Sentinel Series
GEM COASTAL SURVEILLANCE RADAR
elettronica
Upmast Version Downmast Version
X BAND FULLY SOLID STATE
I N N O V A T I O N I N R A D A R T E C H N O L O G Y
Sentinel Series
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
• Fully Solid-State Radar Transmitter and Receiver (TRX)
• 24/7 operation
• Optimum detection of small surface targets
• Dual LAN interface
• High azimuth and range resolutions
• Comprehensive Built-In-Test (BIT)
• Can be remotely accessed and controlled
• Extremely reliable, high MTBF
• Available in upmast configuration including 12’ / 19’ horizontally or circularly polarized array
• 50 to 400 W available trasmitted peak power
OPTIONS
• LPI mode
• IALA GUIDELINE 1111 Top performances-compliant Tracker module
• Depending on installation requirements, cable lenghts are delivered in accordance with Buyer’s instructions
• Downmast transceiver: dual redundant or frequency diversity configuration available on request, in case of dual redundant
configuration add /D and frequency diversity add /FD to the order code
order code
Sentinel-XXX/YY/Z/A
/XXX peak power level in W, available values: 50/100/150/200/300/400
/YY length of the antenna in feet, available values: 12’ / 19’ / 21’
/Z none = horizontal C = circular
/A none = single D = dual redundant FD = frequency diversity
UPMAST DOWNMAST
ANTENNA SYSTEM ANTENNA SYSTEM
12’ | 19’ 12’ | 19’ | 21’
Horizontal | Circular Horizontal | Circular
FULLY SOLID STATE RTX
Safety
Switch
ANTENNA
CONTROL UNIT Waveguide
Encoder output
FULLY SOLID STATE RTX
Power Waveguide Waveguide Waveguide
Mains
RF Switch Diplexer
or RTX RTX or RTX/F1 RTX/F2
Safety Switch
Power Mains Power LAN Power Power LAN Power Power LAN
Mains Mains Mains Mains Mains
SINGLE RTX DUAL REDUNDANT RTX FREQUENCY DIVERSITY RTX
LAN LAN
Ethernet Switch Ethernet Switch
Power Mains Power Mains
RADAR CONSOLE RADAR CONSOLE
Sentinel series
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
ANTENNA UNIT
Length: 12’ 19’ 21’
Type: slotted waveguide array
Frequency: 9250 ÷ 9500 MHz
Polarization: horizontal or circular
Rotation speed: 11 / 22 r.p.m. , depending on transmission mode selected 16 / 22 r.p.m. 6 / 11/ 16 / 22 r.p.m.
Tolerable relative wind speed: 100 knots (operative) - 120 knots (non operative)
Gain: 32.5 dB typical 35 dB typical 38 dB typical
H-BW: 0.65° typical 0.42° typical 0.35° typical
V-BW: 22° typical 18° typical 11° typical
TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS MAIN FEATURES
• Fully coherent , fully solid state pulse compression radar Instrumented Range Up to 96 nmi, depending on the chosen profile
• Fully digital configuration available through software-defined Minimum Detection Range 30 m from the antenna location
functionalities Target separation Better than 12 m (3 m cell size) or 18 m (6 m cell size)
BITE measurements Fully integrated BITE facility covering also RF sections
• Time and frequency diversity techniques with automatic adaptation
Interface 1 GB LAN Ethernet (digitized video and controls),
to the real scenario
Analog raw video signals and radar controls
• Operator- selectable transmitted power level for each transmitting
Management Remote management during operation. Local manage-
sector, more than 31 sectors programmable by the user ment for local assistance
MAIN FEATURE OF THE TRACKER SOFTWARE MODULE
Embedded plot extraction Inclused
Compliance of the tracker IALA advanced performances, top performances as stated by IALA Guideline 1111, 2015
Number of surface tracks At least 1000
Output track data NMEA 0183 TTM string
Tracking performances Automatic clutter map building for automatic filtering thresholds to maximize true tracks and reducing probability of fake tracks
Interface 1 GB LAN Ethernet
FREQUENCY BAND: 9.25 to 9.5 GHz. MAIN FEATURES OF THE RECEIVER
MAIN FEATURES OF THE TRANSMITTER Demodulation Fully coherent
LNFE noise figure <2.5 dB
True transmitted power 50 to 400 W
Receiver sensitivity -131dBm (dinamic range more than 110 dB)
Modulation Pulsed FM Receiver IF bandwidth (adeguate to mode of operation) 45 MHz maximum
Minimum Detection Range 30 m from the antenna location Compression gain At least 32dB
Stagger function available STC programmable versus antenna height
EMI
The equipment has been designed and manufactured to operate in full compliance with the international IEC 60945 standard (ed. 4, 2002-8), chapters 9
(Electromagnetic emission) and 10 (Immunity to electromagnetic environment).
