Figure 7-20 Simplified Radar Power and Range parametric diagram

This diagram focuses only on power from the power supply and its relationship to overall radar size and range. It is simplified, but that is one of the things we should do with modeling—emphasize salient data to illustrate a point. We could draw other parametric diagrams focussing on other aspects of the pertinent equations.

Furthermore, by providing a means for including this information explicitly in the model, we open the possibility of hooking the model to other reasoning/analytical tools at our disposal. So if we are constrained by weight, size, or amount of radiation we can produce, we can include these constraints in the model, instantiate some values, and be warned if we violate constraints. In such a simplified example as this, such warning might not be all that useful; after all,

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IBM SG24-7368-00 manual Simplified Radar Power and Range parametric diagram