Radar control processor

The fail–safe features of RCP8 are designed to protect the radar and antenna system in the event of a failure.

The optional antenna stabilization is for moving platforms, such as ships or airplanes. For shipboard use, RCP8 accepts position, attitude and speed information from an inertial navigation unit (for example, the Honeywell MAPS Hybrid system.) The antenna scans in Earth coordinates regardless of the platform pitch, roll, or heading.

Radar control processor software

RCP software steers the radar antenna in the defined measuring direction to read the azimuth and elevation angles from the angle encoders. The angle values are combined with the output of the RVP signal processing to display measured radar data as a function of azimuth, elevation, and time.

RCP software displays status information, such as the status and faults of radar system units as well as the controls for switching the transmitter radiation on and off.