DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSISTORIZED RANGE COMPUTER FOR THE 1/4-NAUTICAL-MILE COMRAZ SYSTEM
Abstract
The COMRAZ range computer was developed to increase the functional utility of existing and future military communications by providing a range determining feature. Two identical experimental COMRAZ range units were constructed for demonstration purposes. All circuits were transistorized and constructed as plug-in modules. Each model consisted of a main chassis with 14 modules and a built-in regulated power supply; a multiple drum-type indicator to display the range in nautical miles on separate tumblers in increments of hundreds, tens, units, and quarters of a nautical mile; and an electro-mechanical coupler that translates range information from the main chassis into digital readouts on the indicator. The laboratory tests performed on the experimental range units indicated that a complete transistorized version of the COMRAZ range computer was feasible. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0265788
Entities
People
- E. Kee
Organizations
- Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster