THE AIRBORNE MEASUREMENT FACILITY (AMF) SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

The Airborne Measurement Facility (AMF) is a data collection and conversion system that provides a means for obtaining recorded data representing pulsed electromagnetic signals received on one of the two ATC radar beacon frequency bands that is selected for a given data collecting mission. The facility consists of two subsystems: (1) an airborne subsystem which collects and records data during flight, and (2) a ground playback facility which processes the data and transcribes it onto computer-compatible tape. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Linclon Laboratory, 244 Wood Street
  Lexington, MA  United States  02420-9180
• Authors:
  • Colby, G V
• Publication Date: 1976-3-25

Media Info

• Pagination: 61 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Measurement; Mode S; Radar; Radar beacons; Radio frequency; Recording; Signals
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airborne; Compatibility; Missions
• Old TRIS Terms: Playback; Radar signals; Recording systems
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133249
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ATC-60, FAA-RD-76-233
• Contract Numbers: F19628-76-C-0002,, DOT-FA72WAI-261
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 2002 12:00AM