1. ASTRON
EMBRACE Project status
G.W. Kant

2. EMBRACE concept ‘analogue’ tiles
RF transport to central processing facility
antenna elements

3. Tile Baseline architecture

4. EMBRACE
Embrace is a development/production project, given the size and the time frame
Use currently available technology
If possible enhance EMBRACE with DSX outputs

5. Work Breakdown Structure

6. EMBRACE DS5 Tasks

7. EMBRACE DS5 Tasks

8. EMBRACE DS5 Tasks

9. EMBRACE DS5 Tasks Original estimates DS5 – Coordination (48mm/4fte)
DS5 – T1 Design and development of (382mm/32fte)
DS5 – T2 Production of EMBRACE (244mm/20fte)
DS5 – T3 Test the EMBRACE systems (190mm/16fte)

10. EMBRACE DS5 Tasks Astron UK OPAR CSIRO U-CAM OMMIC / IRA Jive / MPIfR
NRF
(S.A)
Jive /
MPIfR
Totals
DS5 48
DS5-T1
240 32 10 12
18/0 16
308
(382)
DS5-T2 84
12/0
160
(244)
DS5-T3 44
0/12
32/12
184 (190)

11. EMBRACE DS5 Deliverables
Discuss/define DS5 – T3 deliverables first at SKADS level
T3 deliverables are now detailed to a sufficient level to proceed
T3 deliverables have to be enhanced further (parallel to T1/T2 activities)

12. The END