Aerospace and Defense

Engineering Tasks

• Systems Engineering
• Engineering Data Analysis
• Control System Development
• Signal Processing and Communications System Development
• Test and Evaluation

Signal Processing and Communications System Development

MathWorks tools are used to develop advanced communication systems such as radar and software-defined radio systems, secure communication networks, and C 4 I systems. MATLAB® and Simulink® enable you to quickly and accurately model complex systems and produce validated, executable specifications. Designs can then be verified and implemented on DSP and FPGA hardware.

Wireless and Wireline Communications System Development

MATLAB and Simulink environments let you design communications transmitters and receivers and model communication channels. For designing software- or hardware-defined data and voice communications systems, customers such as General Dynamics C4 Systems use MathWorks tools for applications such as:

• Tactical radios (such as JTRS)
• Secure and satellite communication systems
• Avionics and GPS infrastructure

Surveillance, Sensors, and Electronic Warfare System Analysis and Simulation

Engineers build advanced systems for surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare with MATLAB and Simulink. You can model and optimize countermeasure scenarios, such as simulating a chaff and decoy, through MathWorks utilities for:

• Signal processing and wavelet analysis
• Antenna and array processing
• Countermeasure algorithms
• Interference sources and channels

Radar and Sonar System Analysis and Design

Intelligence analysts use MATLAB and Simulink to model and analyze radar range equations and communications processes. This platform provides data analysis and image processing algorithms so you can develop reliable navigation solutions and make informed decisions about your mission. For example, the signal processing capabilities let you:

• Analyze the transmission of radar and sonar signals
• Verify the receipt of the signals onto antennae
• Design and analyze a variety of waveforms

Code Generation and Verification

With the increasing use of DSP and FPGA functionality in embedded aerospace systems, many of the capabilities in Simulink and associated products long used by communications industry engineers are finding application in the aerospace and defense industry. MATLAB and Simulink provide an integrated environment for algorithm development, simulation, code generation and verification to accelerate the design of signal processing and communication systems.

Integration with electronic design automation (EDA) products allows you to verify designs before producing costly prototypes, saving time and money. The MathWorks provides tools and interfaces for analyzing, designing, and simulating electronics and software.

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