Instrumentation, Calibration, and Data Reduction Methods

Abstract

This instrumentation Report has been prepared with several purposes in mind. First, a thorough description of the Flight Physics Range instrumentation is necessary because the majority of data are in the form of photographic records made with spark illumination of the model or taken directly from oscilloscope traces. The second purpose is to establish a basis for the reduction of raw photographic data as presented in our data reports, Volumes I-VI. This reduction requires a presentation of mathematical methods as well as the constants needed for the computations. This report should be considered a handbook, covering such fields as flight kinematics, optical radiation, microwave phase shift and attenuation, and doppler radar return. It is written as a series of descriptions by investigators who are experts in their respective fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0294869

Entities

People

  • W. L. Koch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Amplifiers
  • Cameras
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Frequency Shift
  • Geometry
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Optical Materials
  • Photography
  • Radar
  • Radar Antennas
  • Radar Equipment
  • Radar Receivers
  • Radar Reflectors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Research Science/Academic Research