Evaluation of a Remote Tone Signaling Control/Monitor System as Lightning/Transient Protection for Solid State Instrument Landing Systems.

Abstract

A new technique in remote control and monitoring of a solid-state instrument landing system (ILS) was evaluated at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC) intended as a solution to problems caused by lightning and transients on phone lines and buried cables. The findings show the system effectively reduces or eliminates false transmitter cycling, erroneous status indications, and damage to the ILS equipment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA065473

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  • James R. Branstetter

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Processing Units
  • Circuits
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Instrument Landings
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Lightning
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Microprocessors
  • Personal Computers
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Signal Processing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Voltage

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