Accession Number:

AD0423327

Title:

ASDE BRIGHT-DISPLAY STUDY.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTS LAB DEER PARK N Y

Personal Author(s):

• Lethin,J. E.

Report Date:

1963-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

46.0

Abstract:

The results are presented of a study of brightdisplay techniques for the Airport Surface Detection Equipment Radar SDE. The object of this study has been to determine the optimum display technique to permit the high-resolution radar information to be viewed in the daytime environment of airport tower cabs. The results indicate that television scan-conversion techniques and direct-view storage tubes are applicable to the design of a bright ASDE display. It is concluded that, with the existing state of the art, a scan-conversion system is most promising for the requirement. The recommended configuration for such a system would use the existing ASDE-2 display consoles, modified to accommodate a high-resolution television camera for direct pick-up of the PPI presentation on a 5-inch flat-face CRT. Displays in the tower cab would be bright television monitors, using the FAA 945-line TV standard. With this system, the objective for 20-ft, effective system range resolution can be achieved for airport coverage up to 9000 X 12,000 ft. Author

Descriptors:

• *AIRPORT RADAR SYSTEMS
• *AIRPORT CONTROL TOWERS
• DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• RADAR EQUIPMENT
• BRIGHTNESS
• PLAN POSITION INDICATORS
• ILLUMINATION
• OPTICAL IMAGES
• CATHODE RAY TUBE SCREENS
• REDUCTION
• STORAGE TUBES
• ELECTRONIC SCANNERS
• TELEVISION DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• RESOLUTION
• HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE