Proposed Very Long Range Radar with Height Finding

Abstract

The fundamental design considerations are given for a radar capable of detecting a target of one square meter within a cylinder of space 300 nautical miles in radius and 50 miles up, and providing range, bearing, and elevation information at a rate of every four seconds. It is concluded that this performance would be best accomplished by a system having eight separate beams tilted progressively upward and with the lower beams derived in groups of three from single reflectors 18 x 35 ft. Factors entering into choice of frequency are analyzed and it is concluded that 1300 mcs. is mostly desirable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 1946
Accession Number
AD1196136

Entities

People

  • A. A. Varela

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Elevation
  • Frequency
  • Nautical

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects