The Description of the ROBIN Program and Its Conversion to the Interdata 7-32 Computer System.
Abstract
ROBIN (the operational program for computation of upper atmosphere density and other parameters from a passive inflatable falling sphere) was developed for the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory by the University of Dayton Research Institute in the 1960's. Its utilization was limited to the Meteorological Rocket Network ranges that had high precision radars and large capacity computers. The development of minicomputers and the deployment of Nike Hercules tracking radars at several Army meteorological rocket sites made it possible to expand the use of the ROBIN sphere to remote locations. The only remaining barrier was the adaptation of the ROBIN program to a minicomputer. This report describes the conversion of the ROBIN-UNIVAC 1108 program used by the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, to the Interdata 7-32 minicomputer. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA086810
Entities
People
- Donald Elwell
- M. Don Merrill
Organizations
- New Mexico State University