2.3Productoverview
TheQuantum
™
2DopplerR
adomeisacompact,solid-stateRadarscanner,utilizingDoppler
technologyfortargettracking,CHIRPpulsecompressionforimprovedrangeresolution,andWi-Fi
connectivityforeasierinstallation.Inconjunctionwithacompatiblemultifunctiondisplay,the
Quantum
™
2Dopplerscannerprovidesamap-likerepresentationoftheareaaroundyourvessel,
enablingyoutoidentifyothervessels,buoys,andlandfeaturessuchascoastlinesandhills.
TheQuantum
™
2DopplerR adomehasthefollowingfeatures:
•Solid-statetechnology(nomagnetron)forimprovedefficiency,andrapidstart-up.
•Rangeperformanceupto24nm(dependentoninstallationlocation).
•Dopplertargettrackingtechnology.
•CHIRPpulsecompressionforimprovedtargetrangeresolution,andreducedbackgroundnoise.
•WirelessdataconnectionviaWi-Fi,orwiredconnectionviaRayNetcable.
•RadarimagedisplayandcontrolviaRaymarinemultifunctiondisplay.
•24RPMscannerrotation.
•Lowpowerconsumption.
•12Vor24Voperation.
•WaterprooftoIPX6.
MultipleQuantumRadarscanners
Only1(one)Quantum
™
Radarscannercanbeusedatanyonetime,pernetworkedsystem.
IfyouhavemorethanoneQuantum
™
Radarscannerinstalledonyourvesselandwanttousethem
atthesametime,themultifunctiondisplaystowhichthescannersareconnectedmustNOTbe
networkedtogether.ThisappliestoQuantum
™
scannersconnectedeitherwiredorwirelessly.
Formoreinformation,referto:MultipleQuantumRadars—moreinformation.
DopplerRadaroverview
DopplerRadartechnologymakesiteasiertotrackmovingtargetswithsignificantgroundspeed
exceeding3knots.Itcanalsoassistintheautomaticacquisitionofdangeroustargets(ARPA).
TypicallyDopplerRadarworksbestwithobjectsthataremovingdirectlytowardsorawayfromthe
vessel.IncombinationwithTrueMotionmode,theDopplerRadarcanhighlightonlythosetargets
thataremovingrelativetothevessel(e.g.otherboats,butnotlandorbuoys,forexample).
DopplerRadarworksbytransmittingamicrowavesignalwhichisthenreflectedoffadesiredmoving
targetatadistance.Byanalyzinghowtheobject'smotionhasalteredthefrequencyofthereturned
signal,theDopplerRadarcaninterpretthevariationtoprovidehighlyaccuratemeasurementsofa
target'sdirectionoftravel,relativetotheRadarscanner.
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