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CRPA (Controlled Radiation Pattern Antennas)
R&D project subsidized by the CDTI and supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, aimed at driving a disruptive R&D initiative to incorporate CRPA (Controlled Radiation Pattern Antennas) smart antennas into the field of precision-guided munitions, enabling active interference rejection through beamforming and adaptive nulling.
Project details
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
The general objective of the project is to address the studies, analysis, designs, and tests necessary for the use of CRPA antennas in guided munition, covering a wide range of applications. To achieve this objective, the project includes the design of radiating elements, signal processing, and electronic and integrated circuit design, generating demonstrators tested up to a relevant environment and aimed at the miniaturization of the assembly.
The main focus of development and validation will center on representative platforms of guided munition and guidance kits, with a parallel analysis for its possible extension to other typologies. The project aligns with the Defense Technology and Innovation Strategy (ETID 2020–2027) and the Defense Industrial Strategy (EID 2023), reinforcing strategic autonomy through sovereign technologies in critical systems.
QUALITATIVE LEAP
- Feasibility evaluation for the inclusion of CRPA antennas in different guided munitions (Act 1).
- Design of GNSS radiating elements and heat-resistant coatings, with functional demonstrators (Act 2).
- Development of SDR-based adaptive signal processing, including multi-channel reception, adaptive beamforming, and null generation (Act 3).
- Design and miniaturization of processing electronics to execute algorithms in real time and withstand extreme conditions (Act 4).
- Development of national capabilities in advanced microelectronics for CRPA systems through carbon nanotube-based ASICs, focusing on DSP (Act 4).
- Functional validation of the CRPA system under relevant operating conditions: anechoic chamber testing, environmental and electromagnetic characterization, advancing in TRL (Act 5).
CONSORCIUM MEMBERS
- Consortium Members: EM&E, ANTERAL, and IDEADED.
- Subcontracted Companies: CTTC and INTA.