SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM EVALUATION BY A METHOD OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC RESECTION

Abstract

The successful development of efficient datahandling procedures in connection with photogrammetric computations using reseau type photography has suggested the feasibility of handling the large number of resection solutions necessary in an accuracy evaluation program for a space surveillance system. The report develops the procedure for correcting the significant systematic errors in the measured co-ordinates, describes an adjustment for application to stabilized aerial photography, and, finally, develops the method for calculating errors in the adjusted results. Theoretical investigations indicate that an accuracy of one foot (standard error) in location of the target aircraft along each axis for each ten thousand feet of altitude above the control is likely. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 21, 1962
Accession Number
AD0289855

Entities

People

  • Dean C. Merchant

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerial Photography
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • Computations
  • Errors
  • Images
  • Optical Equipment
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Images
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photography
  • Space Surveillance
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers