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Title: The GPS Burst Detector W-Sensor

Abstract

The NAVSTAR satellites have two missions: navigation and nuclear detonation detection. The main objective of this paper is to describe one of the key elements of the Nuclear Detonation Detection System (NDS), the Burst Detector W-Sensor (BDW) that was developed for the Air Force Space and Missle Systems Center, its mission on GPS Block IIR, and how it utilizes GPS timing signals to precisely locate nuclear detonations (NUDET). The paper will also cover the interface to the Burst Detector Processor (BDP) which links the BDW to the ground station where the BDW is controlled and where data from multiple satellites are processed to determine the location of the NUDET. The Block IIR BDW is the culmination of a development program that has produced a state-of-the-art, space qualified digital receiver/processor that dissipates only 30 Watts, weighs 57 pounds, and has a 12in. {times} l4.2in. {times} 7.16in. footprint. The paper will highlight several of the key multilayer printed circuit cards without which the required power, weight, size, and radiation requirements could not have been met. In addition, key functions of the system software will be covered. The paper will be concluded with a discussion of the high speed digital signal processing andmore » algorithm used to determine the time-of-arrival (TOA) of the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from the NUDET.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. ITT Aerospace, Clifton, NJ (United States). Communications Div.
  2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10176800
Report Number(s):
SAND-94-2130C; CONF-9409185-1
ON: DE94017406; BR: GB0103012
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 7. International technical meeting of the satellite division of the Institute of Navigation,Salt Lake City, UT (United States),20-23 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 42 ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DETECTION; SATELLITES; DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT INTERFACES; PRINTED CIRCUITS; DIGITAL SYSTEMS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD; 450300; 426000; COMPONENTS, ELECTRON DEVICES AND CIRCUITS

Citation Formats

McCrady, D D, and Phipps, P. The GPS Burst Detector W-Sensor. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
McCrady, D D, & Phipps, P. The GPS Burst Detector W-Sensor. United States.
McCrady, D D, and Phipps, P. 1994. "The GPS Burst Detector W-Sensor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10176800.
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abstractNote = {The NAVSTAR satellites have two missions: navigation and nuclear detonation detection. The main objective of this paper is to describe one of the key elements of the Nuclear Detonation Detection System (NDS), the Burst Detector W-Sensor (BDW) that was developed for the Air Force Space and Missle Systems Center, its mission on GPS Block IIR, and how it utilizes GPS timing signals to precisely locate nuclear detonations (NUDET). The paper will also cover the interface to the Burst Detector Processor (BDP) which links the BDW to the ground station where the BDW is controlled and where data from multiple satellites are processed to determine the location of the NUDET. The Block IIR BDW is the culmination of a development program that has produced a state-of-the-art, space qualified digital receiver/processor that dissipates only 30 Watts, weighs 57 pounds, and has a 12in. {times} l4.2in. {times} 7.16in. footprint. The paper will highlight several of the key multilayer printed circuit cards without which the required power, weight, size, and radiation requirements could not have been met. In addition, key functions of the system software will be covered. The paper will be concluded with a discussion of the high speed digital signal processing and algorithm used to determine the time-of-arrival (TOA) of the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from the NUDET.},
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year = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
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