A 10 cm Dual Frequency Doppler Weather Radar. Part II. A Quality Assurance/Fault Location Network.

Abstract

A functional description of an automatic radar system performance monitoring network is presented. A network of microprocessor controlled monitoring units were interfaced to various sensors at key areas in a Doppler weather radar in order to collect system status information and display it at a central point near the operator's console. This status information is displayed on a color terminal in a way that allows the systems operator to verify the proper operation of the radar with just a cursory glance at the terminal. Fault location and fault tolerant techniques were employed to provide the system user with quality assured data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 1982
Accession Number
ADA125886

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Banis

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Automatic
  • Communication Channels
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Processing
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Microprocessors
  • Power Meters
  • Power Supplies
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radar
  • Radar Equipment
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design