System Definition and Investigation of the On-Site Processing of Sensor Signals. Volume I. Summary of Results, System Definition, Radar Processing.
Abstract
The objective of this program was twofold: (1) to define requirements from the primary radar system and from the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) for the en route automation portion of the National Airspace System and (2) to unload the data line from the on-site surveillance system. The primary thrust of this investigation was directed towards the Common Digitizer (CD); the requirements placed on the CD by the Air Route Traffic Control Center's Central Computer Complex, the processing capabilities and limitations of the CD and the requirements the CD places on the surveillance sensors. This report documents the analytical and empirical investigations that were conducted in these areas in support of the stated objectives. Due to the magnitude of the results of this program, this report has been prepared in three volumes. This Volume 1 consists of (1) a summary of major results, conclusions, and recommendations for the entire program, (2) a description of the work accomplished and results obtained in the area of primary radar processing, and (3) a discussion of the ATCRBS jitter problem from the overall surveillance system standpoint. Volume 2 discusses processing of the ATCRBS (secondary radar) information within the Common Digitizer. Volume I and 2 are essentially independent so that the reader concerned with ATCRBS PROCESSING CAN CONCENTRATE ON Volume 2 and vice versa. Volume 3 contains the appendices which present backup information in support of the Volume 1 and 2 discussions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA038491
Entities
People
- E. C. Wetzlar
- J. W. Thomas
- L. H. Zitzman
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University