Area of Intersection of an Ellipse and a Rectangle

Abstract

A method is given for computing the area of intersection of an ellipse and a rectangle whose sides are parallel to the axes of the ellipse. This method is presented in a form amenable to programming for high speed computation, but tables are included to facilitate hand computations. This method has been used in the evaluation of the effectiveness of small arms, but would have application in the evaluation of area kill weapons as well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0410103

Entities

People

  • A. D. Groves

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Army
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Maryland
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Operations Research
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Quadrants
  • Virginia
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering