AUTOMATIC PLOTTING AND ANTI-COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM

Operational and technical features of the TM/CPA radar system are described. The equipment has a built-in digital computer and an electronic bearing marker (EBM) controlled by the computer and manually. It provides an easy and accurate means for determining the relative and true speed of course, CPA (Closest point of approach) and time of CPA to any number of targets both in relative and true motion presentation.

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  Institute of Navigation

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• Authors:
  • Massara, A
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32-38
• Serial:
  • Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute of Navigation
  • ISSN: 0028-1522
  • Serial URL: http://www.ion.org/newsletter/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Electronic navigation; Navigation; Radar
• Old TRIS Terms: Anticollision radar; Navigation techniques
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00024830
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 21 1972 12:00AM