Accession Number:

ADA090616

Title:

Tower Cab Digital Display Operational Evaluation.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Jan-Mar 80,

Corporate Author:

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ

Personal Author(s):

• Karsten,Philip

Report Date:

1980-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

17.0

Abstract:

This report discusses the operational evaluation of the Tower Cab Digital Display TCDD. The TCDD is used for air traffic control operations in the St. Petersburg control tower and the MacDill Air Force Base ground control approach GCA and control tower facilities as part of the Automated Radar Terminal System ARTS IIIA Remote Tower Display System. Evaluation objectives were to determine the usefulness and suitability of TCDD operational features. Resultant findings will be input to the Systems Research and Development Service SRDS technical data package for future production TCDDs. For the most part, resultant findings are favorable to existing TCDD capabilities. Some modifications are recommended for future production models. Author

Descriptors:

• *AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
• *DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• *RADAR EQUIPMENT
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• DIGITAL SYSTEMS
• REAL TIME
• TARGET RECOGNITION
• TABLES(DATA)
• COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
• AERIAL TARGETS
• INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS
• MAN COMPUTER INTERFACE
• MODEMS
• WEATHER COMMUNICATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Terminal Flight Facilities
• Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE