MIM-104 Patriot

Case Study

The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile system, used by the United States Army and several allied nations.

Project Summary

Industry

Aerospace

Location

Raytheon Company

Business Situation

The Raytheon Company needed assistance developing a moisture sensor control system for the MIM-104 Patriot.

Technical Situation

This design required control hardware/firmware development for a capacitive moisture sensor assembly utilized in the field deployable Patriot missile base station.

Solution

Occam Technology Group performed hardware/firmware design and development of analog sensor conditioning, digital signal processing, and validation.

Benefits

We developed control firmware for capacitive moisture sensor assembly utilized in the field deployable Patriot missile base station.

Services

  • Design engineering
  • Hardware/Firmware engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Sensory Motor Development

Hardware/Firmware Development for the MIM-104 Patriot

Raytheon Company is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. They were founded in 1922 as one of the earliest technology start-ups in Massachusetts. Raytheon employees would build on the company’s reputation for technology and innovation leadership. Today it stands as a global technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets.

Occam Technology Group helped Raytheon develop sensory technology for the MIM-104 Patriot Surface to Air Missile. The MIM-104 Patriot is used by the United States Army and several allied nations for advanced aerial interception and high-performance radar systems. We performed control hardware/firmware designs and developed analog sensor conditioning, digital signal processing, and validation. These developments created a capacitive moisture sensor assembly utilized in the field deployable Patriot missile base station.