ARTS IIA Design Analysis.

Abstract

This report documents the analysis performed by the COMSIS Corporation and SRI International of the proposed design for the ARTS IIA air traffic system for terminal areas with low to medium traffic density. ARTS II will be upgraded to ARTS IIA with the replacement of the LSI-2/20 minicomputer by the LSI-2/40, which is faster and has more memory capacity, and the addition of minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW), conflict alert (CA), a tracker to support these, and a training target generator (TTG). The study addressed the use of semiconductor memory in an air traffic system and the requirement for a battery backup power supply. The algorithms for the enhancements were studied to determine whether the LSI-2/40 has sufficient speed to perform them under traffic and display loads expected in 1990. It is concluded that the replacement computer has the capacity to perform the enhancement functions under maximum target and display load for the expected air traffic environment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119598

Entities

People

  • M. Tashker
  • Michael A. Bell
  • W. Chapel

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  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

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  • Aircrafts
  • Battery Chargers
  • Circuit Boards
  • Computer Programming
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  • Energy
  • Inverters
  • Measurement
  • Military Aircraft
  • Power Supplies
  • Processing Equipment
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

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  • Microelectronics