Microwave systems-then and now-examples at the 50th reunion of the MIT Radiation Laboratory

Author

Getting, I.A.

Author_Institution

Aerospace Corp., EL Segundo, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

10-14 July 1991

Abstract

Summary form only given. The delivery by the British in 1940 of a cavity magnetron operating at S-band (10 cm) sparked an intensive effort in the US in response to three urgent wartime system requests. The MIT Radiation Laboratory was established by NDRC, and from this sprang an intense and successful program in microwave components and systems. The author discussed the successes attained in two of the three projects: firecontrol and navigation. He then addressed the current situation and the impact of advances in technology, both in the microwave field and in complementary fields essential to the design of modern microwave systems. Three examples were discussed: the Army Patriot, the Navy Aegis, and the AF Navstar or GPS (global positioning system) navigation system.<>

Keywords

history; microwaves; 10 cm; AF Navstar; Army Patriot; GPS navigation system; MIT Radiation Laboratory; Navy Aegis; S-band; cavity magnetron; firecontrol; global positioning system; microwave systems; navigation; Global Positioning System; Laboratories; Microwave Theory and Techniques Society; Microwave technology; Navigation; Paper technology; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-87942-591-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1991.146939

Filename

146939