RADAR SITING BY TRILATERATION.

Abstract

This report describes a trilateration technique which would be advantageous for the rapid positioning of mobile electronic equipment. Specifically positioned were two vertices of a test quadrilateral. Slope distance measurements were made with the electrotape DM-20. Azimuth control was obtained by use of Wild T-3 theodolites. The results of positioning the two unknown points were compared to positions previously obtained by triangulation for the points. The minimum accuracy for the distance measurements was calculated at 1 part in 87,617. The maximum positional and aximuth errors were 7.5 inches and 3.75 seconds respectively. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601567

Entities

People

  • Blase J. Chiarello

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Communication Equipment
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Errors
  • Flight Instruments
  • Ground Position Indicators
  • Instrumentation
  • Machines
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Positioning Devices (Machinery)
  • Theodolites
  • Triangulation

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics