Radar ARPA Main

Functions
05.05.2014

Andrei Buzatu

Structure
1st Chapter - Radar navigation.
Generalities.
2nd Chapter - Radar ARPA
functiones.
3rd Chapter - Radar ussage for
collision avoidance.

The beginning
The word RADAR is an acronym derived from the words
Radio Detection and Ranging.
Important dates:
1886 Heinrich Hertz
1904 Christian Huelsmeyer
1933 Guglielmo Marconi
1937 Home Chain
1940 Magnetron realization

Heretzs tramsmitter and receiver (1886)

Structural elements composing a maritime navigation radar:

Power supply
Standard of frequency
Transmitter
Antenna
Receiver
User Interface
Radar screen console

Types and forms of radar images

A.
B.
C.

The ships instantaneous heading, in which case the orientation is said to be ships-head-up (unstabilized). Fig A : Just before
alteration 240(T) / Just after alteration 270 ( T )
True north, in which case the orientation is said to be true-north-up (stabilized). Fig B : Just before alteration 225(T) / Just
after alteration 135 ( T )
The ships true course, in which case the orientation is said to be course-up (stabilized). Fig C : Just before alteration 225(T)
/ Just after alteration 135 ( T )

Picture presentation
I.
II.

The relative-motion presentation

The true-motion presentation

Radar ARPA functions

The electronic bearing line (EBL)
coordinates for a target

Determination of the geographic

Trail facility

Parallel index lines (PI)

Rring guard sau guard zone (autosesizarea..)

Tracking
Off-Centring

history

USE FOR SIMULATION avoid

The vectorial sistem

The PAD sisitem (predicted point of collision )

Conclusions

In the conclusion, I might say that the RADAR is a electronic navigation

equipment that proved his important utility by his functiones on board as we haved
seen.

In order to obtain a maximum of information and that this information to be

conform with the reality, it must always take into account the performance and
technical limitations of the radar equipment.

Knowing the facilities offered by the equipment and how to use them correctly is
very important, especially when working with radar ARPA, because data provided
by radar about navigation safety are in most of the time extremely useful.

Alongside with the efficient radar exploitation,should not be forgotten the

traditional methods of observation, especially watchkeeping, both visual and
auditory.

The ARPA Radar System

Thank you !