PASSIVE OPTICAL TECHNIQUES INVESTIGATION

Abstract

The parameters and trades involved when using various passive optical techniques to separate earth orbiting objects from the celestial background and the capability of orbit prediction from angle only data are presented. In addition brief discussions of the celestial background, atmospheric effects, target brightness factors, lens (optical) design, detection theory and sensor capabilities are reported in modified handbook form.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600545

Entities

People

  • A. D. French
  • O. R. Bakeman

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cameras
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Geometry
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Metamaterial Absorbers
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Refractive Index
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects