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TRACK WHILE SCAN [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

[A radar search mode that consists of] tracking a number of targets simultaneously while continuing to search.

CONT

... Track-While-Scan (TWS) ... The central concept of TWS is to maintain target tracks in a computer with periodic information updates from a scanning radar.

Key term(s)
  • trackwhile scan
  • track-while scan
  • track-while-scan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Mode de poursuite simultané de plusieurs objectifs sans interruption de balayage.

Key term(s)
  • poursuite sur informations discontinues

Spanish

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