Abstract: One of the aims of radar performance modelling is to assess a radar's capability to fulfil its intended mission. This may be achieved by the simulation of all aspects of the radar's operation including target behaviour, environmental conditions, radar characteristics, and the radar/operator interface. Various factors make the interpretation of a HF radar display potentially more difficult than that of a conventional radar. First there is the large coverage area with potentially far more targets to monitor; second there is the slow update rate of a HF radar due to the long integration times needed to achieve detection against clutter; and last there are the large variations in performance that can occur due to environmental factors. To investigate these problems a comprehensive model has been developed which allows the exploration of the performance envelope over the whole range of possible environmental conditions. Databases of environmental, geographical and traffic data have been created which are used to generate full scale operational scenarios. These scenarios are fed through the performance model and a database of tracks is created which can then be played out in real time on a radar display. By this means the difficulties that an operator will face when trying to recognise targets of interest can be investigated and visual cues to aid his task can be developed.
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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