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TARGET TRACKING [55 records]

Record 1 2025-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Advertising Techniques
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

An ad server is a technology platform that enables the management, delivery, and tracking of online advertisements. It acts as a centralized hub for advertisers and publishers to control their ad campaigns, target specific audiences, and measure the performance of their ads. Ad servers facilitate the efficient serving of ads across various digital channels, including websites, mobile apps, and video platforms.

Key term(s)
  • adserver

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Techniques publicitaires
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Un serveur publicitaire est une plateforme technologique qui permet la gestion, la programmation de l'affichage et le suivi des publicités en ligne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Técnicas publicitarias
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 2 2025-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

After the incoming target aircraft has approached within attacking distance, the target was handed off to the HIPIR for final tracking. Upon launch of the Hawk missile, the target was illuminated by the HIPIR. The reflected radar signal is the homing signal for the launched missile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
DEF

a program in target acquisition, tracking, and pointing being conducted by Lockheed for the US Department of Defense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Air Defence
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

In air defence, a notification of a target’s direction, range and tentative identification.

OBS

A cue decreases the required reaction time of air defence systems by permitting the gun or missile tracking system to be set on the bearing to the target.

OBS

cue: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Défense aérienne
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Dans le contexte de la défense aérienne, notification de la direction, de la distance et de l'identification provisoire de la cible.

OBS

La désignation approximative des cibles diminue le temps de réaction nécessaire des systèmes de défense aérienne en permettant d'orienter le système de poursuite des pièces ou des missiles sur le gisement de la cible.

OBS

désignation approximative des cibles : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

Area correlation tracking(ACT) is an effective solution for tracking targets that have neither prominent features nor high contrast with the background. The essential step in area correlation tracking is to find the position of best-fit between the reference image of the terrain surrounding the desired target to the real-time scene acquired by an imaging sensor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

A task that aims at estimating the number of targets and their states from measurements provided by one or multiple sensors.

PHR

automatic multiple target tracking; automatic multitarget tracking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
PHR

poursuite automatique de cibles multiples, poursuite automatique multicibles; poursuite automatique des objectifs multiples, poursuite automatique multi-objectifs

Key term(s)
  • poursuite multi-cibles
  • poursuite multiobjectifs

Spanish

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Record 7 2022-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Space Weapons
DEF

A high performance electro optical stabilized gimbal system integrated with video tracker which facilitates battlefield surveillance, target acquisition and auto tracking during day as well as night on a static and dynamic platform.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Armes orbitales

Spanish

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Record 8 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
  • Naval Forces
CONT

Once a target is detected by the coastal warning radar, the command centertakes action by assigning the ground radar of a particular HY-2 launch site to begin searching and tracking the target.

OBS

coastal warning radar; CWR: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
  • Forces navales
OBS

radar d'alerte côtier; CWR : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 9 2021-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Naval Forces
DEF

A compact, lightweight electro-optical tracking system(EOTS) designed for precision target tracking within the naval environment.

OBS

The system provides training, elevation and range data to a fire control or command system for target indication and weapon control purposes, and can be used as a remote observation and tracking sensor for navigation and surveillance purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 10 2020-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

... missile guidance is almost impossible without proper target tracking.

PHR

real-time target tracking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Processus d'observation des changements successifs de position d'une cible pour obtenir son déplacement.

PHR

poursuite de cibles en temps réel

Spanish

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Record 11 2020-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

[The] automatic target tracker(ATT) is one... improvement in main [the] battle tank... ATT performs normalized area correlation algorithm on real time video and computes the deviation of target with respect to bore-sight(tracking window) and sends error signal to the main sight system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 12 2019-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

An operating mode of antiaircraft, aviation, and other systems in which, without the participation of a human operator but only under his supervision, changes are made in the axial orientation or the direction of motion for certain elements in the system as a result of changes in trajectory and velocity of a target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
CONT

Ce système permet au navigateur de définir et de choisir un certain nombre de zones d'inclusion et d'exclusion dans lesquelles l'ordinateur effectue la poursuite automatique de cibles désignées sur la carte vectorielle tout en définissant les limites du chenal, de façon à atténuer la charge de travail de l'opérateur.

Spanish

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Record 13 2018-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

The repeater, which consists of an amplifier and a programmable delay line, amplifies and delays the intercepted signal. By transmitting this signal back to the radar and gradually increasing the delay, the range gate in the radar tracking system can be captured and pulled away from the target echo, thereby producing range deception. This technique is usually referred to as range gate pull off(RGPO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
CONT

Le répétiteur, qui consiste en un amplificateur et en une ligne à retard programmable, amplifie et retarde le signal intercepté. La retransmission de ce signal au radar et l'augmentation graduelle du retard permettent la capture de la porte en distance du radar didactique et son déplacement par rapport à l'écho de la cible, ce qui produit une déception en distance. Cette technique est généralement appelée déréglage des portes de distance ou vol de la fenêtre de télémétrie (RGPO).

Spanish

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Record 14 2018-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
CONT

In many target tracking problems, in order to obtain more accurate and robust tracking performance, a dynamic target is often detected by multiple disparate sensors, each with different measurement dynamics and noise characteristics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense

Spanish

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Record 15 2012-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

Angle tracking. In this kind of tracking, the antenna beam remains pointed at the target. As the antenna pointing direction is defined by two independent parameters(elevation and azimut angles), tracking is generally composed of two independent and identical loops.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Poursuite d'une cible radar ou autre nécessitant une rotation de l'antenne - ou de son faisceau - ou autre capteur dans un des deux plans.

Spanish

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Record 16 2011-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
CONT

This family of FLIR [forward-looking infra-red] pods also exists in the form of the HP-Nite Eagle, giving increased stand-off range, and the low-cost LC-Nite Eagle, with laser and autotracker facilities deleted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
CONT

Dans la même famille, on trouve aussi la nacelle HP-Nite Eagle d'observation à distance de sécurité et le modèle simplifié LC-Nite Eagle, sans laser et sans système de poursuite automatique.

Spanish

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Record 17 2011-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

The state of a tracking system or target acquisition system which is continuously and automatically tracking a target, using one or more parameters.

OBS

lock-on: term and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • lock on

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

État d'un système de poursuite ou d'acquisition d'objectifs qui poursuit continuellement et automatiquement un objectif en utilisant un ou plusieurs paramètres.

OBS

verrouillage : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 18 2010-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Advanced Technology Weapons
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
CONT

A radar apparatus for a vehicle includes a casing, a correction member, and a selection indication. The casing includes a functional portion, which performs searching, and a reference surface. The correction member includes a plurality of correction surfaces. The selection indication indicates which one of the correction surfaces and the reference surface an attachment-direction adjustor is to be placed on during an attachment operation of the radar apparatus to the vehicle.

CONT

Naval Air Defence TMX/EO – Tracking Module with X-Band Radar and EO Sensors. Product Description. Highly dynamic three-axes tracking module equipped with X-band radar and EO sensors, i.e. TV camera, infrared camera, and laser rangefinder, for precision measurements of aerial, naval, and land- based targets.

CONT

The TMX-EO is equipped with a mono plus x-band radar and sensors for an integrated electro-optical line of sight, including an infrared camera, TV camera and laser rangefinder for passive target tracking.

CONT

The line has a straightener, a levelling zone and a new type of compacting calender for large production quantities with excellent compacting values.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Armes de haute technicité
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
CONT

Radar et modules de cheminement électro-optiques : NT et Oerlikon TMX/EO Mk2 d'Oerlikon TMX/EO.

Spanish

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Record 19 2010-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
CONT

The acquisition sensor constantly scans from horizon to horizon using a large field of view, small aperture, and fast scan mode. When a potential target is detected, the acquisition sensor begins a two dimensional(2D) track and passes the detection to the tracking sensor, which verifies the target and continues the track.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
CONT

Le nombre de plateformes pour SBIRS [Space-Based Infrared System] Low n'a pas encore été déterminé, mais elles utiliseront deux capteurs : un détecteur d'acquisition et un capteur de poursuite qui détecteront les signaux dans différentes zones infrarouges, courtes, moyennes ou longues et dans le spectre visible.

