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Fixed Radar Head Systems
Fixed radar head systems are basically used for measuring velocity for short to medium range applications. Since the radar head remains in fixed angular position, the projectile trajectory must remain within the radar beam in order to get valid results.
The typical applications for fixed radar systems are:
- Muzzle velocity measurement.
- Indoor range measurement.
- Very short range velocity measurement (ex: 5 meters).
- Impact and residual velocity measurements on protection material.
- In-bore velocity measurement.
- Small arm testing.
- Short to medium range measurement on artillery.
A complete system solution contains the following items:
- Operator PC Computer.
- TestCenter software.
- Junction box.
- Trigger transducer.
- Radar cable and trigger cable.
- Tripods.
Such a system can be deployed and made operational in minutes. The radar head is typically installed on a tripod and positioned close to the gun system. It is connected to the junction box using a long signal cable (ex: 100 meters). The junction box is connected to the PC computer and it is used to digitize the Doppler signal generated by the radar. The TestCenter then processes that signal and extract the velocity information along with other results. A trigger device is required to synchronize the acquisition with the muzzle exit event.