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Proceedings, ITC/USA International Telemetering Conference Proceedings, Volume 16 (1980) Item Type text; Proceedings Publisher International Foundation for Telemetering Journal International Telemetering Conference Proceedings Rights Copyright © International Foundation for Telemetering Download date 26/09/2021 05:27:47 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/582034 INTERNATIONAL TELEMETERING CONFERENCE OCTOBER 14, 15, 16, 1980 SPONSORED BY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR TELEMETERING CO-TECHNICAL SPONSOR INSTRUMENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA Bahia Hotel San Diego, California VOLUME XVI 1980 1980 INTERNATIONAL TELEMETERING CONFERENCE John B. Horton, General Chairman Frank Gerardi, Vice Chairman Dr. Fred Bond, Technical Program Chairman Eugene Ehrlich, Technical Program Chairman Alain Hackstaff, Exhibit Chairman Dr. Russell Seely, Publicity Chairman Francis Burns, Local Arrangement Chairman Dick Lytle, Financial Chairman Bob Klessig, ISF Representative Dr. B. H. Batson, ISA Representative Bruce Thyden, Golf Tournament Chairman Carolyn Lytle, Registration Chairman BOARD, INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR TELEMETERING H. F. Pruss, President V. W. Hammond, Vice President R. D. Bently, Secretary D. R. Andelin, Treasurer Ball Chin, Director F. Gerardi, Director T. J. Hoban, Director R. Klessig, Director W. A. Richardson, Director C. Weaver, Director 1980 ITC/USA Program Chairman Dr. F. E. Bond Program Chairman The decade of the 80’s is expected to herald an unprecedented advance in the state-of- the-art in electronics applications for telemetry, information processing and display, communications, and control. The role of satellites and the information sciences will continue to increase. Our program will examine the extent of these new developments including the technical, operational, and systems management aspects of their impact. The sessions cover a number of diverse fields of interest while highlighting the interaction between them. Fred Bond, Program Chariman, ITC/USA/80 Dr. Bond started with The Aerospace Corporation in December 1964. Currently he is engaged in satellite communication systems planning for both the Defense Department and NASA. He was the Associate System Engineering for the TACSAT and FLEETSATCOM programs. From September 1973 through December 1976, while on a leave of absence from the the Corporation, he was Deputy Director of the Defense Communciation Agency, with primary responsibility for Military Satellite Communciation Systems Architecture. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of Sigma XI, and a Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army Reserve Retired. Foreword to the 1980 Proceedings J. B. Horton General Chairman The International Foundation for Telemetering and the Instrument Society of America are pleased to bring forth thisSixteenth volurneof the PROCEEDINGS of the International Telemetering Conference, a compilation of the papers presented at ITC/USA/’80 in San Diego, October 15, 16, 17, 1980. These papers, dealing with both the theoretical and practical-application aspects of the ever-expanding interests of the telecommunications community, will prove a valuable reference for future work and, together with the previous volumes, will document the tremendous strides made in telemetering and telecommunciations during the 1960’s, 1970’s, and the beginning of the 1980’s. Our Technical program this year is keyed to the beginning of a new decade of technology advancements. Our conference theme is appropriately entitled “Systems and Technology for the 80’s”. Subjects included in the program range from basic telemetry and control to the most recent advanced techniques in telemetry and communcations. Most of the papers in the scheduled sessions are included in the Proceedings. However, panel and workshop discussions are covered by abstracts, and the topics discussed will vary greatly. For those topics of special interest to you, I suggest that you contact the participants directly for copies of their presentation material. Our program this year includes several features not included in the Proceedings. Foremost are our two distinguished speakers at the general sessions. Speaker for the Opening Session is Mr. William A. Richardson, Deputy Director, Defense Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense. The conferece Keynote Luncheon speaker is Major General Forrest S. McCartney, Vice Commander, Ballistic Missile Off ice, Air Force Systems Command, Norton Air Force Base. As was done in 1979, we have invited commanders of flight test centers and ranges in the U.S. to participate in the Blue Ribbon Panel on range capabilities. At least two standards committees will hold working meetings at the conference. And featured throughout the conference is the Technical Exhibition, including equipment demonstrations