Computer-Controlled Data Compression at 100 KC

Abstract

This paper describes a real-time computer-controlled telemetry system that can accommodate a 100 kc sample rate. The system's operating structure allows high-speed, asynchronous PCM data to be simultaneously decommutated, compressed, displayed, and merged. Data generated during test firings of the U. S. Navy's Poseidon missile will be reduced and processed by this system. Emphasis of the paper is on a description of the telemetry system's hardware and software.