diff --git a/read_RADAR.py b/read_RADAR.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+read radar data
+@author: qzhang
+"""
+
+import numpy as np
+import string
+from array import array
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D
+
+# read radar binary data
+def radar_read(file_path):
+	pi=np.pi
+	# 读数据
+	flag=open(file_path,"r")
+	data=np.asarray(array("B",flag.read()))
+	data=data.reshape([len(data)/2432,2432])
+	# 找仰角
+	if data[0,72]==11:
+		phi=[0.50,0.50,1.45,1.45,2.40,3.35,4.30,5.25,6.2,7.5,8.7,10,12,14,16.7,19.5]
+	if data[0,72]==21:
+		phi=[0.50,0.50,1.45,1.45,2.40,3.35,4.30,6.00,9.00,14.6,19.5]
+	if data[0,72]==31:
+		phi=[0.50,0.50,1.50,1.50,2.50,2.50,3.50,4.50]
+	if data[0,72]==32:
+		phi=[0.50,0.50,2.50,3.50,4.50]
+	g1=np.zeros([len(data),460])
+	h1=np.zeros([len(data),460])
+	i1=np.zeros([len(data),460])
+	j1=np.zeros([len(data),460])
+	count=0
+	while count<len(data):
+		print "径向数据编号 : ",count
+		b1=data[count,44]+256*data[count,45]				#仰角序数
+		c1=(data[count,36]+256*data[count,37])/8*180/4096				#方位角
+		d1=data[count,54]+256*data[count,55]				#径向库
+		print "仰角序数,方位角,径向库 : ",b1,c1,d1
+		if d1==0:
+			count+=1
+			continue
+		else:
+			count+=1
+		i=0
+		while i<460:
+			g1[count-1,i]=phi[b1-1]									#仰角
+			h1[count-1,i]=c1												#方位角
+			i1[count-1,i]=0.5+i-1											#径向
+			if i>d1:																	#反射率
+				j1[count-1,i]=0
+			else:
+				if data[count-1,128+i]==0:							#无数据
+					j1[count-1,i]=0
+				else:
+					if data[count-1,128+i]==1:						#距离模糊
+						j1[count-1,i]=0
+					else:																#数据正常
+						j1[count-1,i]=(data[count-1,128+i]-2)/2-32
+			i+=1
+	n=3
+	a2=0															#仰角序数
+	while a2<len(data):
+		if data[a2,44]>(n-1):
+			break
+		a2+=1
+	a3=a2
+	while a3<len(data):
+		if data[a3,44]>n:
+			break
+		a3+=1
+	yj=g1[a2:a3,:]
+	fwj=h1[a2:a3,:]
+	jx=i1[a2:a3,:]
+	fsl=j1[a2:a3,:]
+	return yj,fwj,jx,fsl
+	
+def sph2cart(elevation,azimuth,r):
+	ele,a= np.deg2rad([elevation,azimuth])
+	x=r*np.cos(ele)*np.cos(a)
+	y= r * np.cos(ele) * np.sin(a)
+	z = r * np.sin(ele)
+	return x,y,z
+"""
+# test
+y,fw,j,fs=radar_read("/media/qzhang/240E5CF90E5CC608/2011_07_18/radar/Z_RADR_I_Z9250_20110718075900_O_DOR_SA_CAP.bin")
+nx,ny,nz=sph2cart(y,fw,j)
+plt.subplot(1, 1, 1)
+plt.pcolor(ny, nx, fs, cmap='Accent')
+plt.axis([ny.min(), ny.max(), nx.min(), nx.max()])
+plt.show()
+"""