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Janus system

Janus system

[′jā·nəs ‚sis·təm]
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A technique used in Doppler navigator design which utilizes radar or sound beams directed forward and astern for computation of ground-speed components; by heterodyning the returned pulses, the Doppler shift can be determined independently of the transmitted frequency.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in periodicals archive
The JANUS system provides battle-staff training for brigade, battalion, company and platoon operations.
I recommend the Janus system to commanders who are looking for an efficient way to establish/develop SOPs, and TTPs, or who would like to refine tactics before executing a field problem.
Pronouncing his words distinctly and carefully, an English-speaking participant in the demonstration talked into a headset-mounted microphone connected to Carnegie Mellon's JANUS system. He said: "I would like to register for the conference." Seconds later, the voice synthesizer in Germany repeated: "Ich wuerde mich gerne zur Konferenz anmelden."
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