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System Design Doc/Tech Data
The TSC team regularly generates detailed technical data documentation in order to monitor progress of programs and also to maintain a history of the program development.  
 
TSC has previewed and analyzed specifications for the AEGIS Combat System for over 20 years. This effort has covered Baseline 1 through the current Baseline 7 Phase I variants (Phase I, Phase IC, and Phase IR) and multiple levels of specifications: Combat System A-level specifications, B1 specifications for the major elements (SPY, CND, WCS, etc), B2 specifications for critical components, including radar antennas, signal processing, and B5 specifications which state the performance requirements of the software (computer programs) residing in the major elements. Dan Brandt has been the key person supporting these activities under contracts N0024-96-C-5166, GS-23F-0032L and GS-35F-4357D.  
 
TSC also has contributed requirements to specifications. On the Navy Area TBMD program, TSC has compiled and developed system performance requirements for the System Requirements Document. Recently, for the AEGIS Baseline 7 Phase IC Cruiser Conversion program, TSC has written B5 requirements for major tactical functions such as Track Processing, Radar Return Processing, Gyro Data Manager, Ship Navigation Utility, Coordinate Transformation Utility, Search Management, and Radar Scheduler. TSC has participated in Navy Review Team meetings to adjudicate comments written against these B5 specification changes.  
Currently, for the USMC Program Manager for Radars, TSC is reviewing ORDs for two entirely new radar systems (the Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) and the Highly Expeditionary Long Range Air Surveillance Radar (HELRASR)) and contributing to Systems Requirements Documents for both radars.  
 
TSC assisted the Navy in the generation of the Top Level Requirements (TLR) document for the Multi-Function Radar (MFR which has become AN/SPY-3). This involved definition of the radar functional requirements based upon the overall ship mission objectives (as defined in higher level specifications). These functional requirements were flowed down to more specific performance requirements, with emphasis on the primary AAW mission requirements. TSC also participated in system-related Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews (PDRs and CDRs) and In-Process Reviews (IPRs).  
 
TSC/Bird Associates Operations participated in all formal and informal reviews for significant changes in the PHALANX CIWS hardware and software including: System/Software Requirements Reviews, System Design Reviews, Software Specification Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Physical and Functional Configuration Audits, and Production Readiness Reviews. TSC provided technical Reviews of CDRL submissions including program and management master plans, system performance specifications, and test program plans. TSC reviews Assembly and lower level procurement specifications and drawings, ECPs, test plans and procedures to ensure lower level requirements are traceable to system level performance and quality requirements.  
 
EG&G provides system design, documentation and technical data support to Navy and Marine Corps weapon systems and weapon control systems as it relates to system safety engineering in order to determine the level of risk associated with those systems, for both developmental and deployed environments. This effort involves implementation of systems design analysis techniques, risk assessment, technical database management, configuration and change control, trend analyses and studies, and safety documentation maintenance  
EG&G developed CEC B/L 2.0 and 2.1 Trouble Report Severity Study resulting in adjudication of over 100 TRs and reducing the number of open Priority 3 TRs that were improperly prioritized. EG&G created the Software Definition and Limitations (SD&L) document and subsequent updates for each CEC baseline computer program installed in the fleet.  
 
EG&G reviewed software maintenance documentation (Software Design Specification, Software Design Document, Software Testing Documents etc.) and generated change documentation for the AN/SPS-67(V)5. EG&G provided technical information in standard formats such as technical and operations manuals and quick reference aids for the SPS-73 radar systems and associated peripheral electronic sensors and computer equipment.  
 
EG&G is tasked to prepare, review and submit various engineering and technical documents including: System Functional Requirements Documents; System-Level Performance Specifications; Installation Control Drawings (ICDs); Interface Requirements Specifications (IRSs); Software Requirements Specifications (SRSs); unit/module specifications; and SHIPALT and TEMPALT packages. Pertinent contracts: N66604-00-D-221B, N00178-99-D-3034, N63394-02-D-3105, and N00164-98-D-0020.  
 
Sabre engineers follow classic engineering processes (e.g., waterfall and spiral models) to provide engineering and technical support to the avionics lab, the simulation/stimulation environment, the local area network (LAN) and the software generation facility including requirements and business case analyses, design, development, integration and test of new systems/software along with the requisite DoD 5000 and engineering documentation/presentations. Sabre personnel prepare documentation, including but not limited to performance specifications, traceability matrices, testing documents, software design descriptions, and user documentation in both hard-copy and on-line. All documentation is produced in accordance with project and organizational CM policies and practices. Pertinent contract: N00421-99-A-1279.  		 Functional Areas: