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SPx Radar Simulator is a ready-to-run application that generates simulated radar video data, along with any combination of tracks, AIS, navigation and secondary radar data. Complex target scenarios are easily defined and the application then generates realistic data in real-time. SPx Radar Simulator provides an excellent test tool for the creation of complex multi-radar, multi-target simulations of radar and related data, allowing systems to be tested in lieu of real radar data.

SPx Radar Simulator provides intuitive graphical controls for its operation and for scenario creation, as well as a built-in radar display to show the simulated radar video and targets, on top of a map underlay. Targets may be defined at static locations or configured to follow user-defined motions (paths). The simulated radar origin may also be fixed at a static location or set to follow a user-defined motion. The Simulator provides graphical tools for the creation of targets and motions, allowing complex scenarios to be created and visualised with ease.

In addition to the synthetic radar video, navigation data and target data are available as separate outputs on the network. This allows SPx Radar Simulator to be used as a powerful test and development tool for real-world client radar display applications. Conversely, SPx Radar Simulator can also accept external data, for example from an existing simulation system, using this information to build the scenario and generating the corresponding radar video. Navigation data, target tracks, AIS and ADS-B feeds may all be input into SPx Radar Simulator. The application even allows you to augment a real radar video recording or network radar video input with additional, artificial targets.

The Simulator is able to generate raw primary video, SSR (IFF) video or MTI video for each radar that it is simulating. This means that the program can be used across a broad range of industries, from naval and maritime through to security and air surveillance. Typical applications of the Simulator include:

■  testing/development of radar display systems

■  tracker configuration

■  operator training

■  radar location survey

■  qualification testing

Features

■  Ready-made radar video simulator

■  Built-in scenario editor

■  Realistic radar returns generated from:

    •  Terrain elevation data

    •  User-defined targets

    •  External target input

    •  Building definitions

■  Primary, secondary (IFF) and MTI video outputs

■  Programmable radar characteristics, including:

    •  PRF

    •  Rotation rate

    •  Beamwidth

■  Multiple radar simulation (2 standard version, 4 extended version)

■  Programmable target size, shape, RCS

■  Support for buildings:

    •  User-defined

    •  Shapefiles (.shp)

■  Motion definitions for platform and targets

■  Graphical motion profile editor

■  Configuration file support

■  Built-in real-time display

■  Tiled map and world vector shoreline underlays

■  Platform navigation data output

■  Primary target track output

■  AIS target output

■  ADS-B target output

■  ASTERIX CAT240 radar video output

■  ASTERIX CAT048 target report output

■  External track, AIS, ADS-B and navigation data input

■  Auxiliary video source inputs:

    •  Radar recording file

    •  Live network radar video

    •  Live HPx radar video

    •  Test pattern

■  Fixed test target and random target generation

■  Target noise, radar noise and sea clutter

■  Line-of-sight calculations

■  Altitude considerations