AN/APS-137 Forward Looking Airborne Radar (FLAR) Evaluation Final Report

摘要

During April 1992, September and October 1992, and May 1993, the U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center conducted experiments to determine the sweep width for the AN/APS-137 Forward Looking Airborne Radar (FLAR) when searching for 4-, 6- and 10-person life rafts and small recreational boats. Workboats used to deploy the life rafts during the Fall 1992 and Spring 1993 experiments were used as targets of opportunity.nThe experiments were conducted in the coastal waters off the west coast of Florida from Wacussa Bay to Gasparilla Island and on Lake Erie. Realistic radar searches to collect data used unalerted sensor operators and standard search patterns for small waterborne targets. Aircraft and target positions were recorded using a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS).