Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Acoustic Locator System. Volume 5. Telemetry Display System (TDS) Maintenance Manual

Abstract

The manual provides instructions for long-term maintenance of the Telemetry Display System (TDS) that is a part of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Acoustic Locator System. The system detects the muzzle blast from weapons such as mortrars and artillery and computes the precise coordinates of that blast. The Telemetry Display System is a portable, battery-operated unit used at a central location to display signals transmitted from distant Azimuth Processors (APs) by radio or field wire. The TDS contains four readout modules, each cable of accepting signals from eight APs (for a total of 32 signals) and displaying them in sequence on NIXIE-tube visual readouts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0744723

Entities

People

  • Geoffrey P. Watts

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Battery Chargers
  • Capacitors
  • Circuits
  • Connectors
  • Converters
  • Display Systems
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Lightning Arresters
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power Supplies
  • Terminals
  • Transmitters
  • Wiring Diagrams
  • Zener Diodes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.