Aperture hardware and coherent signal processing for electronic warfare, directed energy and power beaming.
Distributed RF systems succeed or fail on two things: apertures that can handle the power and reconfigure fast, and the synchronization and estimation that make separate apertures act as one. KinetixBeam designs both, together, from the first trade study.
Hardware and algorithms, designed together.
Aperture teams and signal processing teams usually work in sequence. We co-design them, so synchronization accuracy sets element and lens requirements, and aperture behavior shapes the estimation and control loop.
Aperture and RF hardware
Coherent signal processing
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All-metal reconfigurable arrays, lenses and reflectarrays
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Metasurfaces and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
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Ultra-wideband and millimeter-wave phased arrays
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GaN power amplifiers and high-efficiency rectifiers
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Full-wave electromagnetic design, fabrication and RF measurement
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Phase, frequency and time synchronization across independently clocked platforms
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Doppler, carrier-frequency-offset, angle-of-arrival and delay estimation
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Subspace, Bayesian and Kalman methods for detection, localization and tracking
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Pulse, FMCW and OFDM radar and integrated sensing and communication
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System modeling of distributed apertures, from ground nodes to satellite constellations
Electronic Attack and Counter-sUAS
Small UAS are inexpensive, numerous and increasingly autonomous. Defeating them economically calls for non-kinetic effects that can be aimed precisely and retargeted quickly. KinetixBeam develops distributed, coherent electronic attack apertures that focus energy in the radiating near field, delivering high power density on the threat while reducing exposure of friendly emitters and the surrounding spectrum.
What we provide
Typical applications
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Distributed coherent apertures with node-level phase synchronization
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Jamming-to-signal and phase-error budget modeling for swarm engagements
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All-metal, PIN-diode reconfigurable slot arrays for electronic focal-point steering
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Near-field focal-point synthesis and rapid retargeting across multiple threats
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Cueing interfaces from radar, RF detection and EO/IR sensors
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Fixed-site and installation defense
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Expeditionary and vehicle-mounted C-sUAS
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Layered defense against Group 1 and Group 2 UAS
High-Power Microwave and HPRF Apertures
A directed-energy effector is only as good as the aperture that couples source power into a controlled beam. Printed and dielectric-loaded antennas break down, heat and detune at high power. Our all-metal lenses, reflectarrays and arrays are engineered around peak-field and thermal limits from the first simulation.
What we provide
Typical applications
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All-metal Fresnel-zoned and parallel-plate lens antennas
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Reconfigurable reflectarrays and metasurface lenses for beam shaping and steering
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Peak-field mapping to maintain margin against air breakdown
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Thermal and mechanical co-design for high average power
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Additively manufactured monolithic metal structures
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Non-kinetic sUAS defeat
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Counter-electronics
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Compact effectors for ground, maritime and airborne platforms
Distributed Coherent Beamforming and Synchronization
Combining power from separate platforms only works when every node's phase, frequency and timing are known and controlled. We develop synchronization and estimation methods that hold up under clock offsets, platform motion and multipath, and we translate their accuracy into concrete requirements for the hardware on each node.
What we provide
Typical applications
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Phase, frequency and time synchronization for independently clocked, moving nodes
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Carrier-frequency-offset and timing-offset estimation robust to multipath
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Phase-error budgets and coherent combining gain analysis
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Architecture trades for sparse distributed apertures
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Algorithm validation in simulation and over the air with software-defined radios
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Swarm-based and multi-vehicle electronic attack
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Distributed power beaming
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Multi-satellite distributed apertures
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Cooperative multi-node sensing
RF Sensing, Localization and Tracking
An effector is only as good as its cue. We develop methods that detect, localize and track multiple moving targets from RF measurements, including with distributed, unsynchronized receivers, and we pair them with reconfigurable surfaces that sense and communicate at the same time.
What we provide
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Angle-of-arrival, Doppler and delay estimation for multiple static and moving targets
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High-resolution subspace methods robust to multipath and coarse measurements
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Kalman and adaptive tracking with multi-sensor fusion
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Pulse, FMCW and OFDM radar signal processing
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Integrated sensing and communication with reconfigurable and STAR surfaces
Typical applications
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Target cueing for C-sUAS effectors
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Sensing in tactical and mobile networks
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Closed-loop beam tracking of moving receivers
Wireless Power Beaming
Batteries and fuel are a logistics burden at the tactical edge and an impossibility in permanently shadowed lunar regions. Our power beaming systems combine steerable transmit apertures, high-efficiency GaN amplification, rectenna receivers and real-time beam tracking to deliver energy to platforms in motion.
What we provide
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Phased-array and reflectarray transmitters from microwave through Ka-band
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Radiating near-field link design based on beam collection efficiency
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Receiver localization and tracking to keep the beam on a moving platform
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GaN power amplifiers and high-efficiency rectifiers
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Lightweight, conformal rectenna receivers
Typical applications
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In-flight recharging of UAS
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Persistent unattended ground sensors
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Ground robots and UGVs
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Lunar and space surface power
Built to Integrate with Your Mission
From fixed sites to unmanned aircraft and satellites, our apertures and control algorithms are engineered to integrate with your existing sensors, platforms, and command and control, delivering capability within your mission's size, weight, power, and spectrum constraints.
