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About Defence R&D Canada - Ottawa

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A Brief History of the Defence Research Establishment Ottawa 1941-2001

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Introduction

WWII - Chemical Warfare Laboratories

Defence Research Board (DRB)

Chemical Research in the 50s

Cold-War Era Nuclear Research

Protective Sciences Successes

Arctic Ice and Remote Sensing

Electronics at DREO

Communications Success Stories

Radar

DREO in the 1990s

Epilogue

Organization Chart

Biography - Director General

Travelling to DRDC Ottawa

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Research & Technology

Open House

Doing Business With Us

Technology Transfer

Expertise

Collaborations / Partnering

Funding Options

Research & Technologies

Current Research Programs

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Navigation Warfare Program - NAVWAR

Military Flight Data Recording & Analysis Solution - MFDRS

PAASoM: Phased Array Simulation Tool

Geospatial Assessment Software Tool Kit

Communications

Electronic Warfare

Navigation

Network Information Operations

Radar

Radiological Defence

Space Systems

Synthetic Environments

DRDC Ottawa Fact Sheet

Corporate Brochure

Radiological Defence

Electronic Warfare - Radar

The Science of Canadian Defence

Electronic Warfare - Comms and Navigation

Radar

Synthetic Environments

Space Systems

Network Information Operations

Working with Us

Product Information Library - Fact Sheets

Mobile Nuclear Laboratory (MNL)

Standoff Radiation Detection

Ultra-Wideband, Omni-Directional Biconical Antennas

Electronic Warfare (EW) Target Array Stimulator - StimLab

Image Analyst Pro (IA Pro)

Commercial Satellite Imagery Acquistion Planning System (CSIAPS)

Analysis and Debriefing Station (ADS)

Electronic Warfare Bus Online Analyzer

Loc-NESS (Locator – NAVWAR Electronic Support System)

EGIM (Extensible GPS Integrated MEMS) Navigation Integration Software

Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) System

MiPN (Minimal Personal Navigator) Prototype

GPS Jammer Simulation Capabilities

Navwar Electronic Trainer (NEAT) and Navigation Warfare Test Range (NWTR)

Northern Watch TD Project

Space Mission Operation Support

Phased Array Antenna Simulation Tool (PAASoM)

High Frequency Surface Wave Radar

Space Systems Group

MALO TD Maritime Air Littoral Operations

Reflector Antenna for SAR and GMTI

Multifunction Radar Simulator (ADAPT_MFR)

Multi-Sensor Integration within a Common Operating Environment (MUSIC)

OceanSuite(TM) Software Toolset

Airfield Perimeter Surveillance and Defence (APS)

Work Team Strategies: Enhancing Team Development and Organizational Performance (WTS)

Radiation Dosimetry and Spectroscopy (Rad Dos & Spec)

Radiation Simulation and Testing (Rad Sim & Test)

JSMARTS Exercise Phase I: UAV - CH146 NTS (JSMARTS)

The X-band Wideband Experimental Airborne Radar (XWEAR) Project

RADARSAT-2 Moving Object Detection Experiment (MODEX)

Non-Cooperative Target Recognition of Air Targets (NCTR)

Space-Based Surveillance Simulation Laboratory (SBS SimLab)

High Power Electromagnetics (HPE)

Interferometric Intrapulse Radar Receiver for Specific Emitter Identification and Direction-Finding (IIR)

Military Flight Data Recording System (MFDRS)

Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Ground Terminal Facility

Radiation Biology (Rad Bio)

Secure Access Management for Secret Operational Networks Technology Demonstration (SAMSON TD)

Advanced Satellite Communication Terminal (AST)

Ground Moving Target Indication Surveillance Radar (GMTI)

Phased Array Antenna Simulation Tool (PAASoM)

3 MV Van de Graaff (VdG) Accelerator Facility

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Research Test Bed

Simulation and Modelling for Acquisition, Requirements, Rehearsal and Training (SMARRT)

Joint Simulation Network (JSimNet)