Spanish

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Record 20 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

New differential tracking techniques allow the Seawolf missile to be command guided to a high-precision intercept even against the smallest manoeuvring target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 21 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Air Defence
CONT

A complete Aster Samp/T includes four units... : the Arabel radar which simultaneously provides surveillance, target tracking and uplink to the Aster(s) ;the engagement module which performs tracking correlation between the Arabel, IFF [identification friend or foe] and other sensors, and threat evaluation for weapon assignment; the Zebra zenithal radar covering a 40-degree vertical cone to detect anti-radiation missiles; the eight-launcher vehicle(up to six can be linked to the engagement module).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Défense aérienne
CONT

Les quatre modules de l'Aster Samp/T [...] [sont]: le radar Arabel de veille, poursuite et liaison vers le(s) missile(s);le module d'engagement qui fait la corrélation en poursuite du radar Arabel, de l'IFF [identification ami/ennemi] et de l'évaluateur de menace, pour assignation des objectifs aux armes; le radar zénithal Zebra qui couvre un cône de 40° autour de la verticale pour détecter les missiles antiradiation; le véhicule lanceur (six possibles) à huit rampes.

Spanish

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Record 22 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Air Defence
CONT

A complete Aster Samp/T includes four units... the Arabel radar which simultaneously provides surveillance, target tracking and uplink to the Aster(s) ;the engagement module which performs tracking correlation between the Arabel, IFF [identification friend of foe] and other sensors, and threat evaluation for weapon assignment; the Zebra zenithal radar covering a 40-degree vertical cone to detect anti-radiation missiles; the eight-launcher vehicle(up to six can be linked to the engagement module).

Key term(s)
  • eight launcher vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Défense aérienne
CONT

Les quatre modules de l'Aster Samp/T [...] : le radar Arabel de veille, poursuite et liaison vers le(s) missile(s); le module d'engagement qui fait la corrélation en poursuite du radar Arabel, de l'IFF [identification ami/ennemi] et de l'évaluateur de menace, pour assignation des objectifs aux armes; le radar zénithal Zebra qui couvre un cône de 40° autour de la verticale pour détecter les missiles antiradiation; le véhicule lanceur (six possibles) à huit rampes.

Spanish

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Record 23 2007-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
  • Electronic Warfare
DEF

A target tracking system which uses light as an illuminating signal and generally presents continuous visual display.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Guerre électronique

Spanish

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Record 24 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

The purpose of the TTR ... is to supply continuous target position data ... to the computer; [It] uses the designated target position data (supplied by whichever acquisition radar is in use) to automatically slew the target track antenna to the range and azimuth of the target.

Key term(s)
  • target-tracking radar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 25 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

The Target Acquisition System(TAS) Mk 23 is a detection, tracking, identification, threat evaluation, and weapon assignment system...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif
CONT

Le système d'acquisition d'objectifs [du Roland M3D] comprend un radar des infrarouges et des caméras de vision [ainsi qu'un] radar de surveillance multi-bandes 3D.

Spanish

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Record 26 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

... the F/A-18 uses the same radar for air-to-air target acquisition and tracking, as well as air-to-ground Doppler beam sharpened target mapping.

Key term(s)
  • air to air target acquisition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 27 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

The sensor suite of the target acquisition and tracking system includes a flir [forward looking infrared] unit, television camera, laser range-finder and laser designator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 28 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
CONT

An automatic target acquisition and tracking system has been developed for a focal plane away seeker.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 29 2005-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Physics
CONT

Together with the large aperture magnet Goliath two tracking arms allow the spectrometry of charged particles. In addition two time-of-flight walls measure the velocity to provide the mass of each particle. Goliath is centred 3. 28m downstream of the target with a gap size of 1. 60m. It is a 1. 6 Tm dipole magnet bending the positively charged particles to the second tracking arm side, which is defined as the positive x-axis.

CONT

The magnet Goliath, which has been modified for the WA93 experiment by increasing the gap size from 1200mm to 1600mm and by special exit pillars to optimize the acceptance of the spectrometer, will be used without further modifications.

Key term(s)
  • Goliath magnet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Physique
CONT

Les utilisateurs de NA57 nous ont signalés que les variations rapides de courant dans l'aimant GOLIATH pouvaient être dangereuses pour leurs détecteurs.

