THE CHARM SYSTEM OPERATION AND RESULTS

Abstract

CHARM was an experimental vehicle designed to study the problems of air traffic control/air defense integration. It was an early, if not the first, application of high-speed data processing techniques, such as those developed in the SAGE air defense system, to the en route air traffic control problem. This document presents an over-all review of the results of operating the CHARM System from December 1958 through May 1959. Significant statistical data were not gathered: the Whirlwind I computer was shut down prior to the start of a compre hensive test series designed to gather quantita tive data, and most of the normal periods of system operation were devoted to demonstrations of CHARM to representatives of government agencies and industry. The necessarily dif ferent mode of operation required for demon strations made it impossible to collect detailed or useful data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0408567

Entities

People

  • D. R. Israel
  • P. Stylos
  • W. S. Nicol

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic Tracking
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Direction Finding
  • Flight Paths
  • High Altitude
  • Military Personnel
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radio Communications

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