DocumentCode
1366560
Title
SCR-584 radar and the Mark 56 naval gun fire control system
Author
Getting, Ivan A.
Volume
5
Issue
10
fYear
1990
Firstpage
3
Lastpage
15
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8985
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/62.60673
Filename
60673
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