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RADAR TRAINING SYSTEM PROJECT

STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

Presently, the method for training radar technicians is based on textbooks and classroom lectures. The main focus is on the theory rather than the practice in the actual operation of radars. As a result, radar technicians are entering the field with little or no hands-on experience. This forces the student to learn "on the job". This situation places the organization at risk during training cycles and leads to inconsistency in the knowledge acquired by various radar technicians. The Radar Training System (RTS) Project has been established to rectify this situation.

This Statement of Work establishes the work required to develop the Radar Training System based on the requirements stated in section 1.2 .The work shall result in the detailed design, implementation, test and installation at the site designated by the Design Authority. Hardware procurement, delivery, test and installation will be an element of the required work.

1.2 Requirement

The contractor shall provide three (3) Radar Training Systems (RTS) that will have the following requirements:

  1. be able to simulate present radar systems (air, land and sea) ;
  2. have an instructor's system and a student's system side-by-side that interact in the following manner:

a. the instructor will be able to feed situations to the student's system, and

b. the instructor will be able to monitor the student's responses; and

3.record the student's session (audio and video) for replay at a later date.

1.3 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall establish a configuration Management (CM) program in accordance with the following paragraphs as early as possible in the project.

1.3.1 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

The contractor shall prepare a Software Configuration Management Plan (SCMP) in accordance with DOD-STD-2167(Data Item Description, DI-MCCR-80009) .

1.3.2 CONFIGURATION IDENTIFICATION

The contractor shall:

  1. select configuration items in accordance with MIL-STD-483A and DOD-STD-2167;
  2. produce specifications in accordance with MIL-STD-490A;
  3. produce drawings in accordance with D-Ol-400-001/SG-OOO, Engineering Drawing Practices;
  4. establish baselines in accordance with MIL-STD-483A and DOD-STD-2167;
  5. produce numbering and marking schemes for hardware and software configuration items, and related documentation.

1.3.3 CONFIGURATION CONTROL

The contractor shall establish a configuration control system in accordance with DOD-STD-480A.

1.3.4 CONFIGURATION STATUS ACCOUNTING

The contractor shall establish a configuration status accounting system in accordance with MIL-STD-482A. The contractor shall produce a Version Description Document in accordance with DOD-STD-2l67A (Data Item Description, DI-MCCR 80013A) .

1.3.5 CONFIGURATION AUDITS

The contractor shall perform a Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) and a Physical configuration Audit (PCA) in accordance with MIL-STD-1521B. The contractor shall produce an Audit Plann detailing the procedures an scope of the FCA and PCA.

1.4 DESIGN REVIEWS

The contractor shall conduct the following design reviews in accordance with MIL-STD-1521B.

  1. Software Requirements Review (SRR),
  2. System Design Review (SDR),
  3. Preliminary Design Review (PDR) ,
  4. Critical Design Review (CDR) ,
  5. Test Readiness Review (TRR),
  6. Formal Qualification Review (FQR),
  7. Production Readiness Review (PRR) .

1.5 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT

The monitors for the Radar Training System shall be furnished by the government.

RADAR TRAINING SYSTEM PROPOSAL

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Radar Technology Ltd. is pleased to submit this proposal in response to the Request for Proposal for a Radar Training System. Radar Technology Ltd. is a Canadian owned company based in Beautiful City which specializes in the manufacture and maintenance of radar systems. Radar Technology Ltd. has over 15 years experience in field of radar technology.

2.0 PROPOSED SYSTEM

The proposed Radar Training System (RTS) is illustrated in Figure 1.0. It will consist of two stations (one for the instructor and one for the student) housed in the same cabinet. A divider will be present between the two stations which is large enough to prevent the student from looking at the instructor's screen, but small enough that the instructor can look around at the student's screen and/or communicate with him verbally. There is a tape backup device to allow the backup of the operating and system files in case of a system crash. An audio recorder is provided which may be turned on at the beginning of the training system. The audio recorder is housed in the cabinet, but does not interface with the RTS. A data recorder records the student's training session. There is a direct interface between the data recorder and the student's chassis. The data recorder does not interface with the instructor's station.

The operating system for the RTS is UNIX based. The application software is written in the programming language "C".

The proposed RTS will be able to simulate the functions of a radar system in the land, sea, and air environments through the same hardware and software configuration. The instructor will choose the environment prior to the training session and the RTS will load that environment for that session. Note that the instructor's and student's stations run independently. The failure of one station does not automatically lead to the failure of the other.

2.1 HARDWARE

Each RTS is composed of the following:

(1) a cabinet,

(2) two chassis,

(3) two power supplies and cables,

(4) two 5 1/4 inch floppy disks and controller card(s),

(5) two 3 1/2 inch floppy disk and controller card(s) ,

(6) two hard disks and controller card(s),

(7) two memory boards,

(8) two chassis to chassis interface boards,

(9) two monitors and interface board(s) ,

(10) two keyboards,

(11) a tape backup device and two interface board(s) ,

(12) a data recorder and one interface board and tapes,

(13) two chairs,

(14) one chassis to chassis interface cable, and

(15) one audio recorder and tapes.

In addition, test equipment and EPROM Programmers will be required, but not delivered with the system.

2.2 SOFTWARE

Each station will have the following software:

(1) UNIX Based Operating System

Provides all background functions including interfaces with monitor, keyboard, floppies and hard disk;

(2) Command utility (menu selection for system access, selection environment, tape backup, system crash recovery, etc.),

(3) Radar searching modules (land, sea, air) ,

(4) Radar tracking modules (land, sea, air) ,

(5) Radar targeting modules (land, sea, air) ,

(6) Message handlers,

(7) Tape backup software,

(8) Data recorder software, and

(9) Data files (example situations) .

The instructor's station will have the following added software:

(1) Map Maker for creation of backgrounds,

(2) Instructor Interface Module for the sending and receiving of information to/from the student's station,

(3) Instructor Interrupt Module which allows the instructor to temporarily/permanently end the training session.

In addition, the following support software is installed on the instructor's station:

(I) Compiler,

(2) Linker,

(3) Loader,

(4) Assembler,

(5) Editor,

(6) Programming Aids Package,

(7) Software Library Package,

(8) Software EPROM Programming Utility,

(9) Test Data Files,

(10) Hardware Diagnostics, and

(11) Software Diagnostics.

Note that both the source and object code for the system shall be delivered.

3.0 RTS RESPONSIBILITIES

Radar Technology Ltd. will be the prime contractor for the RTS Project. Radar Technology Ltd. will have the following responsibilities:

(1) Hardware and software integration,

(2) Software development,

(3) Cabinet and chassis development, and

(4) System documentation.

The following is a list of subcontractors to Radar Technology Inc. and their responsibilities:

  1. Computer Accessories Ltd. (all off-the-shelf equipment)
  2. Power Supplies
  3. Floppy Disk Drives
  4. Hard Disks
  5. Keyboards
  6. Chairs
  7. Audio/Data/Backup/Tapes
  1. Cardex Inc. (to be developed)
  2. Memory Board
  3. Interface Board
  4. Chassis to chassis cable
  1. Recordex Audio Recorder (all of-the-shelf equipment)
  2. Data Recorder
  3. Tape Backup Device

As specified, the Government will be providing the monitors for the RTS.

Workshop Description

Configuration Item Selection

BACKGROUND

The RTS Statement of Work (SOW) requires that the contractor select Configuration Items.

The project manager at Radar Technology Ltd. has asked the Configuration Manager to submit a Configuration Item List for review at an upcoming RTS project management meeting.

The breakdown of the proposed system has already been submitted in the response to the SOW.

TASKS

The following tasks will be performed by each group:

(I) Create two Configuration Item Breakdown Charts (similar to WBS charts) for the RTS from the government point of view and from the contractor's point of view. In other words, if the student were in the CM manager for the government what Configuration Items would he/she select and if the student were the CM Manager for the contractor what Configuration Items would he/she select.

(2) Justify each selection by referring to the Configuration Item Criteria discussed in class.

REFERENCES

The student should refer to the following references to complete this task:

(I) Radar Technology's response to the RTS Statement of Work contains the breakdown of the proposed RTS;

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