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| Author(s): | J. N. Briggs |
| Publisher: | IEE |
| ISBN: | 0863413595 |
| Format: | hardback |
| 670pp | |
| Price: | £65.00, $99.00 |
| Review Date: | 01 February 2005 |
| Review: | Radar (RAdio Detection And Ranging) with plotting is accepted by mariners as the primary tool for collision avoidance and it is now mandatory for merchant ships. The first task of radar is to pick out its target from amongst unwanted background noise. It then has to display its target range and bearing or generate tracks of the target’s movements. Much of this book deals with the technicalities of displaying a target. Worked examples underline the principles of radar operation and quantify the importance of factors such as technical features of the equipment, the weather, target reflection properties, and the ability of the human operator. International regulations that govern marine radar are explained and the author concludes by looking at how marine radar may develop in the future. |