THE NAVAL DATA HANDLING SYSTEM CAPABILITIES IN POSITION AND RATE-AIDED TARGET TRACKING
Abstract
The Naval data handling system is a semiautomatic target tracking system capable of handling up to 24 targets. The target data are position, velocity, height, size, identity, and identifying track number. The system is capable of an increased rate of updating target information over manual methods, and makes these data available to appropriate operators and observers. The system was designed to be used in conjunction with radars and weapons systems for fleet air defense. Data were taken to determine the accuracy of position extraction and velocity derivation in conjunction with manual rate-aiding using both operator inputs and standard voltage inputs. The data show that the accuracy of the target data extracted and presented depends largely on the operator's tracking ability. An operator can extract target position data to within 1 percent of the PPI range setting. The maximum velocity error was approximately + or 100 knots for a 600-knot target on a PPI range setting of 100 miles. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 06, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0267375
Entities
People
- S.c. Wardrip
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory