Digitized Radar Data Compressor.

Abstract

The data compressor (DACOMP) is a special-purpose device designed specifically to increase radar data recording capabilities at air route traffic control centers (ATRCC's). The DACOMP accomplishes this by compressing the number of channels each radar occupies prior to recording, thereby reducing the number of tape tracks required for each radar. The three 2400 bit-per-second channels of a digitized radar are compressed onto one high-speed (9375 bit-per-second) channel. Because of the threefold reduction in recording track requirements, use of DACOMP's will enable ARTCC's to record information from an increased number of radar sites on the recorders that are available to them. This report explains the installation, use, theory of operation, and maintenance of the DACOMP. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057442

Entities

People

  • Arthur R. Moss
  • Edwin A. Mack

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Circuits
  • Compressors
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Rate
  • Data Transmission
  • Decoding
  • Diagrams
  • Indicators
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Nand Gates
  • Oscillators
  • Power Supplies
  • Shift Registers
  • Test Equipment
  • United States

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.