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

Author

Getting, Ivan A.

Volume

39

Issue

12

fYear

1991

fDate

12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1920

Lastpage

1930

Abstract

A brief history of the MIT Radiation Laboratory established by the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) is presented. The focus is on Radlab Projects 2, a gunlaying system including a radar for target acquisition and tracking, a computer to establish tracks and to make fire-control predictions, and the guns and the shells with their fuses, and Project 3, a navigation system. The current situation is discussed, including 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 are briefly reviewed: the Army Patriot, the Navy Aegis, and the AF Navstar of GPS navigation system

Keywords

laboratories; microwaves; military systems; AF Navstar; Army Patriot; GPS; MIT Radiation Laboratory; NDRC; National Defense Research Committee; Navy Aegis; Project 3; Radlab Projects 2; computer; fire-control predictions; fuses; gunlaying system; navigation system; radar; shells; target acquisition; tracking; Aerospace electronics; Airborne radar; Aircraft navigation; Laboratories; Magnetic separation; Microwave devices; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical reflection; Pulse measurements; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.106529

Filename

106529