Delphi was awarded a U.S. Air Force subcontract to architect and code a parallel signal processor containing a large array (>20) of C40 DSP's. The processor is responsible for the front end data acquisition and signal processing of the four channel Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS) radiometer telescope. (When completed, AEOS will be the most powerful ground based telescope in the world).

The processor must, in real time, acquire full resolution video data at a 16MHz pixel rate from each of its four sensor channels, apply a series of advanced image processing algorithms including background noise suppression, dithering, 2-D spatial match filtering, and object detection, then extract radiometer information for selected targets. The processor must also interface with existing data networks and control systems and perform high bandwidth instrumentation functions.

Delphi was awarded this subcontract because of the signal processing expertise and its established track record of meeting challenging technical and schedule goals.

Delphi designed a parallel signal processing subsystem for a high performance Radar Environment simulator (RES). The digital RES synthesizes emulated Radar returns (simulating targets, clutter, jammers, etc.) in real time, which are then up-converted to RF and applied to the Radar system sensor inputs; typically to support training, or maintenance operations.

The digital subsystem consists of an array of 8 to 48 (depending on the characteristics of the particular Radar system) 320C6201 fixed point DSP processing nodes, with associated high speed timing and control logic, to generate the emulated radar returns.

Delphi helped to define system requirements and processing algorithms, and was responsible for the definition and design of the custom C6201 based digital generator module, and the development and integration of the associated signal processing software.