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Spiral Technology, Inc.Spiral Technology, Inc.
Lancaster, CA244 East Avenue K-4Lancaster, CA 93535
Phone: (661) 723-3148
• Provided Technical Services as SPARTATechnical Services Operation since 1989
• Spiral Incorporated in 2000• 100+ Employees • Veteran Owned Small Business• Employee Owned• 2006 Sales ~$12M• Primary Business Thrusts
– R&D / T&E Services– R&D / T&E Facilities Services– A&AS– Systems Engineering & Integration– IRIG Chapter 9 Software Suite Ridgecrest, CA
350 E. Ridgecrest Blvd. Suite 210Ridgecrest, CA 93555Phone: (760) 384-1570
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Spiral Customer LocationsSpiral Customer Locations
R&D and T&E Services
OTIS™ Software Installations
Services and Software
NASA Dryden NASA Dryden Flight Research Flight Research
CenterCenter
Air Force Air Force Flight Test Flight Test
CenterCenter
Air Force Research
Laboratory EAFB
Yuma Proving Grounds
Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division
Naval Air Naval Air Warfare Center Warfare Center
Weapons Weapons DivisionDivision
Space and Missile CenterLAAFB
White Sands Missile Range
Army Aviation Center
Ft Rucker
Air Armament
Center Eglin AFB
Western Western Launch and Launch and Test Range Test Range
VAFBVAFB
NASA Langley
Research Center
Foreign OTIS™ SalesAustralia – RAAFSwitzerlandItalyIsraelGermanyUnited Kingdom
Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth
Boeing St Louis
Sandia National
Laboratories
L3-ComTeledyne Ryan
acroamaticsQuadtron
Services and Software
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Customers and Sales DistributionCustomers and Sales Distribution
Spiral Sales Distribution
Air Force82.0%
NASA15.3%
NAVY0.9%
ARMY1.4% Products
0.5%
Air Force
NASA
NAVY
ARMY
Products
• US AFFTC J-Tech• US AFRL Advanced Research and
Engineering Support• US AFSPC Space and Missile Center• US AFSPC Space Based Infrared
Radar
• NASA Engineering and Technical Support
• US Army Yuma Proving Grounds• Naval Air Warfare Center – Aircraft
Division• OTIS™ Products
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Staff Subject Matter QualificationsStaff Subject Matter Qualifications
Educational Foundation
AA, 4%
AS, 5%
TS, 26%
HS, 3%
BA, 9%
PhD, 1%MS, 18%
MA, 5%
BS, 28%
Years of Expertise
5 to 10, 9%
0 to 4, 8%
11 to 15, 11%
16 to 20, 14%
21 to 25, 25%
> 25, 36%
The Right Person with the Right Education
for the Job
Demonstrated Performance for Quality Support
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Aeronautics– Basic Disciplines
» Aerodynamics » Propulsion and Performance» Flight and Control Systems» Aeroelastic and Aerothermal Loads» Computer Science» Systems Engineering and Integration
Astronautics– Basic Disciplines
» Solid, Liquid and Electric Rocket Propulsion» Fracture Mechanics» Fluid and Thermal Dynamics» Flight Dynamics» Orbital Mechanics» Aerodynamics» Computer Science» Systems Engineering
Applied to Advanced Concepts, Systems and Platforms through Modeling and Simulation and Mission Execution
Research and Development ServicesResearch and Development Services
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Advanced Flight SystemsAdvanced Flight Systems• Advanced Aerospace Technology
Flight Research Planning
• Systems Engineering for Flight-critical Hardware and Software
• Flight-critical hardware Design, Build, Test and Integration
• Real-time Embedded Software Coding
• Avionics and Flight Control Systems Verification and Validation
• Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring Systems Research
• Mission Control Support for Flight Research Operations
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Advanced Flight Control SystemsAdvanced Flight Control Systems• Advanced Hypersonic Research
Vehicle Stability Analyses
• Advanced Autonomous and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Handling Qualities Research
• Electronic Warfare Systems Analysis and Test and Evaluation
• Control Law Algorithms Design and Development for Research Aircraft Including Next-Generation Airliner Configurations
• Requirements Development and Implementation for HIL, SIL, and Aircraft-In-Loop Simulations
• Flight Research Mission Planning
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Range Systems Engineering, Operation & MaintenanceRange Systems Engineering, Operation & Maintenance
• Acquisition Systems – Radar & Telemetry– C-band, S-band, L-band– Fixed and Mobile Facilities– Encrypted Links
• Communications Systems– HF, VHF, UHF, Uplink, FTS– Microwave, Fiber, Copper, IR
» nxm Switching Systems– A/G, G/A Video
• Real-time Systems– Data Collection & Distribution– Data Fusion & Visualization– Command Center Processing Applications– Command Center Displays and Visualization– Post Mission Data Handling
• System Integration and Test– Standards Based Setup & Control– Fixed and Mobile Systems– Integration of COTS HW and SW– IV&V– Training
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Unpiloted Air VehiclesUnpiloted Air Vehicles
• Control and Flight Systems Development
• Structures and Loads Testing and Analysis
• Instrumentation Systems Development
• Flight Termination System Development
• Antenna Pattern Testing• Mission Planning• T&E Flight Mission
Monitoring• EW Systems T&E• Data Analysis and Reporting
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R&D / T&E Laboratory ServicesR&D / T&E Laboratory Services
• Video/Photographic Systems & Services• LAN/WAN SE&I and O&M• Help Desk Services• Acquisition Support Services• Program Office Support• Financial Management Support• CM / DM Support & Management
• Laboratory Systems SE&I and O&M• Flight Systems SE&I• Flight Control Systems SE&I• Instrumentation Systems SE&I• Mission Planning & Simulation• Pilot/HWIL/SWIL Simulation System SE&I• Aeronautical Research Engineering• Mission Control / Post Mission Analysis• Air Breathing & Rocket Propulsion Systems Analysis
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• High Performance to Low Reynolds Number Air Vehicles
• Endo- and Exoatmospheric Platforms
• Performance, Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Structures Analysis
• Avionics Systems Hardware/Software
• EW Systems Analysis
• Uninhabited Combat Airborne Vehicle (UCAV)
• Flight Software IV&V
• Pilot, HWIL, SWIL Simulation
• Human/Aircraft Interface
• Airborne Instrumentation
• Mission Planning
• Mission Ops Monitoring
• Flight Safety
• T&E Facilities Development, Operations and Maintenance
Test and Evaluation ServicesTest and Evaluation Services
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• EW and Avionics Test Support– Antenna Pattern Measurement– EMI/EMC– Electronic Warfare Systems Analysis– Communication/Navigation/IFF– Infrared Sensor Simulation– Radar Target Generator– Digital Modeling and Simulation– Test Monitoring and Control– Data Processing & Instrumentation– Threat Simulation and Evaluation
• Test Planning Support• Data Systems Design, Development and Operation• Instrumentation and Data Quality• Emissions/Environment• Threat Modeling, Measurement, Validation• Open Air Range Correlation• Foreign Systems Exploitation• Engineering and O&M Support to T&E Mission Simulators• Engineering, Operation and Maintenance of EW Facilities
Electronic Warfare Test and Evaluation ServicesElectronic Warfare Test and Evaluation Services
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Range CorrelationRange Correlation
• RF Threat Stimulators Typically Exhibit Non-Responsive RF Behaviors when Compared to Open Air Ranges – Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming Data Base Deficiency Evidenced by Test Inconsistencies between Flight and Ground Testing
• Correlation Concept Captures OAR Behaviors and use Threat Stimulators Capabilities to Provide More Representative RF Behaviors in a Ground Test Environment
• Proof of Concept – Develop and Demonstrate Capability to Capture Detailed OAR system RF Behaviors and Produce a Very High Fidelity OAR Representation in the T&E Facility
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Space Systems ServicesSpace Systems Services
• Facilities Operations & Maintenance• Data Acquisition Systems Design & Development
- Telemetry, Radar, Hard Line- Real-Time Computation, Analysis and Display
• Communications Systems Design & Development• Real-Time System Operations and Maintenance• Instrumentation System Design & Development• Launch / Recovery Site Development• Remote Site Deployments
• Program Office Support• Financial Management Support• Systems Engineering• CM / DM Support and Management• Flight Control Systems Development• System/Propulsion Requirements and Analysis• Hardware/Software Integration Planning• HWIL / SWIL Mission Simulation• Payload Integration Planning• Mission Control / Post-Mission Analysis Support
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Launch Support / Mission OperationsLaunch Support / Mission Operations• Payload Integration Planning
• Mission Planning / Simulation
• Mission Control Operations
• Mission Analysis / Data Analysis
• Mission Support Facilities Operations & Maintenance
• Data Acquisition Systems– Real-Time Computation, Analysis, Display and Archival– Telemetry, Radar, Communications, Video, C2
• Communication Systems
• Audio/Video
• Remote Site Deployments
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• Autonomous Mobile Operations Facility (MOF)– A/G Communications UHF and VHF– Manual, Auto-track, Slaved Tracking System– L- and S-Band Telemetry Reception– C-Band Mission Video Reception– Bore-sight Long Range Optics– Real-Time Processing and Display– Command Uplink– Flight Termination System– Information Archival– Post Mission Analysis– UAV Simulator / Cockpit– GPS Time Standard
• Operational Environment– -25 to 140°F– Diesel or Grid Power– IRIG 106 Compliant
Mobile CMobile C44 SystemsSystems
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Airborne SystemsAirborne Systems
• Airborne Research Transputer System (ARTS)– LSI Based Parallel Processing System– Airborne Computation and Pre-Flight Checks
• Flight Qualified to– -60 to 100°F– 40,000 Feet Operational Altitude
• Onboard Analytical Processing of Data From– Mil-Std-1553– Research Instrumentation Sensors– Vehicle Flight Systems
• Processed Information– Passed to Research Data Downlink System– Telemetered to C4 Ground Station– Displayed in Mission Control Center– Archived with all Mission Data / Information– Interfaced to C2 Uplink
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Modeling and Simulation ServicesModeling and Simulation Services• General Engineering
– NASTRAN – Structural / Finite Element Modeling and Analysis– PATRAN – Computer Aided Engineering Modeling and Analysis– ABAQUS – Finite Element Modeling and Analysis– ANSYS – Finite Element Modeling and Analysis– FLUENT – Computational Fluid Dynamics– iView – 3D Modeling and Visualization– Pro/Engineer – 3D Modeling and Visualization
• Astronautics– POST – Program to Optimize Simulated Trajectories– OTIS – Optimal Trajectories by Implicit Simulation– ANDES/2 – Non-Destructive Evaluation Simulation for automated computer tomography processing for rocket motors– FEMBUILDER – Finite Element Modeling of Rocket Motors– TEXGAP – Finite Element Modeling of Rocket Motors
• Aeronautics– F-18 6-DOF, Cockpit Simulation with fleet and modified OFP– F-15 6-DOF, Cockpit Simulation with fleet and modified OFP– F-16 6-DOF, Cockpit Simulation with fleet OFP and full HWIL capability– B-52 6-DOF, Cockpit Simulation – X-43 6-DOF Analytical Flight Controls Simulation– X-37 6-DOF Analytical Flight Controls Simulation– pEst –Stability and Control Parameter Identification using Maximum-Likelihood Estimation– Simulink – Aerodynamics and Flight Control Laws Modeling and Simulation– MatriX and MatLab – Flight Control Law Modeling and Simulation– P-Spice – Electronic Circuit Modeling and Simulation– STARS – CFD, Finite Element, and Structural Modeling and Analysis
• Electronic Warfare– XGTD – Anechoic Chamber modeling and simulation for RAM lay-down– FDTD – Antenna pattern modeling and simulation– EGA – Modeling and simulation of Electronic Order of Battle (EOB) to minimize pulse dropout– CEESIM – Model and simulate EOB with free-space radar simulations and direct injection with full dynamic motion– Joint Communications Simulator – modeling of any Comm, Navigation and Identification Friend or Foe signal.– Advanced Radar Environment Simulator – Simulates full dynamic x-band radar target returns with basic ECM jamming– RTG – Simulate x-band target returns for free-space operations with full range and azimuth capability– DIADS – Using intel based data, simulates battle space with time and spaced based models and man-in-the loop
capability– CASSPER – Models and simulates anechoic chamber providing a virtual anechoic chamber
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• Information Operations (IO) / Assurance (IA)
• LAN/WAN Engineering, Operations and Maintenance– Cable Plant Management including design, installation, maintenance and documentation of copper, single-mode
and multimode fiber– Design, installation and maintenance of core network switches, edge devices and network backbone
(Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Fast Ethernet, and 10-Base Ethernet)– Operation, Monitoring and Administration of Network Operations Center (NOC)– Telephone switch, comm closet and desktop instrument administration, operations and maintenance
• UNIX, XP and Novell server system administration, operations and maintenance
