ARTS II Enhancement Design Alternative Study.

Abstract

This report documents a study on an enchanced ARTS II, to be known as ARTS IIA. ARTS IIA will include the following features: beacon tracking, minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW), conflict alert, and training target generator (TTG). In addition, it will be compatible with various sensors and displays now under development, such as ASR-9, Direct Address Beacon System (DABS), and Tower Cab Digital Display (TCDD). The study considered the current capacity (memory and speed) of the ARTS II computer as well as the requirements for the near-term enhancements. Various computer configurations were investigated for cost, ease of system development, implementation, and installation. A recommendation is made that the current ARTS II computer be replaced with an LSI-2/40.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA096276

Entities

People

  • C. Isberg
  • M. Tashker
  • Michael A. Bell
  • N. Savage

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alphanumeric Displays
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Consoles
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Displays
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Detectors
  • Display Systems
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Message Processing
  • Power Supplies
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radar
  • Software Development

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.