ATCRBS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REFLECTOR ANTENNA DEVELOPMENT

This report describes the results of a program undertaken by Texas Instruments Incorporated, under contract to the Transportation Systems Center (TSC), to investigate improved antennas for the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS). Under this program, an engineering model of a new ATCRBS reflector antenna system was developed and tested. The antenna system was designed primarily for use in terminal area air traffic control, collocated with an Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR). Also developed during this program was an integral beacon feed for the ARSR-2 radar, to give improved beacon coverage for en-route sites. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Instruments, Incorporated

  Equipment Group
  Dallas, TX  United States  75222
• Authors:
  • Richardson, P N
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 145 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control radar beacon system; Airport operations; Airports; Antennas; Freight terminals; Intermodal terminals; Omnidirectional antennas; Phased arrays; Profits; Radar; Radar air traffic control; Radar antennas; Radar beacons; Radiation patterns; Reflectorized materials; Surveillance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Antenna radiation patterns
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport radar systems; Airport surveillance radar; Antenna feed; Cross polarization
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143739
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSC-FAA-76-3 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-602
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1977 12:00AM