THE ERROR IN ESTIMATING MISSILE POSITION AND VELOCITY AT CUTOFF FROM SMOOTHED DATA,

Abstract

The theory of least mean squared error curve fitting is used to derive expressions for the accuracy with which the cutoff position and velocity of a ballistic missile can be estimated from noisy measurements. The correlation between the estimates is determined. These results are then specialized to the estimation of angular position and velocity from measurements made with an infrared tracker. Numerical examples for two possible trackers are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0426081

Entities

People

  • William B. Kendall

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Curve Fitting
  • Errors
  • Measurement

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Geodesy