FIREFINDER: Position Analysis System Advanced Development Model

Author

DiDomizio, John ; Fish, Christopher ; Moyer, Lee ; Glikerdas, P.

Author_Institution

Technology Service Corp., Trumbull, CT, USA

Volume

11

Issue

9

fYear

1996

fDate

9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

29

Abstract

The FIREFINDER Position Analysis System, FFPAS, provides FIREFINDER siting and operating personnel with a powerful tool. By automating the site selection and radar set-up processes, the FFPAS will significantly reduce the time and effort required to deploy FIREFINDER radars. Also, many radar effects that are difficult to include when calculations are performed manually, such as blind ranges and Doppler frequencies, variations in the target´s radar cross sectional area (RCS), and the strength of the clutter return along a trajectory, can now be included in the radar siting and operational analyses. These capabilities will help the Army´s FIREFINDER radars perform with maximum effectiveness on the modern battlefield

Keywords

command and control systems; military computing; position control; position measurement; projectiles; radar clutter; radar tracking; weapons; Doppler frequencies; FIREFINDER radar; UNIX; battlefield; blind ranges; clutter; radar siting; site selection; target´s radar cross sectional area; Clutter; Computer vision; Marine animals; Military computing; Mortar; Performance analysis; Projectiles; Radar detection; Spatial databases; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.536801

Filename

536801