Accurate Extraction of Drag Coefficients and Tracer Performance from Doppler Radar Data
Radar 2000 and Radar Assistant Analysis
RADAR 2000 uses the equations of motion along with non-linear drag versus Mach Number for the most accurate computation of drag coefficients possible. A powerful differential correction technique is used to rapidly converge on a combination of selected coefficients that most accurately matches the experimental radar data.
This program was developed on mainframe computers and has been used to reduce radar data for both
RADAR 2000 features:
- Easy to use, menu-driven, and designed for high-speed data entry and reduction
- Support for ALL radar types using a user-configured ASCII file interface including, Weible, Hawk, and Terma
- Analysis of high gun elevation angle shots (long-range artillery or mortar)
- Accurate analysis of traced or base bleed projectiles
- Single shot and/or group reduction analyses
- Multiple (user-controlled) raw data filters
- PRODAS V3.5 interface for inputting projectile parameters and initial coefficient estimates
- Interface to Meteorological Data file to input atmospheric data
- Impact point prediction
RADAR Assistant Features:
- Windows / VB Front End for Easy Use
- Point-point drag & decel analysis from velocity data makes it easy to spot significant trajectory events (e.g. tracer burnout, dynamic instability, submunition ejection, etc)
- Output is available via tabular or plots, easy to paste into reports.
