Need Help Understanding Sensors

Snaptrap · 05-02-08, 05:33 PM

What I need to know is what the arc is in a radar or sonar sweep?

Soundman · 05-02-08, 05:44 PM

One single sweep is 360 degrees. Of course this sounds too obvious, but perhaps you need to further define your question. Edited: On further thought I suppose the question is, ....if you are maneuvering the radar, and hold it stationary, say at zero degrees forward, what is the field of view, so to speak?

Snaptrap · 05-02-08, 05:51 PM

So basically the arc is the scan range in degrees.

Soundman · 05-02-08, 06:07 PM

Firstly, what type of radar are you speaking of ? Surface search? If so, it is dependent upon which setting....Continuous sweep or, or the other mode (can't recall the proper term...brainfart) when your aim the radar on a specific bearing.

Soundman · 05-02-08, 06:12 PM

You can manually point the radar (surface) in any direction you wish, IF that is what you have selected at the radar station. What that field of view is, I'm not certain. Certainly, someone will pipe in here with that answer. My best guess....20 maybe 30 degrees. It's pretty narrow.

Soundman · 05-02-08, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Snaptrap

So basically the arc is the scan range in degrees.

No...how wide the arc is (field of view) will remain constant as far as degrees go, no matter what range is selected.

Ducimus · 05-02-08, 06:40 PM

To the game, a radars arc, is how wide the radar beam is that is being projected. (if were talking about the statistic that i think we are

) a 10 degree arc is a narrow beam, a 20 degree arc is a fairly wide beam.

I know i included this info in TM, because i was looking for statistics to make the various radars seem more distinct when their info is viewed.

Snaptrap · 05-11-08, 10:33 PM

So the wider the arc the better the sensor sweep?

05-02-08, 05:33 PM	#1
Snaptrap Eternal Patrol Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Need Help Understanding Sensors What I need to know is what the arc is in a radar or sonar sweep?

05-02-08, 05:44 PM	#2
Soundman Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 617 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	One single sweep is 360 degrees. Of course this sounds too obvious, but perhaps you need to further define your question. Edited: On further thought I suppose the question is, ....if you are maneuvering the radar, and hold it stationary, say at zero degrees forward, what is the field of view, so to speak?

05-02-08, 05:51 PM	#3
Snaptrap Eternal Patrol Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So basically the arc is the scan range in degrees.

05-02-08, 06:07 PM	#4
Soundman Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 617 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Firstly, what type of radar are you speaking of ? Surface search? If so, it is dependent upon which setting....Continuous sweep or, or the other mode (can't recall the proper term...brainfart) when your aim the radar on a specific bearing.

05-02-08, 06:12 PM	#5
Soundman Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 617 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	You can manually point the radar (surface) in any direction you wish, IF that is what you have selected at the radar station. What that field of view is, I'm not certain. Certainly, someone will pipe in here with that answer. My best guess....20 maybe 30 degrees. It's pretty narrow.

05-02-08, 06:40 PM	#7
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	To the game, a radars arc, is how wide the radar beam is that is being projected. (if were talking about the statistic that i think we are ) a 10 degree arc is a narrow beam, a 20 degree arc is a fairly wide beam. I know i included this info in TM, because i was looking for statistics to make the various radars seem more distinct when their info is viewed.

05-11-08, 10:33 PM	#8
Snaptrap Eternal Patrol Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So the wider the arc the better the sensor sweep?