Test Technology Design & Development (T2D2) Lab

Overview

T2D2 provides advanced technology development capabilities that significantly enhance the effectiveness of EPG’s testing operations. The laboratory supports Test Officers by integrating and synthesizing innovative technologies that are not otherwise available, enabling solutions tailored to the complex demands of testing cutting-edge Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C5I), Electronic Warfare (EW), and Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) systems. These systems are often geographically dispersed and must operate reliably under extreme environmental conditions.

Test Technology Design and Development

Capabilities:

  • Circuit design utilizing embedded processors
  • Schematic capture and design
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design, layout, assembly, and fabrication
  • Custom cable fabrication and testing, including RF, Ethernet, USB, and Serial interfaces
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) emissions compliance testing and validation
  • Microscopic inspection of circuit boards
  • 3D CAD/CAM modeling and simulation
  • Design and development of ruggedized enclosures and fixtures
  • 3D printing design and prototyping
  • Powder coating services
  • Low-pressure injection molding
  • Rapid prototyping and fabrication
  • Firmware and software development

EPG Patents

GB-GRAM Reprogrammable Fixture

EPG currently holds 9 patents developed in the T2D2 Lab:

  • Power Monitor-Glitch Trap System (PM-GT) (Pat.# 7,180,301)- a tactical power system monitor
  • Modular Covert Remote Electronic Warfare Simulator (MCREWS) (Pat.# 6,748,351)- a modularized synthetic jammer that provides realistic jamming without radiation
  • Apparatus for Providing GPS Positioning Information to a Plurality of Computers from Only One GPS Receiver (Pat.# 6,674,400)- a GPS multiport unit
  • GPS Tracker (Pat.# 6,628,232)- autonomous GPS tracking of multiple platforms
  • System for Detecting Gunshots (Pat.# 6,185,153)- a miniature gunshot detection system
  • System and Method for Performing Jamming Testing on Communication Networks (Pat.# 5,886,626)- Advanced Distributed Electronic Warfare System (ADEWS)- a virtual jammer
  • Communications Electronic Warfare Trainer (Pat.# 5,583,509)- an efficient method for remote control of jamming
  • Frequency Analyzer for Sub-Microsecond Testing (Pat.# 5,485,101)- a high speed modulation domain (frequency agility) testing device
  • Covert Remote Electronic Warfare Simulator (Pat.# 5,341,146)- a synthetic jammer that provides realistic jamming without radiation

System Development

Test Event Synchronizer

Systems developed in the T2D2 Lab include the following:

  • Ground Truth Monitor (GTM)
  • Portable Miniature Global Positioning System (GPS) Tracker-Tactical (PMGTT)
  • Multiport GPS Pulse-Per-Second Adapter (MPGPA)
  • QD4 Linker System
  • Test Event Synchronizer (TES)
  • Portable Rugged Obtected (PRO) Universal Serial Bus (USB)Tap
  • Blue Keyer
  • Ground-Based (GB) GPS Receiver Application Module (GRAM) 8-way Reprogramming Station
  • GPS Pulse Per Second Adapter (GPA)
  • Pro USP Tap
  • GPS Extender
  • System Verification and Analysis Tool (SVAT)
  • PRO USB GPS Pulse-Per-Second Adapter (PRO USB GPA)
  • GPS Time on Video (GTOV)
  • GPS Multiport Unit (GMU)
  • GPS Tracker Server (GTS)
  • PRO GPS/Serial Logger
  • PRO Orientation Sensor
  • Absolute Time Server (ATS)
  • Absolute Time Tester (ATT)
  • eStender
  • Airborne Antenna Pattern Application
  • PRO USB Orientation Sensor (OS)
  • Persistent Timekeeper (PTK)
  • PRO Temperature/Humidity Sensor
  • Tactical Radio Enclosure (TRE)
  • Tenacious Timekeeper Position Plus (T2P2-PCI)
  • Power Monitor- Glitch Trap (PM-GT)
  • GB GRAM Reprogramming Fixture