Evaluation of the Modified NAS En Route Stage A Model 3D Weather and Fixed Map Unit.

Abstract

A number of changes were requested by Air Traffic Service to improve the operational performance of the National Airspace System (NAS) En Route Stage A Model 3D Weather Subsystem, the basic element of which is the Weather and Fixed-Map Unit (WFMU). The essential changes included an increase in the WFMU weather-processing range to 200 miles, an improvement in the azimuth resolution of weather contour presentation; and provision for finer threshold adjustments for display of weather contours at different attenuation levels. Several technical and operational tests were performed at Elwood, New Jersey, and at field sites to assure WFMU interface with radar modification equipment, Common Digitizer (CD), and computer software.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA024330

Entities

People

  • Robert W. Delaney

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Analog To Digital Converters
  • Attenuation
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Information Processing
  • New Jersey
  • Processing Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Traffic

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture

Technology Areas

  • Space