NTL Record

Title Doppler Acoustic Vortex Sensing System
Record ID 41495
Personal Name
Creator		 McConville, Richard P.
Source 204p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 19781001
Language English
Abstract This is the final report on the Doppler Acoustic Vortex Sensing System, (DAVSS) program carried out by Avco Corporation's Systems Division for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Center. The objective of the program was the design of an engineered DAVSS capable of real-time detection, tracking, recording, and graphic display of aircraft trailing vortices. Problems related to such vortices are currently under intensive study by the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration. This report presents hardware and software design aspects of the system. The design of the acoustic antennas and transducers is described. System control, computer hardware and software, and system/subsystem interfaces are discussed.
Public Note Introduction, System description, Subsystem design, System operation, Appendices
Rosap ID dot:9303
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9303
TRT Terms Doppler navigation; Wakes; Vortices; Landing; Tracking systems
General Subjects Doppler acoustic vortex sensor; Wake vortex; Trailing vortex sensing system; Aircraft vortex tracking system; Aircraft landing
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION
Geographical
Coverage		 United States
OCLC 6642249
Contract Number DOT-TSC-710
Report Number DOT-TSC-FAA-75-28; FAA-RD-76-41
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/41000/41400/41495/DOT-TSC-FAA-75-28.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository