MOTION PARAMETERS FROM SCATTERING MATRIX MEASUREMENTS

Abstract

Previous efforts to derive motion parameters from monostatic scattering matrix data have been limited by mathematical complexity. An account of these efforts is given. Then a proposed method is described for the case of precession, which allows the simplicity of a geometric approach and avoids approximation in its concept. This method is formulated as a minimization problem with only three of the precession parameters as the arguments. The basic idea is to find a cone on which the spacing of successive positions of the body axis shall be the dynamically correct spacing. Then the two remaining parameters are easily evaluated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0672007

Entities

People

  • Joseph F. Ormsby
  • William T. Payne

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

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  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Angular Momentum
  • Circular Polarization
  • Contracts
  • Depolarization
  • Equations
  • Euler Angles
  • Government Procurement
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Line Of Sight
  • Massachusetts
  • Measurement
  • Momentum
  • Radar
  • Scattering
  • Simulators

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  • Computer Vision.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris