MISSILE LIFT OFF MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.
Abstract
A feasibility study and analysis has determined that a nucleonic tracking method can be used to provide a Missile Lift Off Measurement System for all-weather tracking of missiles at the AMR during the early lift off phase. During the first 500 ft. of flight, accuracies of 0.05 ft. in position, 0.02 ft. per second in velocity, and 0.0l ft. per second per second in acceleration can be achieved with postflight analysis of acquired data. Experiments were conducted to investigate the nucleonic tracking method, a system analysis was performed, and a recommended system design was synthesized. The study was undertaken because of two attractive characteristics of a gamma photon nuclear tracker, i.e., high penetrability and straight line propagation of primary gamma photons. These two characteristics are requisites for an all-weather high precision tracker. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0603938
Entities
People
- A. B. Bishop
- A. J. Campanella
- L. C. Brown
- L. E. Beghian
- W. L. Adams