Skval auto scan

[fighter1976]

Hi! I understand that Skval has an auto scan function for finding the targets.how do i proceed to do that?

Thanks a lot!

[Nate--IRL--]

"Auto-scan" just means it will slew the camera from side to side automatically - not really useful IMO.

 

Nate

[fighter1976]

Thanks anyway!

[159th_Viper]

.how do i proceed to do that?

 

Shkval Scan Mode

 

While performing combat and navigation tasks, the pilot can automatically scan for targets using the Shkval’s scan mode. This mode scans a +-10 degree sector relative to the helicopter’s current heading.

 

Shkval scanning procedure:

 

1. Press the “АДВ” (Automatic turn on target) button and the “НПЦ” (Ground moving target) button which are located on the Targeting Mode Controls panel. If using the HMS, turn on the “ОБЗОР” (Helmet mounted target designator) as well.

 

2. Press the “ЦУ” (Uncage/Designate target) button on the cyclic and place the cursor within the desired search area using the sensor slew hat.

 

3. Turn on the Shkval scan by pressing the “ЦУ” button again. The Shkval sensor will then start moving side-to-side within 10 degrees of the initial position.

 

4. You can adjust the scan speed by using the “СКАНИР” (Scan rate) knob on the right panel. The scan rate can range from 0.25 to 3 degrees per second.

Stop the scan once a target is detected by moving the sensor slew hat in any direction. Zoom in on the target if required by switching to narrow FOV with the “ШПЗ – УПЗ” (Wide – Narrow) switch on the collective. Press “ЦУ” again to resume scanning.

 

To adjust the scan zone:

 

 Use the sensor slew hat to move the Shkval cursor to the desired scan area.

 Turn on scanning again by pressing the “ЦУ” button and scanning will resume in this new area.

 

To turn off scanning, press the “СБРОС” (Targeting mode reset) button on the Targeting Mode Controls panel; this will stop the scan and reset the Shkval to the default boresight position.

[Nate--IRL--]

Umm yes, what Viper said. Apologies for not actually answering your question Fighter. :)

 

Hate

[Fishbreath]

To be clear, when the procedure says to press the auto-turn and ground-moving-target buttons, it means to turn those off, right?

[Weta43]

You want ground moving target on, so if you see anything you can track it.

 

It's a long time since I used that feature, but logically, if turn on target is on at the same time as auto-scan, and the sfkval is trying to scan left, the nose should follow it and try to bring the scan point back into line with the aircraft, so the two would get into some sort of feedback loop & drive the aircraft around in circles.

If you were designing the system, you might cause the turn on target to be centered on the midpoint of the scan zone while auto scan is engaged to avoid that.

I'm about to go to work, but maybe you could try it and tell us whether Kamov and E.D. were clever enough to do that ? :)