Installation Guide

AIMS Fast-Scan Radar v3.22 Installation and Operations Manual
DMT, LLC • DMT-M200-311 • 08/2009
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5.3.9.2 Point to Mouse Click
This feature allows the user to quickly point any Camera attached to an AIMS Radar to a
geographic point on the Client’s PPI display. This action is performed by selecting the desired
camera for this command, and then clicking the mouse at the point on the PPI display. This
feature is discussed in more detail in the AIMS Client Manual.
5.3.9.3 Point to Radar Detection
Either or both Camera 1 and Camera 2 can be selected to point automatically at detections
reported by the controlling AIMS Radar. This selection can be made by checking the Track to
Alarms checkbox adjacent to the desired camera on the Client or on the Radar. When Track to
Alarms is selected for a camera, that camera will automatically point at each Radar detection as it
is declared.
The function is deactivated by un-checking the Track to Alarms checkbox.
5.3.9.4 AIMS Radar and Camera Alignment
The AIMS Radar software requires that several “alignment” parameters be determined for the
system configuration and entered into the Client and Radar control programs. This section
describes these parameters and illustrates the general procedure for determining their values.
These key alignment parameters are the Radar Direction (RadDir), the Look Offsets for each
camera (LookOffAz, LookOffEl), and the Position Offsets for each camera (PosOffAz,
PosOffRng). They are described briefly as follows:
• Radar Direction – The azimuth angle in degrees, measured positive clockwise, from True
North to the Radar’s look direction
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at its home position. That is, the RadDir is the true
bearing of the Radar beam centerline at the Radar home position. This parameter is used
by the AIMS software to calculate the Latitude and Longitude values for detections and
other display symbols on the Client PPI display. If the RadDir is not entered properly in
the AIMS Client and Radar programs, then Latitude/Longitude values calculated by the
Radar will be incorrect.
• Look Offsets – These angles measure the difference (azimuth and elevation) between the
Radar look direction at its home position and the camera look direction at its home
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The Radar look direction is the outward direction of the Radar beam centerline.