The Battlefield Airmen Operations (BAO) Kit consists of several components that enable Operators to perform a variety of tasks including communications, computation, information management, and sensing in the field.The current configurationEmploying a Systems-based (holistic) approach to the BAO WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network), BDATech proposes milestone-based design effort.By first conducting a detailed evaluation of the current BAO Kit capabilities and requirements a known baseline is established that documents precise data types, interface types, and power delivery requirements.BDATech will then perform integrated trade-off studies including Human factors, wireless technology options (including COTS for cost avoidance), and systems engineering inputs for various component reduction opportunities using SWaP-C to guide the selection criteria for further analysis.Design concepts would then be generated and further analysis accomplished by conducting system-level simulations (modeling).The simulations will be used to evaluate wireless data transmission characteristics under varying conditions and configurations allows for quick turn performance feedback for design concept iteration and improvement.The goal of BDATechs Phase I proposal is to provide a robust design concept with full engineering documentation that can quickly and efficiently be prototyped and matured in a Phase II development activity.
