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Aperture PCB assemblies: transition to production ready designs

October 18, 2016
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Conference Paper
Author:
Christopher Weigand
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Published in:
6th Int. Symp. on Phased Array Systems and Technology, PAST 2016, 18-21 October 2016.
Topic:
fabrication
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Summary

MACOM designed the initial radar panels for the next generation surveillance radar with limited funds, with the philosophy that the initial design would be kept as simple as possible and that incremental improvements would be made as the program progressed, with the intent of having a tile assembly that is easy to manufacture by the first build of a larger radar (approximately 80 panels). The design is now being updated for an 80 panel order with the goal of optimizing the design electrically, for assembly and for test. This paper will discuss both the design, assembly, packaging, and test updates that are being made to have a board and board assembly that is easy to manufacture and test, with the goal of keeping cost as low as possible. These techniques will not only be used for the MPAR tiles, but also for tiles that are currently being developed for other programs.
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MACOM designed the initial radar panels for the next generation surveillance radar with limited funds, with the philosophy that the initial design would be kept as simple as possible and that incremental improvements would be made as the program progressed, with the intent of having a tile assembly that is...

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Aperture PCB assemblies: transition to production ready designs

On the development of a tileable LRU for the NextGen surveillance and weather radar capability program

October 15, 2013
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Conference Paper
Author:
M. David Conway
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Published in:
2013 IEEE Int. Symp. On Phased Array Systems and Technology, 15-18 October 2013.
Topic:
integrated circuit
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Summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is working towards the development of a tileable radar panel to satisfy multimission needs. A combination of custom and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) have been developed and/or employed to achieve the required system functionality. The integrated circuits (ICs) are integrated into a low cost T/R module compatible with commercial printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. Sixty-four of the transmit/receive (T/R) modules are integrated onto the aperture PCB in an 8x8 lattice. In addition to the T/R elements, the aperture PCB incorporates transmit and receive beamformers, power and logic distribution, and radiating elements. The aperture PCB is coupled with a backplane PCB to form a panel, the line replaceable unit (LRU) for the multifunction phased array radar (MPAR) initiative. This report summarizes the evaluation of the second iteration LRU aperture PCB and T/R element. Support fixturing was developed and paired with the panel to enable backplane functionality sufficient to support the test objective.
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory is working towards the development of a tileable radar panel to satisfy multimission needs. A combination of custom and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) have been developed and/or employed to achieve the required system functionality. The integrated circuits (ICs) are integrated into a low...

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On the development of a tileable LRU for the NextGen surveillance and weather radar capability program

Low cost multifunction phased array radar concept

October 12, 2010
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Conference Paper
Author:
Jeffrey S. Herd
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Published in:
2010 IEEE Int. Symp. on Phased Array Systems, 12 October 2010.
Topic:
radar
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Summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and M/A-COM are jointly conducting a technology demonstration of affordable Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) technology for Next Generation air traffic control and national weather surveillance services. Aggressive cost and performance goals have been established for the system. The array architecture and its realization using custom Transmit and Receive Integrated Circuits and a panel-based Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) will be presented. A program plan for risk reduction and system demonstration will be outlined.
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory and M/A-COM are jointly conducting a technology demonstration of affordable Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) technology for Next Generation air traffic control and national weather surveillance services. Aggressive cost and performance goals have been established for the system. The array architecture and its realization using custom Transmit...

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Low cost multifunction phased array radar concept

Advanced architecture for a low cost multifunction phased array radar

May 23, 2010
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Conference Paper
Author:
Jeffrey S. Herd
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Published in:
2010 IEEE/MTT-S Int. Microwave Symp., 23-28 May 2010, pp. 676-679.
Topic:
radar
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Summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MIA-COM are jointly conducting a technology demonstration of affordable Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) technology for Next Generation air traffic control and national weather surveillance services. Aggressive cost and performance goals have been established for the system. The array architecture and its realization using custom Transmit and Receive Integrated Circuits and a panel-based Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) will be presented. A program plan for risk reduction and system demonstration will be outlined.
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Summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MIA-COM are jointly conducting a technology demonstration of affordable Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) technology for Next Generation air traffic control and national weather surveillance services. Aggressive cost and performance goals have been established for the system. The array architecture and its realization using custom Transmit...

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Advanced architecture for a low cost multifunction phased array radar

Multifunction phased array radar (MPAR) for aircraft and weather surveillance

May 10, 2010
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Conference Paper
Author:
Jeffrey S. Herd
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Published in:
2010 IEEE Radar Conf., 10 May 2010.
Topic:
radar
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Summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and M/A-COM are jointly conducting a technology demonstration of affordable Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) technology for Next Generation air traffic control and national weather surveillance services. Aggressive cost and performance goals have been established for the system. The array architecture and its realization using custom Transmit and Receive Integrated Circuits and a panel-based Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) will be presented. A program plan for risk reduction and system demonstration will be outlined.
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Summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and M/A-COM are jointly conducting a technology demonstration of affordable Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) technology for Next Generation air traffic control and national weather surveillance services. Aggressive cost and performance goals have been established for the system. The array architecture and its realization using custom Transmit...

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Multifunction phased array radar (MPAR) for aircraft and weather surveillance
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