• Help Desk Services– Hardware/Software Support / User Training– System Upgrades– PC, Macintosh, UNIX Systems– 7X24 Service when required
• Software Development
• Integration of COTS Systems
• Independent Verification and Validation
• Configuration Control Board Secretariat Services
• Lifecycle Systems Engineering
Information TechnologiesInformation Technologies
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Open Telemetry Interactive Setup Open Telemetry Interactive Setup -- OTISOTIS™™• Fully Compliant– Range Commander’s Council, Inter-Range Instrumentation Group (IRIG) 106-04 Standards– Telemetry Attributes Transfer Standard (TMATS) IRIG 106-04 Chapter 9
• Open Telemetry Interactive Setup (OTIS™) Product Line– OTIS – 9 ⇒ Interactive Setup Tool for Onboard Acquisition Systems– OTIS – TMATS ⇒ Bidirectional Tool between TMATS and Airborne/Ground Vendor Hardware– OTIS – Control ⇒ Remote Control Tool for any IEEE Standard System– OTIS – Display ⇒ Display Tool for all Telemetered Information
• All Major Telemetry Systems Vendors• Tri-Service Common Airborne Instrumentation System (CAIS) Standard• Adding CCSDS for Space Applications and XML for Web Applications
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Assistance and Advisory Services (A&AS)Assistance and Advisory Services (A&AS)• Systems Engineering
– Systems Engineering Master Planning– Requirements Definition and Documentation– Requirements Tracking– Design Review Conduct and Monitoring– Integration Engineering and Monitoring– Rapid Prototyping– Test and Evaluation Master Planning– Test Readiness Conduct and Monitoring– Testing– Independent Verification and Validation– Formal Qualification Testing– Test Reporting– Physical and Functional Configuration Auditing– Configuration / Data Management
• Acquisition Support– Strategy Planning– CWBS and CDRL Development– SOW and Performance Work Statement Development– Risk Assessment / Mitigation– Evaluation Support
• Program Office Support– Advocacy– Technical Tracking and Reporting Systems– Fiscal Tracking and Reporting Systems– Risk Mitigation– Documentation and Archival Systems– Supply and Property Management Systems– Conference, Symposia and Technical Interchange Meeting Support– Safety and Quality Assurance– Training– Purchasing
Requirements Gatheringand Analysis
SRR
SystemRequirements
DesignTeam
SystemDesign
SDR
DesignTeam
PreliminaryDesign
PDR
DesignTeam
ProcurementSpecs
CriticalDesign
CDR
Implement, Integrateand Test
Test Plan andTest Results
Documentation
Operations & MaintenanceTraining
Requirements
Definition
Build & Test
PrototypeAlternative
Generation
Alternative
Evaluation
SelectAlternative
RiskAna
lysis
AbortPoints
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Requirements Gatheringand Analysis
Requirements Gatheringand Analysis
SRRSRR
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SystemRequirements
DesignTeam
SystemDesign
SDRSDR
DesignTeam
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PreliminaryDesign
PDRPDR
DesignTeam
ProcurementSpecs
CriticalDesign
CDRCDR
Implement, Integrateand Test
Implement, Integrateand Test
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Documentation
Operations & MaintenanceTraining
Operations & MaintenanceTraining
Requirements
Definition
Build & Test
PrototypeAlternative
Generation
Alternative
Evaluation
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RiskAna
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AbortPoints
Requirements
Definition
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ProcessProcess
Subcontracting
Material Purchase
Reqmt.Identified
InformalMake/BuyAnalysis
Coordinatewith DFRC
RequestSubcontract
or Modification
Competition orNegotiation with
Existing Sub.
ExecuteSubcontract
or Mod.BeginWork
Rapid Response:PM Issues
Letter Authorization
SubcontractingRequired
Subcontractor Starts Work Under Letter Authorization“One-Day Response”
Staff Member SAL or IPWGL Spiral ProgramOffice
Formal Responsefrom
Subcontractor
RFESS SubcontractAdministration
Nominal Timeline2 Days 2 Days1-2 Weeks
“Total: 1-3 Weeks”
Reqmt.Identified
StaffMember
Coordinatewith DFRC
Nominal Timeline 1 Day 2 Days1 day-1 Week
CompletePurchase
Request (PR)
Approvalfrom SAL orIPWGL & TM
& COTR
Submit PRto Program
Office
NegotiatePurchase
Select Vendor
List ofProductVendors
Including SDBs
SendPurchase
Order (PO)
ReceiveItems and
Inspect
Delivery toWork Site
if RequestedStaff
MemberQuick Response - Same Day Issue of PO
Request ImmediateDelivery
ClosePO
1 Day 1 Day
“Total: 1-2 Weeks”