Slant range

In radio electronics, especially radar

terminology, slant range or slant distance is
the distance along the relative direction
between two points. If the two points are at the
same level (relative to a specific datum), the
slant distance equals the horizontal distance.

An example of slant range is the distance to an

aircraft flying at high altitude with respect to
that of the radar antenna. The slant range (1) is
the hypotenuse of the triangle represented by
the altitude of the aircraft and the distance
between the radar antenna and the aircraft's Sensor slant range
ground track (point (3) on the earth directly
below the aircraft). In the absence of altitude
information, for example from a height finder,
the aircraft location would be plotted farther (2)
from the antenna than its actual ground track.

Sensor slant range (1)

See also
Ranging
Spherical range

References
 This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C (http://ww
w.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/fs-1037c.htm). General Services Administration. (in support of MIL-
STD-188).
 This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Military and Associated
Terms. United States Department of Defense.

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