Localized Cable Radar (LOCAR) Feasibility Study.

Abstract

A breadboard LOCAR (Localized Cable Radar) sensor unit was fabricated by ITT Gilfillan for feasibility testing. A description of the equipment is given and the tests are reported. During testing a variety of aircraft and ground targets were reliably detected in an airport ground traffic environment. Applicability of LOCAR to the airport ground traffic surveillance was established and sensor unit design improvements indicated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018141

Entities

People

  • R. Waddoup

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Environment
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Ground Traffic
  • Surveillance
  • Traffic
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Software Engineering