Hydrofoil Collision Avoidance and Tracking System

Hydrofoil Collision Avoidance and Tracking System

[′hī·drə‚fȯil kə′lish·ən ə‚vȯid·əns ən ′trak·iŋ ‚sis·təm] (navigation) A computer-based system designed to automate target tracking and navigation functions in order to increase the safety of high-speed ships; it makes use of the superposition of chart data over radar data, allowing precise positioning to be accomplished. Abbreviated HYCATS.