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The equipment has been designed and manufactured to operate in the environmental conditions specified by the international IEC 60945 standard (ed. 4, 2002-8)
as follows:
• Temperature range:
o Internal units: from -15°C to +55°C; o Storage: from -30°C to +70°C;
o External units: from -25°C to +55°C; o Note: Inclusion of optional heating unit lowers range to -40°C;
• Humidity: 95% at 40°C non-condensing (up to 100% at +40°C with de-hydrator);
• Vibrations:
o Sweep 2 Hz – 13.2 Hz at ± 1 mm,
o 13.2 Hz – 100 Hz at 7 m/s² and for 2 h on each resonance, otherwise 2 h at 30 Hz in all three axes;
• Shock: 6 drops from 1 m.
CONFIGURATION UPMAST
for array lengths and weights see table below
Scanner Unit Weight: 170 Kg (w/o array)
135
12’
Model Array Size Lenght Weight
AU11-12 12 feet 3830 mm 24 Kg
825
560 AU12-19 19 feet 5890 mm 65 Kg
AU12-21 21 feet 6510 mm 178 Kg
600 490
5890
19’
190
793
667 Max Weight 250 Kg 487
CONFIGURATION DOWNMAST
3830
12’
5890 6510
19’ 21’
592
1020
1141
858
Weight:
723
950
12’ Antenna Unit: 24 Kg 545 Weight:
19’ Antenna Unit: 65 Kg 600 21’ Antenna Unit: 178 Kg
Rotation Unit: 140 Kg 345 Rotation Unit: 224 Kg
Tilt: 28 Kg 428 Tilt: 28 Kg
DOWNMAST TRANSCEIVER ANTENNA SUPPLY UNIT ASU-50001 ASU-30000 SAFETY SWITCH
710 400 400
360 202 160
360 236 140
835
146
130
300
350
400
300
453 162
Weight: 55 Kg Weight: 10 Kg Weight: 10 Kg Weight: 2 Kg
VERSION UPMAST RTX VERSION DOWNMAST RTX
ANTENNA UNIT ANTENNA UNIT
DOWNMAST
FULLY SOLID STATE
RADAR TRANSCEIVER
SCANNER UNIT
(TRANSCEIVER AND GEARBOX) POWER SUPPLY /
CONTROL SIGNALS WAVE GUIDE DC POWER SUPPLY
CONTROLS
SIGNALS
RADAR
POWER
SUPPLY
RADAR
ANTENNA
GEARBOX UNIT
SAFETY SWITCH ANTENNA SUPPLY UNIT
CONTROL SIGNAL
POWER SUPPLY ANTENNA ROTATION RATE
ANALOGUE VIDEO OUTPUT
SAFETY SWITCH ANALOG I/O
ANTENNA SUPPLY UNIT LAN
ETHERNET
LAN
This brochure should not be considered a contractual offer. The specifications given herein may be changed by the manufacturer, GEM elettronica, without notice.
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