Some early achievements in landing guidance using mechanically scanned pulse-encoded beams

Author

Battle, E.H., Jr. ; Tatz, A. ; Woodward, J.E.

Volume

25

Issue

5

fYear

1989

fDate

9/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

775

Lastpage

781

Abstract

A microwave scanning beam landing system from the 1950s and 1960s is still operating routinely. It depends on airborne reception of pulse-coded signals from mechanically scanned antennas. Military versions include the US Navy´s C-Scan for carrier landings and the Tactical Instrument Landing System used in Sweden. Other sets, called microwave scanning beam landing systems, serve Space Shuttle orbiters. System concepts and functional hardware requirements were tested extensively by on-ground and flight procedures. Both the US Navy and Sweden purchased operational equipments in 1969

Keywords

aerospace instrumentation; ground support systems; microwave detectors; military systems; Space Shuttle orbiters; Sweden; Tactical Instrument Landing System; US Navy´s C-Scan; airborne reception; carrier landings; mechanically scanned antennas; mechanically scanned pulse-encoded beams; microwave scanning beam landing systems; military systems; pulse-coded signals; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Azimuth; Instruments; Life members; Phased arrays; Pulse modulation; Radar; Space shuttles; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.42094

Filename

42094