Plasma Display Techniques Study. Volume II. Technical.

Abstract

The report summarizes the results of a program to evaluate the capabilities and limitations of a spectrum of electrical gas discharge techniques applicable or potentially applicable to aircraft displays. Fixed format displays, which include segmented numeric and column presentations, were studied and implemented in both ac- and dc-driven devices. The existence of aircraft instruments incorporating dc gas discharge displays shows that a sufficient number of requirements have been met to permit limited application of this type of display element in aircraft. Analogous ac-driven devices were proven feasible with excellent display characteristics. These devices are less developed than their dc counter-parts, but results indicate that a good potential exists for overcoming some limitations inherent in dc-driven devices. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0878033

Entities

People

  • Dan J. Schott
  • James B. Armstrong
  • James O. Woodward
  • Norman G. Crowell

Organizations

  • Sperry Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Diffraction
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electron Emission
  • Gas Discharges
  • Segmented
  • Spectra

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design