Applications in Radio Frequency, Electro-Optics and Infrared (RF/EO/IR) R&D
Advancements in computerized technology have enabled systems handling communications, radar, electronic warfare and more to become multifunctional, with user programmable or automatically programmable computers replacing multiple, individual components designed for one specific purpose.
Radar systems, radios, direction finding and jamming devices are being replaced by multifunctional computers that can perform all the required operations within a single system.
Examples include multiple access panels in aircraft cockpits that have been replaced by a single computerized system and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) that rely on advanced technologies operating on the smallest devices.
The BerrieHill Research Division of ARA has been at the forefront of much of the research and development in applications that advance radio frequency, electro-optics and infrared (RF/EO/IR) technology to make systems more efficient and multifunctional.
Areas of Expertise
Our capabilities in computational electromagnetics, RF testing and measurement, hardware prototyping, analysis and design enable us to deliver appropriate solutions for the development of next generation technology, including:
- RF and RCS measurement
- Antenna, arrays and radome design, fabrication and testing
- Test body design, fabrication and testing
- RF, electro-optic and semiconductor material design and development
- Advanced computational design analysis, meshing, signal processing analysis and parallel computing
- Analog RF circuitry, digital design, printed circuit board (PCB) implementation, and final assembly and testing
Application Development
BerrieHill Research Division of ARA's RF/EO/IR work enables the technological advancement of complex systems used in a variety of military, defense and commercial applications, including:
- Electronic warfare -- electronic support, direction finding,electronic protection, electronic attack
- Communications – low probability of intercept
- Low observability and counter surveillance -- counter detection, systems and material maintainability
- Radar -- defense, weather, collision avoidance, fire control
- Munitions fuzing – non-kinetic weapons, high-powered microwave and lasers
- Trusted microelectronics
Like the Internet, which originated in the research and development of ARPANET during the 1960s and 70s by the U.S. Dept. of Defense, the work that ARA’s BerrieHill Research Division performs not only serves a vital role in supporting our military operations, it also has applicability in commercial environments, particularly in the areas of communications and cybersecurity.
Contact ARA-BerrieHill at 937-435-1016 to learn more about our advanced research and development capabilities in technologies using radio frequency, electro-optics and infrared frequency (RF/EO/IR).
