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auto-follow
auto-follow adj. and n. as adj.
/ˈˌɑdoʊˈfɑloʊ/ as n./ˈɑdoʊˌfɑloʊ/ Radar (now chiefly historical) (a) adj. = auto-following adj. and n. (a); (b) n. = automatic following n. at automatic adj. and n. Compounds.
Brit. /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈfɒləʊ/
, /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈfɒləʊ/U.S. /ˈˌɔdoʊˈfɑloʊ/
, /ˈˌɔdoʊˈfɑloʊ//ˈˌɑdoʊˈfɑloʊ/Brit. /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌfɒləʊ/
, /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌfɒləʊ/U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌfɑloʊ/
, /ˈɔdoʊˌfɑloʊ//ˈɑdoʊˌfɑloʊ/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [noun] > other methods or operations > radar > types of
radio sounding1922
auto-following1946
automatic following1946
shoran1946
auto-follow1947
pulse radar1947
colidar1961
1947 Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 94 iia. 183/2 The general principle of the auto-follow unit consists in modulating two d.c. radar output signals.
1961 Aeroplane 101 75/1 Auto-follow is manually initiated by means of ‘rolling-ball’ type controls.
1991 B. Lovell Echoes of War vii. 74 At last the workshops finished modifying the auto-follow mechanism so that we could test it in elevation and azimuth.
1993 S. Bennett Hist. Control Engin. 1930–55 vi. 149 Ludbrook had designed auto-follow for the searchlight radar systems in 1940–41.
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