SBIR-STTR Award

Cosite configurations such as a beachhead or command post can be quite variable in equipment complement, equipment location, frequency availability, etc. The configuration can also change with time. Because of this variability it is desirable to provide the capability to predict the level of interference. This prediction capability would significantly augment the communicators ability to better manage his system. Communication-electronic equipment collocation implies relatively large, undesired signals impinging on receiver inputs and transmitter outputs. The presence of large signals can result in a variety of nonlinear interactions within receivers and transmitters. A study is proposed to develop a computer program for a personal computer that would predict levels of interference in a cosite configuration for single-channel and frequency-hopping systems. The phase I effort that is proposed would involve the development of the engineering algorithm for this analysis capability.

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