SITUATION DISPLAY--A "REAL WORLD" RADAR

Kelvin Hughes, the marine division of Smiths Industries Limited, has recently introduced a unique form of marine radar presentation. Known as Situation Display, it presents a visual representation of the situation exactly as it would appear to the navigator looking out of the bridge window. All moving targets within a selected range scale are automatically tracked; they can be distinguished from the stationary, and their aspects, courses and speeds are readily assessable by means of a tail that remains on the display. Stationary objects move over the screen, but do not leave a tail, thus making it extremely easy for the navigator to distinguish between the two. A description of the operation of the unit is included in the discussion.

• Corporate Authors:

  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

  Wrotham Place
  Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent ME14 1PE,   England 
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 476-477
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding International
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 1158
  • Publisher: Whitehall Technical Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information display systems; Navigation radar; Navigational aids; Ships; Tracking systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship tracking
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041818
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 19 1973 12:00AM