TEST AND EVALUATION OF IMPROVED AZIMUTH PULSE GENERATOR (APG).

Abstract

Azimuth pulse generators and a digital-to-synchro converter were subjected to tests at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center to ascertain their compliance with engineering requirements and to determine their performance in supplying antenna azimuth position data to a Radar Video Data Processor (RVDP). The azimuth pulse generators were installed in the antenna pedestal of the experimental airport surveillance radar (ASR-5) facility, and the digital-to-synchro converter was installed at the radar display subsystem. Utilizing digital computer programs, RVDP output messages were tabulated and analyzed to determine precision in reporting antenna azimuth. Test results indicated that the azimuth pulse generators and the digital-to-synchro converter performed satisfactorily, and acceptably provided antenna azimuth position data to the RVDP. Difficulties encountered during the tests were related to the type of coupling between the antenna and the azimuth pulse generators, which resulted in a recommendation to use only a worm-gear method of coupling. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713718

Entities

People

  • Oliver D. Carlson

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airport Radar Systems
  • Antenna Pedestals
  • Antennas
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Converters
  • Digital Computers
  • Engineering
  • Generators
  • Pulse Generators
  • Radar
  • Surveillance Radar
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Worm Gears

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.