SPHERICAL ZONE BOUNDARIES IN PERSPECTIVE PROJECTION

Abstract

The report considers the projection of spherical zone boundaries onto an image plane using the 'perspective projection'. Special cases of this type of mapping includes: the stereographic, the gnomonic, and the orthographic projections. In addition to proving that the image of any spherical zone boundary is a conic section, the formulation of the parameters of that conic section is given. An important aspect of the projection technique lies in the capability of having any point of the sphere as the center of projection and any great circle through that point as the centerline of the mapping.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0642329

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  • B. A. Forest

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  • MITRE Corporation

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