A Method for Determining the Effect of Dynamic Error's of a Radar Satellite Tracker on Orbit Prediction

Abstract

This thesis briefly discusses the difficulty of specifying the accuracy of a satellite tracker. Equations are developed which: (1) determine azimuth and elevation angle data and fit them to fourth order time polynomials; (2) compute the orbit parameters from evaluations of these polynomials; and (3) evaluate the response of a selected tracker transfer function to the input of these time polynomials by the method of Laplace transformation. Orbit elements computed from this last evaluation are compared with the previous set to obtain the error in orbit prediction. A Fortran II program is presented which performs these computations on the IBM 7094 digital computer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607031

Entities

People

  • Thomas H. Mcmullen

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Dynamic Response
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Error Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Laplace Transformation
  • Lepidoptera
  • Radar
  • Slant Range
  • Tracking Stations
  • Transfer Functions

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris