DYNETICS INCORPORATED GroundAware User Manual

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DYNETICS INCORPORATED
GroundAware™ Reconfigurable Surveillance Sensor
Installation, Operation,
and User's Manual

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George Szarkowski, NASA Langley
July 25, 2025

what is the antenna polarization for the 9120? We have indoor range testing on a "constant" rcs uas using a spherical shroud and want to match the polarization of the 9120 for radar evaluation.

Summary of Contents for DYNETICS INCORPORATED GroundAware

  • Page 1 DYNETICS INCORPORATED GroundAware™ Reconfigurable Surveillance Sensor Installation, Operation, and User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 G R O U N D A W A R E ™ R E C O N F I G U R A B L E S U R V E I L L A N C E S E N S O R Installation, Operation, and User’s Manual ...
  • Page 3 Version/ Document Release Originator Reason for Change Revision Change # Date 1/16/15 Joel Simoneau Initial version of the Installation, Operation, and User’s Manual for the GroundAware RSS and Mike Stokes...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    T able of Contents Important Safety Instructions ............. 1 Safe Usage ..................1 General Description and Specifications ........2 ......................3 Specifications .................. 3 Installation ................. 4 Operation................... 8 Configuration ................... 8 User Access ..................8 User’s Guide ................8...
  • Page 5: Important Safety Instructions

    Dynetics in writing. The GroundAware™ product should only be used with the power and data cables supplied with the unit by Dynetics. Failure to use provided cabling may result in damage to the unit and increased risk of electrical shock.
  • Page 6: General Description And Specifications

    GroundAware™ enables a customer to use the system in an environment where the interface is continually monitored by personnel on desktop or mobile devices, or in an...
  • Page 7: Specifications

    Figure 2-1 below illustrates how the GroundAware™ system and sub-systems interact and what is typically provided by Dynetics and by the user/reseller. NOTE: Optional integrated cameras and other sensors not shown.
  • Page 8: Installation

    User-defined alarm criteria per zone TABLE 2-2 GroundAware™ System/Sub-System Block Diagram Installation The GroundAware™ system is very easy to install and prepare for configuration and operation. As illustrated briefly in previous sections, installation falls into three fundamental phases: mechanical, electrical, and data.
  • Page 9 The unit may be connected to the server sub-system network by several different means such as, wired 50directly, cellular, Wi-Fi extending antennas, etc. based on user requirements. Figure 2-3 below depicts the mechanical, electrical, and data interconnections of the GroundAware™ system.
  • Page 10 FIGURE 2-3 GroundAware™ Mechanical and Electrical Interconnections Given a basic understanding of system connectivity, installation and startup should proceed as follows, given a basic three sub-system setup: 1. Mount the radar sub-system unit mechanically per the customer site requirements and preparations.
  • Page 11 2. Connect the radar sub-system unit to the IP4/IP6 server sub-system network using means required by the customer site. 3. Connect and power-on the server sub-system on the same IP4/IP6 network as the radar sub-system. 4. Connect the radar sub-system to commercial power that meets the previously provided specifications.
  • Page 12: Operation

    Dynetics personnel should be complete. User’s Guide The GroundAware™ user interface is an extended instance of GoogleMaps and is very intuitive to use by anyone who has experience with web-based mapping web sites. The...
  • Page 13 website. Dynetics will provide training as necessary to allow operators to monitor the system using this interface and configure alarm zones to their preferences.

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