Surveillance, Navigation, and Collision Avoidance Radar for High-Speed Ships and Craft.

Abstract

The requirements for surveillance, navigation, and collision avoidance by hydrofoils, air-cushion vehicles, and surface-effects ships in the 1980s are analyzed. The radar systems to perform these functions which are presently installed or planned for installation are assessed and problem areas identified. Design and development approaches for new equipments are suggested, including a 'dual' antenna configuration using a single processing system and two antennas (one with a 360-degree aspect, the other with a selectable sector scan capability) and a 'single' antenna configuration using either a circular-array electronic scan antenna or a phased-array antenna. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 05, 1973
Accession Number
AD0915411

Entities

People

  • J. C. Stewart
  • P. J. Stahnke

Organizations

  • Navy Electronics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Antenna Configurations
  • Arrays
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collisions
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Phased Arrays
  • Radar
  • Radar Equipment
  • Shape
  • Surveillance
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems