A SYSTEM FOR MEASURING VECTOR MAGNETIC FIELDS FROM SOUNDING ROCKETS.
Abstract
Tests of a newly designed operational system show that the earth's vector magnetic field can be measured from a sounding-rocket nose cone by (a) determining the attitude of a rocket nose cone by means of an electromagnetic attitude-sensor using antenna-array signal-strength patterns; (b) making vector magnetic measurements within the rocket nose cone by means of switched bias coils and a cesium vapor magnetometer; (c) encoding and telemetering the resulting information in a format compatible with the existing facilities; and (d) developing computational techniques for reducing the data obtained from the system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0639327
Entities
People
- P. G. Forsyth
- R. O. Hutchinson
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories