Abstract: The proposed simulator of a target which moves relative to a moving object comprises a synchronization means to form signals corresponding to the variable azimuth of the direction of space, scanned by radar installed on the object and to the variable distance of scanned space points; and a group of transducers to form signals which carry information on the course and speed of the object. The transducers are connected to a channel for forming a signal to simulate the target. The channel comprises a group of transducers to form signals carrying information on the true course and actual speed of the target, and a computer to form signals carrying information on the azimuth of the target and the distance between the target and the object. The channel further includes logical circuits to form pulse signals whose timing in relation to respective reference pulses corresponds to the azimuth of and the distance to the target.

Abstract: An automatic shipboard collision avoidance system comprises radar; a situation indicator connected to the radar receiver; a computer, which extracts target echoes from clutter and determines the coordinates and motion parameters of targets; an interface through which the computer is connected to the situation indicator; a target tracking gate unit connected via the interface to the computer and having a count pulse generator, a current range counter, range comparison circuits, a gate generator and a signal-half gate generator; a video signal encoder connected to the radar and, via said interface, to said computer and having a threshold circuit, a quantizer, a selector and a buffer storage. A control signal unit generates control signals to control the gain of the radar and sign characters of the count pulses and is connected through the interface to the computer. Usually, noise would be a problem in rough seas or in the presence of intense hydrometeors.