and displays. As General Chairman of ITC/USA/’80, I wish to express my appreciation to Dr. Fred Bond, Technical Program Chairman, Mr. Eugene Ehrlich, Technical Program Vice- Chairman, and to all the session chairmen and authors whose work and dedication have made this Proceedings possible. I wish to extend thanks to members of the Steering Committee and to all of you who attended ITC/USA/’80. It has been a distinct pleasure to serve you. John B. Horton, General Chairman ITC/USA/’80 John B. Horton received his BSEE from the George Washington University in 1956 and his MSEE from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. Mr. Horton is presently a Member of the Senior Technical Staff, Communication and Antenna Laboratory, at TRW, Redondo Beach, California. He is on special assignment for new business in satellite communications. His past experience includes work on TDRSS, several military satellite systems, shuttle payload studies, missile guidance, and airborne and large ground based radars. He is the author/coauthor of 10 papers, seventeen lectures and was guest lecturer at University of Michigan and UCLA. Mr. Horton is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of AIAA. He served on the IEEE Microwave Group Administrative Committee from 1969 through 1979 and was President of MTT in 1973. BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON TEST FACILITIES AND RANGE CAPABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES Dr. Russell Seely Flight Systems, Inc. Newport Beach, California The National Range Commanders Council is made up of range commanders from each of the major military ranges and test facilities across the United States. It includes Edwards Air Force Base, Patuxent River Naval Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, White Sands Missile Range, Navy Point Mugu, Navy China Lake to mention only a few. These ranges and test facilities have the most modern and sophisticated telemetry equipment that can be imagined to support real time and off line analysis operations of our airborne, space, and missile systems programs. Additionally and because of this complex capability, the council also establishes the well known IRIG standards to be used in discussing, procuring, and operating these telemetry systems. The purpose of this Blue Ribbon Panel is to inform the telemetry professional community of the ranges capabilities and the on going efforts and status of the IRIG committee. PANEL ON RANGE TELEMETRY DATA PROCESSING Moderator, Lynn Wilson Flight Systems, Inc. Mojave, CA This panel will consist of presentations which address the capabilities of four major test ranges located in the western United States. The presentations will highlight the technical aspects of the range complex and the associates support objectives/constraints as viewed from the operational staff’s vantage point. Background, operational philosophy, approach to automation and the forecast of anticipated future support requirements are typical areas which will be discussed. The intent of the panel is to provide a forum for contrasting the role of the four ranges as well as the technical capability available to range users. PANEL ON WHAT’S NEW IN RANGE STANDARDS FOR THE 80’s Moderator — J. Ramos Edwards Air Force Base Panel members are associated with the Range Commanders Council/Telemetry Group (RC/TG) and will discuss the areas they represent: Joseph Ramos, III Introduction and Summary Air Force Center, CA Normal F. Lantz Data Multiplex Aerospace Corporation New Frequency Allocations Don K. Manoa FR Systems Western Space & Missile Center, CA R. S. (Stan) Reynolds Records/Reproducers SANDIA Labs PANEL ON HIGH DENSITY DIGITAL RECORDING IN THE 1980’s Moderator, Glen H. Schulze Consultant, Tracor Inc. and Ampex Corp. Although High Density Digital Recording (HDDR) arrived on the instrumentation scene in the early 1970’s, it is as yet far from a mature and widely accepted tool in the telemetry community. Most housekeeping telemetry is still recorded via analog recorders. HDDR techniques are currently reserved almost exclusively for high data rate imagery sensor recording applications and the like. The data from these sensors are ultimately processed digitally via computers. The maturing of HDDR is expected to occur in the 1980’s and the panel will discuss the main issues pertaining to this maturing. Major topics to be discussed by the panel are the following: • HDDR codes • In-track packing densities • Areal packing densities • Head/tape formats • Bit error rates • Error detection, concealment, and correction • HDDR standardization for crossplay compatibility Status reports of HDDR development projections by the leading manufacturers will be solicited. Audience participation will be invited to promote the maximum exchange of information between the potential future users of HDDR systems and the suppliers. SPECIAL TECHNICAL SESSIONS
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