TEST AND EVALUATION OF THE LEVEL 1 BEACON AUTOMATED RADAR TERMINAL SYSTEM (PART III)

The report describes the test and evaluation that was conducted to determine the performance characteristics of the Level 1 Beacon Automated Radar Terminal System (ARTS III). A test bed was established to record ARTS III beacon target replies and reports on digital tape. Computer programs were preapred to process the digital tapes and to provide statistical data defining system performance. Technical tests were conducted to determine the characteristics of the ARTS III quantizer, bracket and code pulse recognition logic, and garble detection logic. In addition, the performance of the software code validation and target detection algorithms was established. Operational tests were conducted to determine the effect that a storage tube defruiter had on system performance. The test and evaluation program established the baseline standards of performance for the ARTS III System. (Modified author abstract)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center

  Federal Aviation Administration
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Authors:
  • Holtz, M
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 127 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Algorithms; Computer programs; Logic; Radar beacons; Statistics
• Old TRIS Terms: Automated radar terminal system 3; Logic; Quantizer
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054428
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-NA-73-83 Intrm Rpt
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 10 1974 12:00AM