Abstract: A method for rapid discovery of satellite behavior, applied to a pursuit-evasion system including at least one satellite and a plurality of space sensing assets. The method includes performing transfer learning and zero-shot learning to obtain a semantic layer using space data information. The space data information includes simulated space data based on a physical model. The method further includes obtaining measured space-activity data of the satellite from the space sensing assets; performing manifold learning on the measured space-activity data to obtain measured state-related parameters of the satellite; modeling the state uncertainty and the uncertainty propagation of the satellite based on the measured state-related parameters; and performing game reasoning based on a Markov game model to predict satellite behavior and management of the plurality of space sensing assets according to the semantic layer and the modeled state uncertainty and uncertainty propagation.

Abstract: A method for testing satellite signal receiver antenna is provided. The method includes: determining a satellite constellation state indicating status of a plurality of satellites in a satellite constellation; calculating, based on the determined satellite constellation state, initial positions of a plurality of satellite antennas that are used for emulating the satellite constellation; moving the plurality of satellite antennas to the initial positions of the plurality of satellite antennas; calibrating a phase delay of each of the plurality of satellite antennas; broadcasting, by the plurality of satellite antennas, satellite signals to test a satellite signal receiver antenna; determining a movement plan for the plurality of satellite antennas based on the satellite constellation state; and moving the plurality of satellite antennas based on the movement plan to emulate a propagation of the satellite constellation.

Abstract: A cone-based multi-layer wide band antenna is provided, including a cone-based member having a multi-layer structure. The multi-layer structure includes a first layer conical structure, and the first layer conical structure has a height and a base radius configured to provide a desired impedance of the antenna.

Abstract: Methods and systems for space situational awareness (SSA) demonstration are provided.

Abstract: A cone-based multi-layer wide band antenna is provided, including a cone-based member having a multi-layer structure. The multi-layer structure includes a first layer conical structure, and the first layer conical structure has a height and a base radius configured to provide a desired impedance of the antenna.

Abstract: Methods and systems for cyber secure data communications are provided. In some embodiments, a method for transmitting data comprises: performing a marker-based data encoding process to embed a digital watermark into each of a plurality of original data flows to be transmitted to a plurality of receivers; performing a non-orthogonal multiple access process to allocate transmission powers to the plurality of original data flows, such that the plurality of original data flows are simultaneously superposed on a carrier frequency to generate a superposed signal; performing a noise modulation process to modulate the superposed signal to generate a noise-like signal and a reference noise signal; transmitting the noise-like signal and the reference noise signal through orthogonally polarized antennas; and performing a portal-based data integrity analysis process to check whether a receiver in the plurality of receivers is compromised or manipulated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for joint manifold learning based heterogenous sensor data fusion, comprising: obtaining learning heterogeneous sensor data from a plurality sensors to form a joint manifold, wherein the plurality sensors include different types of sensors that detect different characteristics of targeting objects; performing, using a hardware processor, a plurality of manifold learning algorithms to process the joint manifold to obtain raw manifold learning results, wherein a dimension of the manifold learning results is less than a dimension of the joint manifold; processing the raw manifold learning results to obtain intrinsic parameters of the targeting objects; evaluating the multiple manifold learning algorithms based on the raw manifold learning results and the intrinsic parameters to determine one or more optimum manifold learning algorithms; and applying the one or more optimum manifold learning algorithms to fuse heterogeneous sensor data generated by the plurality sensors.

Abstract: A method for testing satellite signal receiver antenna is provided. The method includes: determining a satellite constellation state indicating status of a plurality of satellites in a satellite constellation; calculating, based on the determined satellite constellation state, initial positions of a plurality of satellite antennas that are used for emulating the satellite constellation; moving the plurality of satellite antennas to the initial positions of the plurality of satellite antennas; calibrating a phase delay of each of the plurality of satellite antennas; broadcasting, by the plurality of satellite antennas, satellite signals to test a satellite signal receiver antenna; determining a movement plan for the plurality of satellite antennas based on the satellite constellation state; and moving the plurality of satellite antennas based on the movement plan to emulate a propagation of the satellite constellation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for fusion and inference with per-hop link quality measurements in frequency hopping satellite communication (SATCOM) systems. The method includes: grouping hops having a same SATCOM link set into one hop group such that the one hop group contains a plurality of same SATCOM link sets; grouping the measurement sets into one or more first measurement groups, based on a link identification; in the each first measurement group having the same link identification, further grouping the measurement sets having a same range of the signal amplitude measurements into one or more second measurement groups; obtaining interference conditions by associating second measurement groups of all links in each hop group based on hop identifications belonging to the second measurement groups.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gated range scanning linear frequency modulated continuous wave (LFMCW) radar structure, including: a frequency synthesizer, a first mixer, a second mixer, a first filter, and a third mixer. The frequency synthesizer is configured for generating a first local oscillating signal and a second local oscillating signal, a frequency of the first local oscillating signal varying in a frequency range, each frequency corresponding to a sub-range of a coverage range scanned by the LFMCW radar structure. The first mixer is configured for mixing a copy of a transmitted signal and the first local oscillating signal to generate a first output signal (the receiver's first local oscillator). The second mixer is configured for mixing the first output signal and a received signal from a receiving antenna to generate a second output signal that includes an intermediate frequency (IF) signal being received by the first filter.

Abstract: A systematic interferences mitigation design for protected satellite communications (SATCOM) is provided. An advanced channel coding is designed to provide coding gain for SATCOM even in the presence of synchronization errors because of unintentional and intentional radio frequency interferences (RFIs). A unified SATCOM system spectrum efficiency and energy efficiency performance model is developed with a unified interference model for SATCOM dynamic resource allocation (DRA). The SATCOM system DRA is designed with a game theoretic engine and link optimizations providing traffic control, power control, frequency hopping pattern selection, beamforming codebook selection, and modulation with coding agile waveform adaptations. The interferences mitigation design is implemented with software defined radio USRP and GNU-radio to maintain communication link quality of services (QoS).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for fusion and inference with per-hop link quality measurements in frequency hopping satellite communication (SATCOM) systems. The method includes: grouping hops having a same SATCOM link set into one hop group such that the one hop group contains a plurality of same SATCOM link sets; grouping the measurement sets into one or more first measurement groups, based on a link identification; in the each first measurement group having the same link identification, further grouping the measurement sets having a same range of the signal amplitude measurements into one or more second measurement groups; obtaining interference conditions by associating second measurement groups of all links in each hop group based on hop identifications belonging to the second measurement groups.

Abstract: Method and system for detecting and tracking multiple moving targets based on wide-area motion imagery are provided. The method includes receiving a task request from a client; sending the task request to a local agent; acquiring to-be-processed images from the client, in response to the task request; calling an Hadoop API and checking a running status of a Hadoop system for an available resource in the Hadoop system; when a resource in the Hadoop system is available, pushing the to-be processed images to a back-end Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS); running tracking algorithms of multiple moving objects associated with the to-be-processed images to provide tracking results of the multiple moving objects; when the Hadoop system is completed in running the tracking algorithms, generating and sending a message to the local agent; and sending the tracking results of the multiple moving objects from the HDFS to the front-end database.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gated range scanning linear frequency modulated continuous wave (LFMCW) radar structure, including: a frequency synthesizer, a first mixer, a second mixer, a first filter, and a third mixer. The frequency synthesizer is configured for generating a first local oscillating signal and a second local oscillating signal, a frequency of the first local oscillating signal varying in a frequency range, each frequency corresponding to a sub-range of a coverage range scanned by the LFMCW radar structure. The first mixer is configured for mixing a copy of a transmitted signal and the first local oscillating signal to generate a first output signal (the receiver's first local oscillator). The second mixer is configured for mixing the first output signal and a received signal from a receiving antenna to generate a second output signal that includes an intermediate frequency (IF) signal being received by the first filter.

Abstract: Methods and systems for cyber secure data communications are provided. In some embodiments, a method for transmitting data comprises: performing a marker-based data encoding process to embed a digital watermark into each of a plurality of original data flows to be transmitted to a plurality of receivers; performing a non-orthogonal multiple access process to allocate transmission powers to the plurality of original data flows, such that the plurality of original data flows are simultaneously superposed on a carrier frequency to generate a superposed signal; performing a noise modulation process to modulate the superposed signal to generate a noise-like signal and a reference noise signal; transmitting the noise-like signal and the reference noise signal through orthogonally polarized antennas; and performing a portal-based data integrity analysis process to check whether a receiver in the plurality of receivers is compromised or manipulated.

Abstract: Methods and systems for space situational awareness (SSA) demonstration are provided.

Abstract: Method and system for detecting and tracking multiple moving targets based on wide-area motion imagery are provided. The method includes receiving a task request from a client; sending the task request to a local agent; acquiring to-be-processed images from the client, in response to the task request; calling an Hadoop API and checking a running status of a Hadoop system for an available resource in the Hadoop system; when a resource in the Hadoop system is available, pushing the to-be processed images to a back-end Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS); running tracking algorithms of multiple moving objects associated with the to-be-processed images to provide tracking results of the multiple moving objects; when the Hadoop system is completed in running the tracking algorithms, generating and sending a message to the local agent; and sending the tracking results of the multiple moving objects from the HDFS to the front-end database.

Abstract: A systematic interferences mitigation design for protected satellite communications (SATCOM) is provided. An advanced channel coding is designed to provide coding gain for SATCOM even in the presence of synchronization errors due to the effect of radio frequency interferences (RFIs). A unified SATCOM system spectrum efficiency and energy efficiency method is developed with a unified interference model for SATCOM dynamic resource allocation (DRA). The SATCOM system DRA is designed with a game theoretic engine and optimizations providing traffic control, power control, and modulation and coding agile waveform adaptations. The interferences mitigation design is implemented with software defined radio USRP and GNU-radio to maintain communication link quality of services (QoS).

Abstract: Method and system for predicting collision probability of space objects are provided. Space objects are allocated according to a total number thereof for parallel computation in a GPU device. Initial orbit states of the space objects are generated by an initial-orbit-state generation kernel of the GPU device. Orbit propagation for each space object is performed based on the initial orbit state to predict a state of each space object by an orbit propagation kernel of the GPU device. The predicted states of the space objects are collected by a predicted-orbit-state collection kernel of the GPU device. A real-time visualization and rendering of the predicted space objects are performed in a form of point cloud during interactions between CPU threads and GPU kernels. A CPU host predicts a collision probability of any two space objects among the multitude of space objects, according to the interactions between the CPU threads and the GPU kernels.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing cyber security, wherein a computer with network access incorporates game theory and utilizes a honeypot to enhance game-theoretic developments over active and passive sensors. To numerically solve the uniquely three-sided game modeled cyber security problem, using a geometric solution based on three-dimensional (3D) action surface and action curve. The methods and systems determine whether the game problem has one Nash equilibrium, multiple Nash equilibriums, or no Nash equilibrium; checks whether the equilibrium is a mixed or pure Nash; and timely computes Nash equilibriums; and follows a fictitious play concept. The solution is adaptive and can be applied for any partially observed cyber security system.