain critically needed phenomenology data and build upon technology base products to demonstrate all the
tracking and functional integration needed to control single target engagements. ATP/FC simulation tools and
algorithms are being developed for directed energy weapons, with current emphasis to support HABE testing. In
addition, the space integrated controls experiment (SPICE) assesses the ability and means of incorporating
passive and active vibration damping systems in the design of structures requiring high precision pointing
accuracy.
(U) This project is assigned to the Budget Activity and Program Element codes as identified in this
descriptive summary in accordance with existing Department of Defense policy. Further justification of
the Budget Activity code assigned to each Program Element is contained within the Brief Description of
Element section of each Program Element Summary.
C. (U) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PLANS:
(U) FY 1993 Accomplishments:
o ($600.0M) Completed LACE spacecraft operationsusing LACE targets; issued a final report.
o ($2.500M) Conducted first field tests with high altitude balloons. KESTREL system was successfully launched at sea and recovered. Program was terminated after first field test due to funding cuts.
o ($9.660M) Conducted first field tests of the land launched high altitude balloon experiment (HABE). Development of HABE payload continued but HABE flights have been suspended pending redesign of balloon system.
o ($2.650M) Completed fabrication, assembly and test of first 2 AXIS Inertial Pseudo-Star Reference Unit (IPSRU). Started modifications for 3 AXIS flight qualifiable IPSRU.
o ($950.0M) Completed a closed loop demonstration of active control of structural disturbances on the SPICE test bed. Achieved jitter rejection ratio of 65:1, surpassing the previous state-of-the-art ratio of 10:1. Developed technologies to rapidly reposition and retarget structures such as those required for a space-based directed energy weapon.
o ($1.075M) Conducted ADAPT Operational Requirements Review for an advanced concept ATP system for directed energy space systems. Completed ADAPT special study and lab experiments on High Power Shared Aperture Optics.
o ($1.762M) Conducted computer modeling of generic ATP-FC systems for directed energy weapon systems concepts. Integrated development payload and data information system for the HABE program.
o ($500.0M) Completed component fabrication of laser illuminator for HABE flight experiments.
o ($1.100M) Completed aimpoint selection algorithm development and initiated Hard-Body-Handover algorithm for HABE experiments.
o ($270.0M) Completed environmental assessments for the HABE programs.
(U) FY 1994 Plans:
o ($2.200M) Continue HABE ATP system integration and conduct ground experiments against scaled rockets. Accept delivery of IPSRU and flight illuminator laser for system integration.
o ($1.400M) Integrate advanced ATP-FC technologies into test and evaluation experiments. Develop simulation and data archival tools for ATP-FC components and test experiments.
o ($0.950M) Test and deliver first 3 axis IPSRU unit to HABE ATP experiments program.
o ($.942M) Finalize advanced ATP technology reference concepts and develop experiment and test concepts to validate advanced system design.
o ($0.500M) Finalize structural disturbance damping tests, evaluate system identification algorithms, and document system configuration.
o ($0.500M) Complete Hard-Body-Hand-Over algorithm development and deliver to HABE.
(U) FY 1995 Plans:
o ($1.700M) Continue ATP/FC integration efforts and perform preliminary analysis on concepts for future precision ATP/FC systems for the spaced-based laser system concept.
o ($7.300M) Conduct balloon system checkout flight for HABE and plan/conduct ATP ground integrated system checkout against scaled rockets.
o ($1.000M) Develop the aimpoint selection and target identification algorithms. Upgrade the attack management development facility to provide end-to-end ATP-FC simulation capability.
o ($1.700M) Identify critical technology issues and development paths to resolve those issues. Analyze impact of technology developments and test data obtained and analyzed from scaled tests and simulations on ATP-FC architectures. Develop information distribution system for the HABE program.
o ($0.800M) Restart laser illuminator project to develop an advanced operational level illuminator
laser, and procure critical spares for the HABE IPSRU unit.
(U) Program Plan to Completion: This is a continuing program.
D. (U) WORK PERFORMED BY:
(U) Government:
o Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM
o Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
o U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, AL
o Rome Laboratory, Griffiss AFB, NY
(U) Major Contractors:
o LMSC - Sunnyvale, CA and Albuquerque, NM
o Martin Marietta - Denver, CO
o GRC - McLean, VA
o TASC - Santa Ana, CA and Reading, MA
o Logicon/RDA - Albuquerque, NM
o CS Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA
E. (U) COMPARISON WITH FY 1994 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY:
1. TECHNICAL CHANGES:
(U) As a result of HABE balloon design problems encountered in June of 1993, implementation of
balloon changes are underway, which will allow the flight program to continue and achieve its
stated objectives.
2. SCHEDULE CHANGES:
(U) Other than budget driven schedule slips, the only schedule slippage is with HABE, due to balloon redesign. Approximately three months delay in the balloon system checkout would have occurred if budget constraints had not been encountered.
3. COST CHANGES:
(U) The FY93/94 funding drop will temporarily stop HABE flight activities, slows down algorithm development activities, and precludes the acquisition of a planned 2nd IPSRU unit. Scaled down HABE flight activities will restart in FY95, with the program stretched out. Reductions from the April 93 BES (FY95-99) result in dramatically reduced efforts for ATP/FC systems.
F. (U) PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION:
o Numerous periodic and technical reports documenting reviews, scientific analysis, hardware designs,
and experimental results and assessments.
G. (U) RELATED ACTIVITIES:
o 1302 Chemical Laser PE No 0603217C
o 1307 Advanced Directed Energy Demo PE No 0603217C
o 1209 Endo Technology PE No 0603217C
There is no unnecessary duplication of effort within BMDO or DoD.
H. (U) OTHER APPROPRIATION FUNDS: None
I. (U) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS: None
J. (U) MILESTONE SCHEDULE:
o Complete testing of Solid State Laser illuminator brassboards 1Q/FY94
o Complete Low Authority Control (LAC) SPICE test/issue report 3Q/FY94
o Integrate hardbody handover (HBHO) algorithms into Advanced ATP designs and concepts 4Q/FY94
o Complete fabrication/testing of 1st 3 AXIS IPSRU 2Q/FY94
o Restart High Altitude Balloon Experiments (HABE) 1Q/FY95
o Complete first HABE Checkout flight 3Q/FY95