Title :
Performance of Coast Guard medium range surveillance (MRS) aircraft radars in search and rescue (SAR) missions
Author :
Robe, R.Q. ; Paskausky, D.F. ; Hover, G.L.
Author_Institution :
US Coast Guard Res. & Dev. Center, Groton, CT, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-2 Nov 1988
Abstract :
During June 1987, the US Coast Guard conducted a series of tests to determine the ability of two airborne radar systems, mounted aboard a Coast Guard MRS aircraft (HU-25A), to detect small search-and-rescue type objects. The systems evaluated were the AN/APS-127 forward-looking airborne radar and the AN/APS-131 side-looking airborne radar. Realistic radar searches were conducted to collect data using unalerted sensor operators and standard search patterns. Analysis of the detection data confirmed that the probability of detecting these targets varied with significant wave height, search altitude, and target size as well as lateral range to the target
Keywords :
aircraft instrumentation; data acquisition; radar applications; radar systems; aircraft radars; forward-looking airborne radar; radar searches; search altitude; search-and-rescue type objects; side-looking airborne radar; target detection probability; target size; wave height; Aerospace electronics; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Boats; Character generation; Object detection; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Research and development; Surveillance; System testing; Target tracking;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23733
