Parallel Emulating Switching Topology Management and Embedding Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Topic No.: N101-027 Topic Title: Parallel Emulating Switching Topology Management and Embedding Proposal No.: N101-027-0707 Firm: Physical Optics Corporation Information Technologies Division 20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100 Torrance, California 90501-1821 Contact: Shean McMahon Phone: (310) 320-3088 Web Site: www.poc.com Abstract: To address the Navy PMA-260 need for universal switching solutions for automated test systems (ATSs), Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Parallel Emulating Switching TOpology MANagement and Embedding (PETOMANE) System. This proposed system is based on a solid-state, hybrid four-wire crossbar (matrix) switch design, graph theoretic test procedure decomposition (routing), and test-procedure-to-script compilation (mapping). The innovation in switch architecture will enable the PETOMANE system to automate the DoD ATS configuration process, thereby eliminating error-prone and time-consuming manual hardwiring and configuration from the testing process. In support of this, PETOMANE offers fast reconfiguration (a few milliseconds or less), can mimic any switch configuration, and supports four-wire operation, enabling ultra-precise measurements of a few micro-ohms, which directly meets the PMA-260 requirements for a universal switching architecture for ATS devices. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of PETOMANE by fabricating a small-scale prototype switch, test porting software application, and switch management software, yielding a TRL-4 prototype. In Phase II, POC plans to expand the hardware architecture and extend and optimize the software routines. We will work with the TPOC and end users to identify a suitable ATS system, and will integrate the PETOMANE with this system. Benefits: Successful development of the PETOMANE system will benefit the United States by providing a standardized universal switching architecture for automated test systems (ATSs), a capability that currently does not exist. This technology will allow optimal testing in an automated manner, and will yield more timely system test results, thereby allowing U.S. businesses to be more competitive in the global environment. Existing solutions can be extended by the use of the PETOMANE system, which will reduce test and evaluation costs. The government will benefit from improved technologies and the tax revenue and reduced unemployment rates made possible by newly enabled business ventures, while commercial sectors will benefit from more straightforward and rapid implementations of existing and future products. These technologies will directly translate to improved military technology capabilities. Return