Introduction

Clutter Parameters allow you to create up to 8 Clutter Areas which change the Clutter Map Time and the Clutter Slow Decay settings within the Clutter Map settings for the Debris and Advanced Settings for each tracker.

This changes those settings on an area by area basis.

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Overview

An example of this useful feature can be seen in ClearWay™ during situations where queues are in progress. When the queue drops, we often get false tracks where targets, such as trees, become visible to the radar again. By holding the clutter data for longer, there is more time before the clutter value will drop below the threshold, causing an alarm when the clutter jumps back up, once the queue has cleared. Clutter Areas allow you to reduce this problem.

Please refer to Advanced Settings (Tracker Settings) | Clutter Map for more information about these settings.

Creating a Clutter Parameter

1. Enable the Config Function, then select Clutter Parameters in the Configuration Tree:
   
   

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2. In the Configuration Panel, select New:
   
   

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3. Select Clutter Parameters:
   
   

    

4. This will activate the Create New Clutter Parameters Wizard:
   
   

    

5. You can then choose a name for your new Clutter Parameter:
   
   

    

6. Click Finish to close the wizard.

7. The new Clutter Parameter settings will be available to edit in the Configuration Panel:
   
   

    

8. Please refer to the Advanced Settings (Tracker Settings) | Clutter Map section for information regarding these settings.

9. Once you have finished editing these settings click the Save button to save the new Clutter Parameter.
   
   

    

10. The new clutter parameter will be displayed in the Configuration Tree:
    
    

Applying Clutter Parameters to Clutter Areas

Once you have configured your Clutter Parameters, you can then apply them to the Tracker Settings.

To apply a Clutter Parameter:

1. Select the radar that you wish to apply the clutter parameter to.

2. Click Edit and scroll down to the Tracker Settings section and then select the button to expand the section.
   
   

    

3. Within the Tracker Settings there will be an Advanced Settings tab and a Debris tab. Both of these tabs have Clutter Map settings with an option to create Clutter Areas:
   
   

    

4. Select the desired tab. There will be Clutter Map settings with an option to create Clutter Areas:
   
   

    

5. Click the button to add a Clutter Area:
   
   

    

6. There will be 2 dropdowns for Area and Parameter values. Assign your Detection Area to the relevant Clutter Parameter. Select OK, then Save.

7. You have now created a Clutter Area, with a Clutter Parameter assigned to a Detection Area.

8. You can configure up to 8 Clutter Areas within each of the Advanced Settings and Debris tabs.

9. You can change the order of the Clutter Areas within the list by selecting a Clutter Area and clicking the up or down arrow:
   
   

    

10. A Clutter Area can be removed from the list by selecting it and clicking the and then selecting Save. This does not delete the actual Detection Area.

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