Title :
The origins of the proximity fuze
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Inst. of Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The poor quality of antiaircraft artillery in 1940 could be traced to the uncertainties in determining the range to the target and in setting a time fuze accordingly. The proximity fuze eliminated these problems by sensing the presence of the aircraft.
Keywords :
military aircraft; military equipment; radar applications; weapons; aircraft sensing; antiaircraft artillery; proximity fuze; range; time fuze; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Circuit testing; Frequency; Laser radar; Oscillators; Projectiles; Radar tracking; Uncertainty; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4471-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1998.705024
