DISCRETE ADDRESS BEACON SYSTEM (DABS) RECEIVER AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR BEACON SYSTEM (ATCRBS) AND DABS PROCESSOR SUBSYSTEM TESTS

This report describes the subsystem interrogator and processor tests conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center on the engineering laboratory model of the Discrete Address Beacon System (DABS). These tests were conducted to determine the performance of the multichannel receiver and the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) and DABS processors. These performance test results supplement the functional subsystem testing performed by Texas Instruments, Incorporated during the factory tests. The results of the receiver tests were used to determine the operating parameters and performance of the monopulse receiver and the operating characteristics of the video quantizer. The ATCRBS reply processor tests identified the static performance and characteristics of the variable parameters in this unit. The DABS reply processor tests defined the performance of the critical elements in the DABS processor. These elements were the video digitizer, the message bit and monopulse processing, and the error detection and correction. Identification and optimization of the characteristics of the variable parameters of this unit were determined. It was concluded that the subsystems tested met the requirements specified in the DABS engineering requirement (ER) FAA-ER-240-26. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Airport Technology Research and Development Branch
  Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • BAKER, L H
• Publication Date: 1980-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 59 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aeronautics; Air traffic control; Analog to digital converters; Engineering; Federal government; Industrial plants; Interrogators; Optimization; Performance; Performance tests; Radar beacons; Radar receivers; Radio receivers; Specifications; Statics; Test procedures; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parameters; Requirement
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Monopulse radar; Performance engineering; Processing; Processing equipment; Video signals
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00328880
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-CT-80-11, FAA-RD-80-75
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 21 2003 12:00AM