Collaborative Capability Definition, Engineering and Management (CapDEM)

Weather Clutter Simulation (WCS)

Through-the-Wall Surveillance (TWS)

Radar Data Exploitation (RDE)

DRDC Ottawa – Innovating Biometrics Research in Canada

Joint Network Defence and Management System (JNDMS)

Network Information Operations Section

Intentional Modulation on Pulse (IMOP)

Inertial Navigation Laboratory (NAVLAB)

DRDC Ottawa Defence Research Reports

Communications

Miniaturization of 3-dB/90° and 180° power splitters using microstrip technology (TM-2007-257)

A Study of the Concatenated Reed Solomon – Convolutional Coding Performance used in WiMAX (TM-2006-026)

Tri-Band Coaxial Antenna Feed for Satellite Terminal (TM-2006-001)

RTL Design of a Generic Pseudonoise Generator (TM-2004-176)

Design of a UHF Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna as a Feed for a 9.1 Metre Parabolic Reflector (TM-2004-139)

FASSET Refurbishment (TM-2004-134)

Electronic Warfare

The determination of constant range-difference curves on a spherical surface and its application to emitter geolocation (TM-2009-119)

Fast learning of grammatical probabilities in radar electronic support (TM-2009-053)

Intentional modulation on pulse: the image processing library (TM-2009-048)

Eigenfunctions of the Fourier transformation over a circle — I, Approximation of Sturmian eigenvalues (TM-2008-342)

Improved chaff solution algorithm (TM-2008-324)

Silicon RFIC techniques for reconfigurable military applications (TR-2008-295)

Theory of the FFT Filter Bank-Based Majority and Median CFAR Detectors (TR-2007-088)

Morphological Processing of Complex Signals - An Extension of Mathematical Morphology to AC Signals (TR-2006-004)

Non-Self Embedding Context-Free Grammars for Electronic Warfare (TM-2004-157)

Validation and Implementation of a Near-Field Physical Optics Formulation (TM-2004-131)

Network Information Operations

Course of action recommendations for practical network defence (TM-2009-130)

A survey of data mining of graphs using spectral graph theory (TM-2008-317)

A comparative performance measurement and security analysis of UHF passive RFID tags (TM-2008-253)

Fast packet recovery Technical challenges and solutions TM-2008-209

Identifying Critical Attack Assets Independency Attack Graphs TM-2008-180

RFID technology in healthcare and mass casualty incidents TM-2008-131

CAN-US Security-Enhanced BlackBerry Trial Security Evaluation Results TR-2007-243

Googling Attack Graphs (TM-2007-205)

Strong Authentication for Tactical Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (TM-2007-146)

A Fuzzy Risk Calculations Approach for a Network Vulnerability Ranking System (TM-2007-090)

Redundant Satcom Link to Extend Secure BlackBerry’s Reach (TM-2006-259)

Dynamic Defensive Posture for Computer Network Defence, Concepts and Research Directions (TM-2006-250)

Abstracting PageRank To Dynamic Asset Valuation (TM-2006-243)

Network Event Correlation Using Unsupervised Machine Learning Algorithms (TM-2006-193)

Virtual Private Wireless Local Area Networking (TM-2006-124)

The Dynamic VPN Controller: Secure Information Sharing in a Coalition Environment (TM-2005-025)

CAN-US Security-Enhanced BlackBerry Trial. Concept Document (TM-2004-181)

Intrusion Detection in 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (TM-2004-120)

An Overview of Passive Information Gathering Techniques for Network Security (TM-2004-073)

Radar

Ultrawideband (UWB) high-resolution noise radar for concealed weapon detection: electromagnetic simulation - phase 1 (TM-2009-190)

Spaceborne Ocean Intelligence Network SOIN - fiscal year 08/09 year-end summary (ECR-2009-139)

Estimation of ship velocity by adaptive processing of single aperture RADARSAT-2 data; Validation with AIS data from the Strait of Gibraltar (TM-2009-109)

Simple harmonic oscillator and the Beněs filter, Exact fundamental solution (TM-2008-352)

