The Handheld Programmable Calculator: An Interim Solution to Direction Finding Calculations in the Field.

Abstract

This study examines the electronic direction finding problem at division level, and proposes the use of the Texas Instruments Programmable 59 Calculator as an interim solution to the electronic direction finding calculations, currently performed manually at the tactical level. The study provides a calculator program description with programming instructions, detailed instructions for use of the calculator with and without the printer, procedures for input/output, a worksheet for field use, and an operational concept. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072156

Entities

People

  • William E. Harmon

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calculators
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Direction Finding
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Grids
  • New York
  • Personal Computers
  • Processing Equipment
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Two Dimensional
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems