The Airborne Measurement Facility (AMF) System Description.

Abstract

The Airborne Measurement Facility (AMF) is a data collection and conversion system that provides a means for obtaining recorded data representing pulsed electromagnetic signals received on one of the two ATC radar beacon frequency bands that is selected for a given data collecting mission. The facility consists of two subsystems: (1) an airborne subsystem which collects and records data during flight, and (2) a ground playback facility which processes the data and transcribes it onto computer-compatible tape. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 1976
Accession Number
ADA023868

Entities

People

  • G. V. Colby

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Airborne
  • Beacons
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computers
  • Conversion
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Measurement
  • Playback
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Stations
  • Terminal Flight Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.