Spanish

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Record 30 2004-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A method of winds-aloft observation; that is, the determination of wind speeds and directions in the atmosphere above a station.

OBS

It is accomplished by tracking a balloon-borne radar target, responder, or radiosonde transmitter with either radar or a radio direction finder. With a radio direction finder, the height data must be supplied by other means, normally by concurrent radiosonde observation. With radar, if height data are not otherwise supplied, the slant range must be recorded in addition to the angles of elevation and azimuth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Méthode, utilisée pour la détermination du vent en altitude, qui consiste à poursuivre, par des moyens électroniques, la trajectoire d'un ballon libre.

OBS

Le terme radiovent désigne aussi l'équipement utilisé.

Key term(s)
  • radio-vent
  • radio vent

Spanish

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Record 31 2003-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Modernization of Military Equipment
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

... the Aurora will require a long range surveillance radar with additional capabilities such as maritime and land imaging, landstrip-map, Ground Moving Target Indication(GMTI), and improved detection and tracking of airborne targets.

Key term(s)
  • landstrip map
  • land-strip map

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Modernisation du matériel militaire
  • Cellule d'aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 32 2003-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

For missions requiring full three-axis attitude control, the SSTL [Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. ] Microsatellite can be equipped with a zero-bias reaction-wheel attitude control system fed by a single SSTL Astrolabe star camera for attitude determination. This system can attain pointing accuracy of 1 arc-minute in all axes. It can be designed for astronomical pointing, Sun pointing, or Earth pointing with slewing and target tracking.

Key term(s)
  • three axis control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace

Spanish

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Record 33 2002-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
  • Weapon Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
DEF

A target tracking term used to signify that a target believed to be still within sensor coverage is temporarily lost but the termination of track plotting is not warranted.

OBS

contact lost: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces navales)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
DEF

Expression signifiant qu'une cible qu'on estime se trouver encore dans la zone de couverture des capteurs a été temporairement perdue, sans qu'il soit question d'en abandonner la poursuite.

OBS

contact perdu : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de armas (Fuerzas aéreas)
  • Sistemas de armas (Fuerzas navales)
  • Vigilancia, detección y reconocimiento (Militar)
DEF

Expresión utilizada en el seguimiento que indica que un blanco, al que se supone aún dentro de la zona visual, del sonar o de cobertura del radar, se ha perdido momentáneamente y que no se garantiza el final de la traza de seguimiento.

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Record 34 2001-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

The 10 meter diameter dish antenna system has a variable focus feed horn system which can provide a wide beam for target detection, and a narrow beam for tracking(other similar radars have scan rates in excess of 10° per second).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 35 2000-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Naval Mines
CONT

It would be wildly incorrect to say that all the products are much of a muchness but most retrofit fire control systems will contain a laser rangefinder, a target tracking system which can compute and indicate future target tracks and positions, and a central fire control computer capable of accepting ammunition type, meteorological and similar data from sensors located around the user vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Mines marines
CONT

La plupart des conduites de tir offertes en rattrapage comportent à peu près toutes les mêmes éléments : télémètre à laser, système de poursuite de l'objectif capable de calculer et d'indiquer les positions et les routes futures du but, et calculateur central de conduite de tir intégrant différents paramètres tels que caractéristiques de la munition, vent, température et autres données recueillies par les capteurs externes.

Spanish

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Record 36 1998-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Aeroindustry
OBS

The GTE Sylvania Precision Automated Tracking System(PATS) is a mobile laser tracking and ranging system which gathers, records and displays space-position information on a wide variety of vehicles and targets in real time, with great accuracy. Self-contained in a mobile van, PATS requires a maximum of two operators. It measures azimuth, elevation and range automatically by transmitting a laser pulse to a target and measuring the angle of return and the roundtrip time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 37 1995-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

... the APG-65 [radar] has a wide variety of air-to-ground and surface search modes. These include ground mapping and ranging, moving target indication and tracking, terrain avoidance... and precision velocity update.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
CONT

[L'APG-65 possède] une série de modes air-sol et air-surface : cartographie avec mesure de distance, poursuite avec élimination d'échos fixes, repérage d'objectifs immobiles, évitement d'obstacles [...] et enfin mesure précise et continue de la vitesse.

Spanish

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Record 38 1993-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
CONT

Tracking tasks focus on motor activities as distinct from perceptual or cognitive activities to perform the task the subject aligns a marker with a target. The marker may be the subject's own finger or, more usually, a cursor or pointer operated using a control such as a joystick, handwheel or keyboard. The target may be a series of lights which illuminate in random order, or a moving line on a screen. Tracking tasks are often visual by may be auditory or tactile. Every tracking task is jointly controlled by the subject and the system and, whatever the configuration, data is gathered on the speed and accuracy of the subject's responses to changes in the status of the target. Tracking tasks are characterized in three ways : 1. pursuit vs compensatory tracking, 2. system-paced vs subject-paced tracking, 3. step vs continuous input tracking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
OBS

Tâche de poursuite mobile. L'observateur se trouve devant 2 indicateurs mobiles, correspondant respectivement à une entrée et à une sortie; il essaye de maintenir la coïncidence des deux indicateurs.

Spanish

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Record 39 1990-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 40 1989-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

Each target is followed by a "tracking gate".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
CONT

Chaque objectif est pris en charge par une "porte de poursuite".

Spanish

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Record 41 1989-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

A radar with a very large azimuth acceleration capability, permitting it to track a small missile during proximity fly-by or lift-off at close range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 42 1989-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

Indicator derived from a continuous process, that permits correction while the process is going on, as with a radar beam tracking a target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 43 1989-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 44 1989-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

The traditional tracking mode which is normally achieved with phase comparison monopulse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 45 1989-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

Target that consists of more than a single dot on a tracking screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 46 1989-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

The reduction of the ability of a would-be listener to receive a radar signal. The LPI features include low sidelobe antennas, infrequent scanning, reducing the radar power when tracking a closing target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 47 1989-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

A transportable, self-contained metric instrumentation system that performs the same function as several Single Target Tracking Radars(STTRs) ;it simultaneously tracks up to 10 test targets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 48 1988-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Modern "nose radars" have a large, and ever-growing, range of assignments, encompassing all-weather navigation, surveillance, target detection and tracking, weapon aiming and missile guidance and many more besides, all backed in many cases by a variety of display systems,....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Les radars "de nez" modernes ont une vaste gamme de fonctions, toujours croissante, qui comprend la navigation tout-temps, la veille, la détection et la poursuite des objectifs, le pointage des armes et le guidage des missiles, pour ne mentionner que les plus importantes.

Spanish

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Record 49 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 50 1986-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
  • Weapon Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 51 1986-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Weapon Systems
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

A traditional exoatmospheric system, using the Dog House and Cat House phased-array radars for long-range acquisition. The system might also use the Hen House early warning radars for long-range acquisition. Target and interceptor tracking is performed by mechanically steered dish antennas. The exoatmospheric interceptor, the Galosh, carries a large nuclear warhead.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 52 1985-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 53 1982-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

A very commonly applied technique for separating passing traffic on the same or opposite direction tracks is parallel tracking for which accurate track assessment and rapid detection of target turns is essential. [att. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Une technique est très couramment appliquée pour séparer les mouvements aériens qui suivent la même direction ou des directions opposées: il s'agit de la poursuite parallèle dont l'application exige une évaluation exacte de la route et une détection rapide des virages effectués par les cibles. [sup.]

Spanish

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Record 54 1981-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

(...) the APG-65 [radar] has a wide variety of air-to-ground and surface search modes. These include ground mapping and ranging, moving target indication and tracking(...), sea surface search and precision velocity update(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

[L'APG-65 possède] une série de modes air-sol et air-surface: cartographie avec mesure de distance, poursuite avec élimination d'échos fixes, (...) recherche surface, et enfin mesure précise et continue de la vitesse.

Spanish

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Record 55 1981-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

(...) the APG-65 [radar] has a wide variety of air-to-ground and surface search modes. These include ground mapping and ranging, moving target indication and tracking, fixed target tracking(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

[L'APG-65 possède] une série de modes air-sol et air-surface: cartographie avec mesure de distance, poursuite avec élimination d'échos fixes, repérage d'objectifs immobiles (...)

Spanish

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