KEYWORDS: Radar, Monte Carlo methods, Signal processing, Computer simulations, Antennas, Radar signal processing, Target detection, Signal detection, Computing systems, Weapons
Thales-Raytheon Systems' Firefinder PC Simulation (PCS) tool allows a rapid simulated evaluation of Firefinder radar
performance from a personal desktop computer. Firefinder radars are designed to track hostile rocket, artillery and
mortar projectiles in order to accurately estimate weapon ground location. The Firefinder tactical code is used within
PCS. This design provides a low risk path to rapid prototyping and evaluation of candidate software changes. PCS is
used to evaluate candidate software changes to the Firefinder. Candidate design changes which perform well in PCS
testing require minimum system level checkout before being checked into the tactical software baseline. The PCS tool
contains a simulation engine which reads program control information from input data files. The PCS tool also generates
and maintains simulated targets and clutter, simulates the radar signal processing function, performs Monte-Carlo
"batch" processing, produces complex target trajectories internally or from an input text file and creates simulation data
recording files identical in format to those created by the actual radar.
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