A SELECTED LIST OF UNCLASSIFIED PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT THE RAND CORPORATION. 1948-1961
Abstract
AD-265 336Div. 6U (TIPSW/DLW) OTS price $19.75 Radio Corp. of America, Moorestown, N. J. RADAR PARAMETER MEASUREMENT PROGRAM. Interim rept. for 1 Apr-15 Nov 60. 15 Nov 61, 319p. incl. illus. tables. (Contract DA 36-039-sc-78311) Unclassified report DESCRIPTORS: (*Radar tracking, Search radar, Radar equipment, C band, Instrumentation, Calibration, Effectiveness, Test facilities, Tests.) (Parametric amplifiers, Design.) (Electromagnetic waves, Radar reflections, Atmospheric refraction, Attenuation, Noise (Radar), Propagation, Radiometers, Errors, Measurement.) Open-ended Terms: AN/FPS-16. The techniques and results are presented of the theoretical and experimental research leading to the improvement of the AN/FPS-16 radar system. Presented are the detailed findings and analyses of the experimental data taken during AN/FPS-16 (XN-3) tracking tests with carefully controlled conditions of test and radar operational parameters. The targets used for the tracking tests performed included boresight tower, ballooncarried single and dual spheres, and the sun to determine the effects of atmospheric refraction and attenuation, target multipath, target scintillation, angle tracking error due to thermal noise, and angular accuracy and precision of the sun and boresight target. Also presented are the findings and analyses of signal strength calibration and stability, field intensity measurements, range system automatic lock-on probability measurements, absolute accuracy of the radar pedestal system by star observation, and the initial development effort for breadboarded parametric amplifiers for the AN/FPS-16 radars. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 15, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0265335
Entities
Organizations
- RAND Corporation