SCERNE, an efficient CAD tool for the modeling of RF and Mixed blocks

• Published in: 2011 Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Circuits pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Mons, S, Ngoya, E, Quere, R, Mazeau, J, Decaesteke, T, Martinaud, J P, Layec, A, Phelion, O, Dallet, D, Reptin, F, Douhkan, F, Lacombe, P, Lesage, J M
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01-04-2011
• Subjects: AESA; behavioral modeling; Computational modeling; ControlFlow; Data models; Design automation; Integrated circuit modeling; Modelica; Radar; Radio frequency; Scicos; Solid modeling; system simulation DataFlow
• ISBN: 9781457706509; 1457706504
• DOI: 10.1109/INMMIC.2011.5773318

This paper gives an overview of the SCERNE project, started in February 2008 for a duration of 3 years. The main objective is to allow significant advances in the CAD tools dedicated to RxTx radar chains. From circuit to system, a CAD platform gives a unified solution for efficient bottom-up analysis, allowing to extract advanced behavioral models of RF blocks, to use them in accurate DataFlow or ControlFlow subsystem simulations and finally to generate a compatible code with high level existing Radar tools (SAFAR / ASTRAD). This collaborative research project federates Xlim and Ims Labs (behavioral modeling of RF and Mixed blocks), Inria (ScicosLab tool and code generation process), Thales (radar design) and IPSIS (software & hardware development).