Design of a Prototype Microcomputer Driven Training Device for an Air Force Maintenance School

Abstract

Microcomputers are no longer toys, they are cheap computers. This project proved that a commercial, 'off the shelf' microcomputer could run a simulator used in an Air Force Technical Training school. Research through the Defense Documentation Center (now the Defense Technical Information Center) showed nothing comparable in DoD. Commercial producers of trainers were also unable to show equivalent capability. A reproducible method to evaluate microcomputers is shown and used. Circuits are shown and discussed which provide control of the trainer and implement outputs. An invention is detailed which produces waveshapes for oscilloscope under program control. Software is provided, with full documentation, that generates waveshapes for the invention (above) which can then run independent of computer inputs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA089310

Entities

People

  • Michael F. Winthrop

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Compilers
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Performance Tests
  • Radar
  • Reliability
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Training Devices
  • United States
  • Waveform Generators
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation