Simulation based design of the monobit receiver

As defense budgets continue to shrink the Air Force needs an improved method for procurement of weapons electronics systems. We propose strengthening the front end to the procurement process by allowing the users to try out their ideas before committing to a lengthy and expensive procurement cycle. Modeling and Simulation (M&S) shows great promise as a tool to achieve cost effective and requirements focused procurement. Procurers need a simulatable model to allow their users to test a virtual version of their procurement specifications. This paper presents an example of using a VHDL model, documentation, and associated test vectors as a "procurement specification".