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DEW(RF) Database Overview (U)
14 October 2009
Scott F. Griffiths
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
Directed Energy Technology Office, Code Q22
18444 Frontage Road, Suite 328
Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5161
(540) 653-8059
(703) 432-0909
scott.griffiths@navy.mil
scott.griffiths@usmc.mil
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Background
• Originally developed under the Joint
Program Office for Special Technology
Countermeasures (JPO-STC) Counter RFAttack program
– July 1997 – Database proposed to
community at first ever tri-service HPM
program review
– Aug. - Oct. 1997 – Scoping study performed
to define requirements (14 DoD
organizations)
• Database objectives:
– Facilitate JPO-STC RF countermeasures development
– Share (leverage) HPM data across Services / Agencies
• Database requirements documented in “Software Requirements for
DEW(RF) Database”, Rev. 4, 24 July 1998 (FOUO)
• Four major releases have occurred (1999, 2002, 2005, 2007)
• OSD/HPMSG database charter signed (March 2002)
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OUSD Database Charter
• Charter signed March 2002
• JPO-STC designated as HPM/CHPM Database
Manager
• Establishes/promulgates procedures and roles to:
– “Standardize the reporting of captured empirical, system or
subsystem level, parametric data”
– “Define common data formats”
– “Establish a single repository for all DoD HPM/CHPM effects
data (regardless of program, executing organization, security
classification, or end use)”
– “Consolidate DoD funded, sponsored, or supported
HPM/CHPM effects data within that repository”
• Funding to be arranged by OSD
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Characteristics/
Development Team
• Characteristics:
– DVD-ROM, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, PC Requirements:
Min. (P3, 64 MB Ram), Rec. (P4 3GHz, 1 GB Ram)
– Software - Sybase SQL Anywhere 7.0.00, PowerBuilder 8.0.00
– 2 Versions - Read Only, and Read-Write (Field Version)
– Database Classification is SECRET
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Development Team
– JPO-STC/NSWCDD - Scott Griffiths, David Stoudt
– AFRL - Capt. John Allison, Hildy Hogate
– ARL - John Tatum
– Booz, Allen and Hamilton - Vincent DePrenger, Don Blake, Bob
Hart, Steve Eng
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Benefits
• Resource Multiplier
• Reduces Duplication of Effort
by Sharing Info
• Facilitates Joint Testing
(Shared Costs)
• Helps Identify
Knowledge Gaps and
Directs Testing
• Facilitates Sharing of
RF Sources / Test
Facilities etc.
• Identifies Information
Sources
• Provides an Archive for Information
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DEW(RF) Database
Information Areas (U)
Formally Chartered in FY02 by OUSD(AT&L) to be the DoD
repository for all offensive & defensive HPM effects data.
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Database Organization
by Screen (U)
• Subject Areas:
# Screens # Records
– Programs
6
46
14
188
– Target Assets
9
4,046
– Test Facilities
5
50
10
185
– Test Results
4
59,798
– Analysis / Simulations
2
6
– Personnel / Organizations
9
743
– Documents
4
626
– Pictures
1
455
– RF Sources (Transmitters / Antennas)
– Test Information
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Features – User (U)
• Organized hierarchy
– Easy to comprehend
– Easy to move around database
• View linked pictures (JPEG, BMP, many other formats)
• Export data
– Many formats (Excel, text, PDF, HTML, XML, DBase, …)
– With or without headers
• Printing (Overview screen data)
• User assistance
– 500 page User-Guide
– "Help" button
– Technical support
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Features – Sort/Search (U)
• Deluxe searches
– Search by field in table (numeric or text)
– Search by user-defined parameters
– Search by key words (searches ALL fields in table)
– Ability to build complex queries
• AND, OR, parentheses
• =, >, <, ≥, ≤, "LIKE"
• Wildcards ("%")
• Built query available for user editing
– Cumulative
• Sorting (multiple tiers)
• Filters (similar to searches)
• Search linked documents (DT Search: PDF, Word, PPT)
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Basic Search Types (U)
• Relational
– System Type - “List all tests on IR air-to-air missiles.”
– Hierarchical - “List all tests on subsystems of F-16”
• Logical - “List all tests on system XYZ at 2GHz that
produced damage.”
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Hierarchical Asset
Descriptions (U)
Weapons
Systems
Propulsion
Avionics
LRU A
Avionics
LRU B
Propulsion
Weapons
Systems
LRU C
Data Bus
•Asset Descriptions - Infinite Level of Detail  System, Subsystem, …, Component
•Asset Relationships - Infinite Links  Common Components
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Features - Data Entry (U)
• Flexible data entry options (e.g., enter test only, test
summary data, or shot-by-shot data) depending on
availability of data
• Default values
• Duplicate records
• Ability to link multi-level targets to Tests
• User-Defined parameters
• Excel Export-to-Import (VERY useful)
– Responsible for huge increase in populating Test Results
• Database-to-Database import
– Allows collecting data from multiple copies
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Data Collection Process (U)
Identify Documents
On Site
Scanning
High Priority
Scanned
Document
Files
Database
Population
Questions
Laboratory
Personnel
Answers
Data
Lower
Priority
DETO
Document Scanning
Scanned Document Files
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DETO Master
Database Server
For Official Use Only
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Database Distribution (U)
DEWO Data Collection Team
Archive
(Read-Only)
Database
Field Version
(Read-Write)
Database
Approved Organization #1
Approved Organization #2
DEWO
Approved Organization #3
Data
•
•
•
Approved Organization #M
Laboratory
Test Personnel
Field Version
(Read-Write)
Database
Plans for Migration to
SIPRNET
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For Official Use Only
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Distribution Policy
• Distribution authority resides with HPMSG chairman
and HPMSG member orgs.
• The Database may be distributed to:
– All HPMSG member orgs.
– Other DoD orgs., Gov’t orgs., and contractors by formal
request from HPMSG orgs. sent to DEWO
• Distribution conditions
– Foreign govt’s/contractors are not allowed access
– Distribution statements/classifications may further limit
distribution
– Distribution reviewed by HPMSG prior to release
• Done through email with 1 week for comment
• Active participation is required of all recipients
– Contribution of test data and reports
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User Organizations
AFRL
ARL
DOE(HQ)
JIEDDO
LANL
MIT
NGIC
OUSD(AT&L)
SNL
Version 3.0 Distribution
AFRL/RWAL
AMRDEC
ATK
DIA
DTRA
JHU/APL
JNLWD
JWAC
L3-JAYCOR
MCIA
MSIC
NAWCWPNS
Initial Version 2.0 Distribution
NRL
NSWCDD
RDECOM (Picatinny)
RDECOM (Redstone)
USSOCOM
• Other recipients of versions 1.0 and 2.0
– Lockheed Martin, ARL-SLAD, NASIC, AAMCOM, JAYCOR/TITAN,
JPO-STC, TACOM-ARDEC
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Funding Overview
Agency
97
USA(CECOM) 30
JPO-STC1
DTRA
USAF2
USN(NSWC)
Totals
30
98
55
125
100
280
99
386
25
75
12
498
Fiscal Year
00
01
02
395
15
13
423
03
04
05
250
235
205
166
240
250
235
205
166
240
Dollars in $K
1 Does
not include Government Cost (98-$200K, 99-$125K, 00-$75K, 01$50K, 02-$45K, 03-$35K, 04-$35K, 05-$60K)
2 Funding is for Data Collection in Specific Topic Areas
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Recommendations
• Secure stable funding
– Ensure tri-Service participation
• Migrate database to SIPRNET
– Provides real-time access
– Simplified data collection/distribution processes
– DVD distribution may still be required
• Perform a new scoping study to validate/update database
requirements
• Improve the data collection process
– Train community to enter data as it is collected/analyzed
– Determine enticement for entering data– hammer or carrot
• Transfer database management/support functions to DTIC for
execution
– Requires a transition period while community is spun up to enter data
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