San Francisco Vessel Traffic System Operations and Maintenance Manual. Volume IV. ADT Maintenance.

Abstract

The San Francisco Experimental Vessel Traffic System is all-weather radar/communications/computer complex intended to advise vessels of traffic conditions within that area's deep draft waterway system. It consists of two surveillance radars; their associated adaptive video processing equipment and automatic detection and tracking computers; traffic analysis and display generation computers; operations consoles; a microwave radar relay link; ship-to-shore communications equipment; audio/video recording equipment; and operations personnel. The automatic detection and tracking (ADT) system criteria and procedures for maintenance are described.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0782779

Entities

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Maintenance
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Microwave Radar
  • Navigational Aids
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Radar Equipment
  • Surveillance Radar
  • Traffic
  • Vessel Traffic Systems
  • Video Recording

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.