A software tool for efficient planning of HFSWR receiver and transmitter site locations
Marjanovic, D.; Golubovic, D. (2025). A software tool for efficient planning of HFSWR receiver and transmitter site locations, in: 12th International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering (IcETRAN), 9-12 June 2025, Čačak, Serbia. pp. 1-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IcETRAN66854.2025.11114320
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| Keywords |
Antenna arrays
Internet
Planning
Radar tracking
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Sea coast; Sea surface; Surface waves; Transmitting antennas; Receiving antennas; radar location; HFSWR; OTHR; coverage planning; antenna positioning |
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- Marjanovic, D.
- Golubovic, D.
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| Abstract |
Monitoring the sea and activities on the sea surface is often a very challenging task because it can be greatly influenced by weather conditions, sea state, level of interference, etc. Of particular interest is the tracking of ships using High Frequency Surface Wave Radars (HFSWR) because targets can be detected beyond the horizon line, achieving very large detection ranges (about 200 nautical miles). Planning the radar coverage area is the first task when designing a complete HFSWR system. This paper proposes an efficient and simple software solution for planning transmitter and receiver site locations in HFSWR. In this way, it is possible to easily prepare marketing presentations, draw coverage areas directly in Google Earth, and draw the geometry of transmitter and receiver antenna arrays. This is especially important in practical situations, because the adjustment of input parameters is achieved in a fast way, in order to enable optimal coverage of the entire sea coast using a network of multiple HFSWRs. |
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