Initial tests of point target geolocation for RADARSAT-2 data using a DEM (TM-2008-344)

Feynman path integrals and continuous-discrete filtering, The additive noise case (TM-2008-343)

Performance of UAV Radar Concepts for Naval Defence, 11aw12 Final Report (TR-2008-340)

Detection of aircraft by high frequency sky wave radar under auroral clutter-limited conditions (TM-2008-336)

A literature survey of radar resource management algorithms (TM-2008-334)

Equations of motion of a ground moving target for a multi-channel spaceborne SAR (TM-2008-326)

Evaluation of ray-tracing software in through-wall sensing (TWS) applications - WS propagation modelling (TM-2008-320)

Two-dimensional adaptive processing for ionospheric clutter mitigation in high frequency surface wave radar (TM-2008-319)

Study of phase quantization effects on synthesized array factor having a main beam and a prescribed null (TM-2008-291)

Modelling of the TerraSAR-X sensor modes in CSIAPS (TM-2008-284)

Detection of low observables with a low cost navigation radar (TR-2008-267)

A reduced-complexity lookup table approach to solving mathematical functions in FPGAs (TM-2008-261)

Target detection and feature extraction in indoor and outdoor environments using micro-Doppler analysis (TM-2008-255)

Accurate target identification using multi-look fusion of low quality target signatures (TM-2008-251)

GMES Sentinel-1 Analysis of Marine Applications Potential (AMAP) (ECR-2008-218)

Polarimetric Intensity Parameterization of radar and other remote sensing sources for advanced exploitation and data fusion Theory (TM-2008-217)

Electromagnetic Modelling for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Target Signature Simulation and Recognition (TR-2008-208)

Validation of ship signatures in Envisat ASAR AP mode data using AISLive Data acquisition, processing, and analysis results (TM-2008-005)

The Addition of Enhanced Capabilities to NATO GMTIF STANAG 4607 to Support RADARSAT-2 GMTI Data (TM-2007-341)

Nonstationary Interference Excision for Noise Radar Systems using Time-Frequency based Methods (TM-2007-334)

Analysis of high resolution polarimetry data of static targets in automatic target recognition context (TM-2007-330)

Ship Detection Performance of a High Frequency Hybrid Sky-Surface Wave Radar (TM-2007-327)

Performance Comparison of RADARSAT-2 Advanced Moving Object Detection Experiment Modes (TM-2007-320)

A basic Fourier transform pair for slant range-Doppler modeling of moving scatterers for SAR applications Theory (TM-2007-289)

Evaluation of Simulated RADARSAT-2 Polarimetry Products (TM-2007-189)

A New Approach for Radar/SAR (TM-2007-087)

Adaptive Processing of RADARSAT-1 Fine Mode Data Ship Parameter Estimation (TM-2007-053)

Ship Signatures in RADARSAT-1 ScanSAR Narrow B Imagery Analysis with AISLive Data (TM-2007-052)

Wavelet Analysis for RADARSAT Exploitation (TM-2007-030)

Numerically Computing the KummerU Function and a Special Case of the Gauss Hypergeometric Function (TR-2006-294)

A Canadian Perspective on High-Frequency Over-the-Horizon Radar (TM-2006-285)

A Model of Radio Wave Propagation in Ionospheric Irregularities for Prediction of High-Frequency Radar Performance (TM-2006-284)

Noise Radar Technology Basics (TM-2006-266)

Coherent Processing With Frequency Agility (TM-2006-263)

Array of Laminated Waveguides for Implementation in LTCC Technology (TM-2006-227)

A Simulation Study of Multi-Channel RADARSAT-2 GMTI (TM-2006-209)

Processing and Analysis of Polarimetric Ship Signatures from MARSIE, Report on Results for Polar Epsilon (TM-2006-202)

Separation of target rigid body and micro-Doppler effects in ISAR/SAR imaging (TM-2006-187)

Focusing ISAR Images using the Adaptive Local Polynomial Fourier Transform (TM-2006-185)

CoCoNaut Polarimetric SAR Signature Trial, Small Vessels of Opportunity Collections off Tofino, BC (TM-2006-184)

Equipment and Measurements for Evaluating RF Performance Prediction at the SISWS Environment Modelling Trials (TM-2006-149)

ISAR Motion Compensation using the registration-restoration-fusion method (TM-2006-131)

Polar Epsilon MODIS and fused MODIS (TM-2006-067)

COASP and CHASP Processors for Strip-map and Moving Target Adaptive Processing of EC CV-580 Synthetic Aperture Radar Data (TM-2006-066)

Design and analysis of a Yagi-like antenna element buried in LTCC material for AEHF communication systems (TM-2005-055)

Comparative Analysis of feature extraction (2D FFT & Wavelet) and classification (Lp metric distances, MLP NN, & HNeT) algorithms for SAR imagery (SL-2005-023)

Expendable Trihedral Corner Reflectors for Target Enhancement and Position Control in RADARSAT-1 Fine Beam Mode SAR Imagery: Results from an Exercise Narwhal Pre-Trial Deployment (TM-2004-197)

Two-Channel SAR-GMTI via Fractional Fourier Transform (TM-2004-172)

Micro-Doppler Radar Signatures for Intelligent Target Recognition (TM-2004-170)

Design of a UHF Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna as a feed for a 9.1 metre Parabolic Reflector (TM-2004-139)

Design of a Microstrip Fed Circularly Polarised Printed Antenna for an AEHF Phased Array: Improving Impedance Bandwidth of Printed Radiating Antennas using the Proximity Coupling Technique (TM-2004-138)

Electromagnetic Modeling in the Spectral Domain for Polarimetric Radar Applications - Theoretical Framework (TR-2004-115)

Multi-Sensor Integration within the Common Operating Environment (MUSIC) Project Data Collection Requirements for the Atlantic Littoral ISR Experiment (ALIX) (TM-2004-101)

Surveillance Through Concrete Walls (TM-2003-233)

Novel Multiple Phase Centre Reflector Antenna for GMTI Radar (SL-2003-078)

Multifunction Radar Simulator (MFRSIM) (TM-2002-165)

Study of a Waveguide Antenna Implemented in Laminated Material (TR-2002-132)

Graphical Investigation of Quantisation Effects of Phase Shifters on Array Patterns (TR-2000-092)

Radiological Defence

A Proof-of-Principle Dermal Decontamination Experiments: Swine Skin (TM-2007-063)

Assessment of Nuclear Medicine Capabilities in Responding to a Radiological Terrorism Event (TM-2006-237)

Nuclear Forensic Field Exercise #1, Work performed in support of CRTI Project 04-0030TD (TM-2006-214)

Radiological Field Exercises for Forensic (TM-2006-118)

DRDC Ottawa Working Standard for Biological Dosimetry (TR-2005-106)

Satellites

Deorbiting of microsatellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) TM-2008-098

Space-Based Observations of Satellites from the MOST Microsatellite (TM-2006-199)

Synthetic Environments

Complexity profiles: networks with ring-lattice and small-world relationships (TM-2008-330)

Exploring Command and Control Concepts for an Integrated Effect Coordination Cell using an Enhanced Tabletop Experimentation Approach Report on the Integrated Effects Coordination Cell Exploratory Experiment (IECCEX) (TM-2007-286)

Seamless Persistent National Connectivity: Code of Best Practice for Distributed Simulation Networks (TM-2006-269)

Multi-National Experiment 4 on Effects Based Approach to Operations - CFEC Analysis Report (TR-2006-230)

CFEC Project Report on the Alternative Crew Selection Method (TM-2006-154)

Synthetic Environments at the Enterprise Level (TM-2005-130)

Work Team Strategies: Enhancing Team Development and Organizational Performance. A Foundation Report for Integrated Capability Engineering Teams (TM-2004-225)

A Vision for M&S Processes, Tools, and Standards for CapDEM. An Update by the Integrated Synthetic Environment Work Stream of CapDEM (TM-2004-133)

Selecting a HLA Run-Time Infrastructure: Overview of Critical Issues Affecting the Decision Process for War-in-a-Box (TM-2004-111)

Enabling Collaborative Capability (TM-2003-217)

Video

Audio Transcription - CAN-US Secure Wireless Trial

Audio Transcription - CapDEM

Audio Transcription - JSMARTS

Audio Transcription - UAV

News and Events

VizSec 2010

RAID 2010

Applying Biometrics

ARPANET Story

Ground System R&D

RADARSAT-2 GMTI Project

RFID Technology

SPACE A New Approach

Dirty Bombs and Other Career Stories of a Defence Scientist

DRDC Ottawa’s Radiological Analysis and Defence Projects Selected for CRTI Funding

New Enabling Technology for Software Defined Radio

DRDC-sponsored radar successfully demonstrated

Defence R&D Canada develops technology that enhances threat identification and improves pilot situational awareness

46th Annual AOC Symposium/Convention

Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition

The First Northern Watch Conference and Exposition on Arctic C4ISR

Electronic Warfare Symposium

Project ORACLE – January 29, 2004 Update

Project ORACLE – January 15, 2004 Update

Project ORACLE – May 21, 2004 Update

Our research centres have changed their names!

Federal labs of Shirleys Bay Campus open doors to celebrate 50 years of Canadian innovation at the Shirleys Bay Campus

ARPANET Fact Sheet

Defence Scientist

Related Positions

TEN - "Technology Exploitation Network"

Membership

Meetings

Northern Watch 2007

Sensor Management using Holonic Control for Northern Watch

Arctic Shipping The Next Chapter What to Watch

Private Sector Airborne Surveillance Services for Arctic C4ISR

A Case for Service-Oriented Architecture in Support of Arctic C4ISR

Microsatellites for Northern Surveillance

Network-Centric Multisensor-Multitarget Tracking Testbed with Results from Real-Scenarios

A Potential Polar Communications and Weather (PCW) Space System to Serve the North

Canadian Coast Watch Test bed for large volume surveillance through distributed fusion and resource management

Northern Watch & DRDC Valcartier

Mapping and sea-ice problems in the Beaufort Sea and NW Passage-Some results from the CASES/ArcticNet investigations-2004-2007

Hydrographic Capacity for Maritime Navigation and Coastal Protection in the Canadian Arctic

Acquisition Planning for Arctic C4ISR with Commercial Satellite Imagery

Space-Based Surveillance for Canada's Arctic Region - Project Polar Epsilon

Remote Sensing in Support of Arctic Surveillance Scenarios

Wide Area Maritime Surveillance and Deployed Sensor Management in the North Using a Low-Cost Micro-satellite

Ice and Ocean Information for Arctic Navigation and Defence Issues

Optimization of Arctic sensor-platform combinations: Lessons learned from CapDEM

Satellite Detection of Sea Ice Point and Distributed Targets

Canadian Subsea Technology … And what it could do for Arctic Surveillance

Environmental Issues in the Arctic

Enhancing Situational Awareness in the Arctic Through Aerial Reconnaissance

Ka-Band Ruggedized Satellite Terminal for Canada Northern Regions

“When you have Extreme Viewing Conditions Only”

Magneto-Inductive Communications for Arctic C4ISR Applications

Ice Navigation in the NWP and Vessel Damage in Canada’s Arctic

Program for Northern Watch 2007

Bio Mr. Rick Williams

Bio BGen Whitecross

Call For Expositions for Northern Watch 2007

Call For Papers for Northern Watch 2007

Northern Watch TD

2007 Program Highlights

Northern Watch TD - Trials

Northern Watch TD - First Trial August 2008

Resolute Bay

Trials Site - Devon Island

Supplies and Equipment Arrive at Camp

The Camp

The Science Team

CCGS Terry Fox

Northern Watch TD - Site Evaluation

Northern Watch TD - Project Overview

Northern Watch TD - Background

Proactive Disclosure