Accession Number:
AD0757744
Title:
O'Hare ASDE-2 Radome Performance in Rain; Analysis and Improvement.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Jan-Jul 72,
Corporate Author:
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MASS
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1973-03-01
Pagination or Media Count:
78.0
Abstract:
The operational performance of the ASDE-2 radar at OHare Airport is severely limited during periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. Using the system performance specifications, an estimate has been made of the ASDE-2s tolerance to power loss and degradation of its circular polarization produced by a radome. Three aspects of the OHare radome were examined as potential sources of excessive loss. These are a the metal space frame, b the dielectric constant and loss tangent of the membrane material, and c the membrane surface properties. Author Modified Abstract
Descriptors:
Subject Categories:
- Air Navigation and Guidance
- Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment