Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] radar

[Carsten Standfuss <Merlinsub@t-online.de>]

Thats a Bruker Seahorse class submarines - they have air ambient
compensate radar housings. 

Ian Roxborough schrieb:
> 
> Hi Sean,
> 
> The Kokes Marine Technologies RS series submarines have radar, you can
> read more about the RS series on their website (www.researchsubmarine.com).
> Although their used to be easier to navigate... here are schematics with
> the radar:
> http://www.researchsubmarine.com/flash/RS1EXTERrev12.jpg
> http://www.researchsubmarine.com/flash/RS2INTER-SUB2.jpg
> http://www.researchsubmarine.com/flash/PHANTOM-SUB2.jpg
> 
> I think the p-scope/radar combination is cool.
> 
> I've been thinking about how to implement a surface radar which can
> survive submersion.  I'm thinking of two possibilities, the first would
> be have the radar dome pressure compensated.  The second would be
> to pressurize the radar dome to a greater pressure than the max
> operation (or test) depth.
> 
> Another option might be to do a way with the radar dome/housing and
> just seal antenar so it can with stand submersion.
> 
> Ian.
> 
> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:36:02 -0800
> "Sean T. Stevenson" <cast55@telus.net> wrote:
> 
> > Just wondering how one would go about implementing a surface radar?  Obviously
> > this would be for a larger, untended sub like Carsten's project, or anything
> > similar for which surface running is a design consideration.  Would it be
> > possible to modify one of the standard consumer radar units (Furuno, Ratheon,
> > etc.) by replacing or augmenting the supplied radome housing with something
> > depth capable?   I don't know much about these scanners, but if the guts are
> > separable from the outer shell, this seems plausible - provided the depth
> > capable housing was made of something transparent to the radar.  Alternatively,
> > what about some mechanical configuration to keep the scanner in a 1 atm space
> > when submerged, but deployable on the surface?  In either case, it is desireable
> > to get such a scanner as high as possible when surfaced, but then have some
> > means of reducing the profile of the masts / superstructure when running
> > submerged.  Come to think of it, a folding mast that incorporated radar, radar
> > reflector, nav lights, VHF and so forth might not be a bad idea.  Any thoughts?
> >
> > -Sean
> >
> >
> >
> >
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