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| Authors: | Wilvin Crawford, Roianthony Navarro, Steven Seiler, Scott Sandwith |
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| Citation: | Wilvin Crawford, Roianthony Navarro, Steven Seiler, Scott Sandwith, "Automated Navy Radar Array Survey With Laser Trackers ," The Journal of the CMSC, Vol. 14, No. 1, Spring 2019 |
Abstract
The Combat System Alignment (CSA) survey for the AN/ SPY-1 phased array radar system is a critical and complex task that takes place over multiple nights either onboard one of the more than 100 ships or on site at the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) facilities and AEGIS shore sites worldwide. These ships and land-based sites are equipped with the AEGIS Combat System (ACS). The combat effectiveness of the ACS is dependent on the comprehensive and accurate completion of the surveying process. During the survey, several measurements must be completed, each with different tolerances and set-up challenges. The survey is an extensive process requiring great technical knowledge of surveying, the standard operating procedure (SOP) for surveying the AN/SPY-1 system, laser trackers, a computer, and, to operate the laser trackers, SpatialAnalyzer (SA) software from New River Kinematics (Williamsburg, VA). A measurement plan (MP) was written within SA to complete these periodic surveys standardizing the process and improving the measurement’s reliability.
