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    VIRAF is a modular framework developed by IDS Corporation for managing the radar cross section (RCS) and infrared (IR) signatures of aeronautical platforms. It allows designers to optimize stealth features from the earliest design stages. VIRAF includes advanced modeling tools that have been validated through IDS's 25 years of experience in signature simulation and measurement. The framework provides full signature prediction and management capabilities, enabling complex designs to be analyzed and improved in a streamlined workflow.

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    VIRAF is a modular framework developed by IDS Corporation for managing the radar cross section (RCS) and infrared (IR) signatures of aeronautical platforms. It allows designers to optimize stealth features from the earliest design stages. VIRAF includes advanced modeling tools that have been validated through IDS's 25 years of experience in signature simulation and measurement. The framework provides full signature prediction and management capabilities, enabling complex designs to be analyzed and improved in a streamlined workflow.

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    AERONAUTICAL DIVISION

    VIRAF
    Virtual Aircraft Framework

    Stealth aircraft design and the quest for invisibility

    www.idscorporation.com
    VIRAF

    Radar and Infrared Signatures VIRAF


    To successfully complete their missions, modern military VIRAF is specifically designed to provide an integrated
    aircraft increasingly rely on staying undetected for as environment for signature management of aeronautical
    long as possible and to detect their targets before they platforms, both at the component and system levels. It is
    themselves are detected. When detected, it is important a modular framework which can offer both RCS and IR
    that an aircraft presents as small a target as possible signature prediction and management allowing aircraft
    to make target identification harder and to increase the manufacturers to start optimizing an aircraft’s design at
    effectiveness of countermeasures. the earliest stages.

    The primary means of avoiding detection is to try and VIRAF includes a suite of advanced modeling and
    appear invisible by reducing the aircraft’s Radar (RCS) prediction tools which have been extensively validated
    and Infrared (IR) signatures. This can be achieved by through IDS’s 25 years of experience providing radar
    considering an aircraft’s RCS and IR signatures during and infrared signature simulation and measurement
    the design process, by adjusting the aircraft’s geometry services. Feedback from IDS’s engineers is also used
    and by using materials that help to reduce these to continuously update and improve VIRAF’s tools and
    signatures. working procedures with the aim of reducing the time and
    cost for an optimized aeronautical design solution.
    These stealth features help to increase the chances
    that an aircraft will be able to successfully complete its VIRAF provides a full framework for the management
    mission and to increase the survivability of the aircraft of complex designs, thanks to the project/version data
    and the safety of its crew. organization, streamlined workflows, input, output,
    settings and results history tracking and the ability for
    multiple users to work on the same project. It includes
    tools to interface with most common commercial CAD
    software as well as an advanced meshing tool to generate
    numerical models to be used by the signature prediction
    codes.

    VIRAF is a modular framework which includes:

    • VIRAF-RCS for the prediction of the RCS


    • VIRAF-IR for the prediction of the IR signature

    The VIRAF framework is based on a client-server software


    architecture: pre- and post-processing functions are
    performed on the client while computations run on the
    server. This architecture allows several configurations (from
    single client / single server to multiple clients / multiple
    servers) to meet the user’s needs.

    Operational performance: detection probability polar map

    Mesh model detail RCS polar plot


    AERONAUTICAL DIVISION

    Capabilities Features
    VIRAF-RCS: • Specific features for aeronautical applications
    • Intuitive workflow, simply follow the front end tool bar
    • RCS analysis of complex platforms, including aircraft, from left to right
    helicopter, missile, UCAV, UAV, drone • Oracle database data storing and history tracking
    • Antenna and array RCS analysis • A comprehensive CAD environment with user friendly
    • Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) design and healing and cleaning capabilities and advanced
    analysis meshing functions
    • Operational performance (detection range, detection • RCS full-wave methods for very accurate results and
    probability, range advance factor, self-screening detailed analyses: Method of Moments (MoM), Multi-
    range) and scenario simulation Level Fast Multipole Method (MLFMM), Synthetic
    • Jet Engine Modulation (JEM) analysis Functions Expansion (SFX), Finite Difference Time
    • Diagnostics capability, by means of radar imaging, Domain (FDTD)
    hot spot calculation, 2D fast loop analyses • RCS asymptotic methods for fast loop analyses:
    Physical Optics (PO), Physical Theory of Diffraction
    VIRAF-IR: (PTD), Incremental Theory of Diffraction (ITD) and
    Shooting and Bouncing Rays (SBR)
    • IR analysis of complex platforms, including aircraft, • Monostatic and Bistatic RCS
    helicopter, missile, UCAV, UAV, drone • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) / Inverse Synthetic
    • Engine exhaust plume effect Aperture Radar (ISAR) images / hourglass plot
    • Interface with CFD software for an accurate thermal • Conventional (conductors, dielectrics) and non-
    solution analysis (surface temperature distribution conventional (frequency depending, plasma, multilayer,
    and engine exhaust plume temperature and gas …) RCS materials
    composition) • Multipath and atmospheric propagation factor for RCS
    • Environment effect analysis
    • Polar and spectral radiant intensity analysis • Environment modeling for IR analysis, in terms of
    • IR imaging atmosphere model, background type (sky, ground,
    • Radiosity analysis sea), sun effect
    • Operational performance (lock on range) • Sensor effect on IR imaging and lock on range analysis
    • IR materials emissivity, including BRDF
    • Automatic computational management and workload
    balancing to optimize resource usage and to reduce
    computational time

    BASELINE MATCH YES FINAL


    CONFIGURATION REQS CONFIGURATION

    NO
    CAD MODELING
    CAD MODELLING EM
    EMMODELING
    MODELLING SIGNATURE ASSESSMENT

    MITIGATION ACTIONS DIAGNOSTIC:


    radar and infrared images, hot spot
    IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi (UK) Ltd.
    3 Gloster Court, Whittle Avenue, Segensworth West,
    Fareham, Hampshire P015 5SH, UK
    Tel. +44 (0) 1489 885807 Fax +44 (0) 1489 584457
    idsuk_info@idscorporation.com

    IDS Brasil Engenharia de Sistemas Ltda.


    Av. Paulista, 2421 - 11° andar, São Paulo
    CEP 01311-300 SP, Brazil
    Tel. +55 11 3060 9364 Fax +55 11 3060 9364
    idsbr_info@idscorporation.com

    IDS North America Ltd.


    65 Denzil Doyle Court, Unit 215 - K2M 2G8 Ottawa, Ontario
    Tel. +1 613 591-0500 Fax +1 613 591-0981
    idsna_info@idscorporation.com

    IDS Australasia Pty Ltd.


    Unit 5, 3-5 Hinkler Court, Brendale, Queensland, Australia, 4500
    Tel. +61 7 3205 5524 Fax 61 7 3205 5536
    idsau_info@idscorporation.com

    IDS Korea Ltd.


    312-2 Migun Technoworld 1, 199 Techno 2-ro, Yuseong-gu,
    Daejeon 34025, Korea
    Tel. +82 042 932 1555 Fax +82 042 932 1557
    idskr_info@idscorporation.com

    12_REV_2.10 Aut. SMD n° 3693

    IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A.


    Via Enrica Calabresi 24, 56121 Pisa (PI) Italy
    Tel. +39 050 31241 Fax +39 050 3124201
    eme@idscorporation.com
    www.idscorporation.com

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