ANTENNA

TRACKING
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• Lobe Switching Technique

• is a method used on early radar sets to
improve tracking accuracy. It used two
slightly separated antenna elements to
send the beam slightly to either side of the
midline of the antenna, switching between
the two to find which one gave the
stronger return, thereby indicating which
direction the antenna should be moved in
order to point directly at the target.
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 ANTENNA TRACKING

Conical Scanning
is a system used in early radar
units to improve their accuracy,
as well as making it easier to
steer the antenna properly to
point at a target.

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Conical Scanning

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 ANTENNA TRACKING

Monopulse
tracking
a system using 4
horn antennas
displaced about
the central focus
of the reflector
 SCANNING PATTERNS

Horizontal

Nodding

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 SCANNING PATTERNS

Spiral

Helical

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 Radar display methods

1. A Scope
Target signal amplitude vs.
range or velocity.

Displays all targets along pencil

beam for selected range limits.

Displays tracking gate. Usually

raw video. Some modern
radars have raw video a-scopes
as an adjunct to synthetic
video displays.
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 Radar display methods
2. Plan Position Indicator
intensity modulation of a CRT
 shows range, azimuth and
speed
shows a map of the target area
 the brightness at any point on
the screen indicates the
presence of an object there,
with its position corresponding
to its actual physical position
and its range being measured
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3. Automatic Target Detection

Direct feeding to a
computer

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QUESTIONS
Q1. Direct
Direct feeding feeding to a computer.
to a computer
Direct feeding to a computer

A. Automatic Target
Tracking

B. Automatic Target Finding

C. Finding Automatic
Detection

D. Automatic Target
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Q2. Target signal amplitude vs. range
or velocity.

A. A, B, C Scope

B. A- Scope

C. B- Scoping

D. A- Scoping
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Q3. The brightness at any point on the screen
indicates the presence of an object there, with its
position corresponding to its actual physical
position and its range being measured radially out
from the center

A. Radar

B. Tracking

C. Beam A

D. Plan Position Indicator

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Q4. a system using 4 horn antennas displaced
about the central focus of the reflector.

A. Monopulse Tracking

B. Tracking Signal

C. Mono Pulsing Tracking

D. Pulse

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Q5. is a system used in early radar units to improve
their accuracy, as well as making it easier to steer
the antenna properly to point at a target.

A. Monopulse Scanning

B. Conical Scanning

C. Tracking

D. Scanning

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Q6. What type of Scanning Pattern are the following.

A. Horizontal

B. Vertical

C. Horizontal, Vertical

D. Vertical, Scanning
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Q6.

A. Horizontal

B. Circle

C. Round

D. Spiral
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Q7.

A.Circle

B. Helical

C. Broken line Helical

D. Round

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Q8.

A.Nodes

B. Notes

C. Nodding

D. Node
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Q9. Intensity modulation of a CRT

A. PPI

B. PPAP

C. Plan Position Indicator

D. Both A and C
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Q10. Displays tracking gate. Usually raw video.
Some modern radars have raw video a-scopes
as an adjunct to synthetic video displays.

A. Both B and D

B. A Scope

C. Scope

D. D Scope

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