THE PERFORMANCE OF A SKYSCREEN SYSTEM USING AN ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE COMPUTER

Abstract

The performance of a skyscreen system using an electrical analogue computer was demonstrated in a series of laboratory tests. Inputs for the computer are continuous analogue presentations of unrestricted azimuth and elevations angles to the target and the output is the positioning of a skyscreen aperture at the focal plane of the camera. The criterion for evaluating the performance of the system was the difference between the observed position of the skyscreen aperture and its corresponding theoretical position for selected inputs. The mean of the differences for all tests was 0.38mm. Test results indicate the acceptability of an electrical analogue computer as a component of a skyscreen system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0405808

Entities

People

  • Donald F. Menne

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Analog Computers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Cameras
  • Cameras
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Focal Planes
  • Geodetic Surveys
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Standards
  • Surveys

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