RF Engines Ltd. has been contracted by SELEX Galileo to develop a new algorithm and the optimum architecture for determining the fine time of arrival (TOA) of certain classified signals. The design will also be implemented by RF Engines in the form of a field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) architecture. The design is aimed at airborne applications. The contract requires RF Engines to initially study a number of options, including various thresholds for initiating action, to add to the sum of knowledge being accumulated by the overall SELEX Galileo system. The design is being fully software modeled in order to verify full integration with SELEX Galileo’s models.

John Summers, Chief Executive Officer of RF Engines, notes: “This is an example of the growing demand from customers for exclusive design work that provides a unique solution and an edge, so we’re very pleased to be working so closely with SELEX in this very important and technically demanding area. It draws not only on our ability to create high performance designs that identify and process RF signals in real time but also to deliver solutions in a compact, power saving way which is vital for airborne applications.”