SBIR-STTR Award

Innovative Ways to Streamline Scenario Generation Across a System of Systems M&S Enterprise
Award last edited on: 9/25/2018

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : MDA
Total Award Amount
$1,636,712
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
MDA16-006
Principal Investigator
Tim McCarter

Company Information

1st Edge LLC

4088 High Mountain Road Ne
Huntsville, AL 35811
   (256) 513-9555
   info@1st-edge.com
   www.1st-edge.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 05
County: Madison

Phase I

Contract Number: HQ0147-17-C-7201
Start Date: 12/19/2016    Completed: 6/22/2017
Phase I year
2017
Phase I Amount
$141,844
The strategic planning and creation of test scenarios for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) All Digital System Level Simulations and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) test events is a lengthy and arduous endeavor. In some respects the difficulties and time required are understandable. There are a large number of stakeholders with a wide variety of perspectives, objectives and priorities. However, while a tremendous amount of coordination is required, the practices are also fraught with inefficiencies. The time consuming challenges of requirements-based scenario design will significantly benefit from rigor in the specification and control of common data sets. In addition, capturing the knowledge of subject matter experts to automate manual design processes has the potential to greatly increase effectiveness and quality of Scenario Generation resulting in streamlined creation, redesign and validation of scenarios. Approved for Public Release | 16-MDA-8917 (15 November 16)

Phase II

Contract Number: HQ0147-18-C-7320
Start Date: 2/7/2018    Completed: 5/26/2021
Phase II year
2018
Phase II Amount
$1,494,868
The strategic planning and creation of test scenarios for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) All Digital System Level Simulations and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) test events is a time-consuming challenge. As proven in Phase I, requirements-based scenario design will significantly benefit from rigor in the specification and control of common data sets. In addition, capturing the knowledge of subject matter experts to automate the design processes will greatly increase effectiveness and quality of Scenario Generation, resulting in streamlined creation, redesign and validation of scenarios. Phase II will produce working prototypes of these methods to be compared side-by-side to existing processes.Approved for Public Release | 18-MDA-9522 (23 Feb 18)