AUTOMATIC TRACKING FACILITY

This document describes the design of the Automatic Tracking and Control System that will be used with a Glide Slope and Localizer Scale Model ILS facilities. The design approach uses a positive drive system to control trolley height as a function of carriage displacement from threshold and glide path angle. A carriage and mast assembly simulating an aircraft on its final approach was designed and built. A digital servo system for the accurate positioning of the simulated aircraft receiving antenna was developed. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Airborne Instruments Laboratory

  Cutler-Hammer, Incorporated, Commac Road
  Deer Park, NY  United States  11729
• Authors:
  • Palatnick, A S
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Antennas; Automatic control; Automation; Control panels; Digital computers; Flight control systems; Flight paths; Glide path systems; Instrument landing systems; Landing; Radar tracking; Scale models; Servomechanisms; Simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft antennas; Aircraft landing; Digital systems
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093529
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: AIL-FGS-A414-3 Intrm Rpt., FAA-RD-75-203
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA74WA-3345
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Jan 21 1976 12:00AM