Title :
SCR-584 radar and the Mark 56 naval gun fire control system
Author :
Getting, Ivan A.
Abstract :
The pioneering World War II effort of marrying precision radar to antiaircraft fire-control computers is described. The people and organizations involved are discussed, and the new areas of application opened by the research are addressed. The technical problems that had to be solved are examined.<>
Keywords :
computerised control; military equipment; radar equipment; Mark 56 naval gun fire control; SCR-584 radar; World War II; antiaircraft fire-control computers; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Cathodes; Control systems; Fires; Frequency; Laboratories; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Sea measurements;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
