REENTRY TRACKING MODELS IN RADAR POLAR COORDINATES AND STATISTICAL TESTING PROCEDURES FOR MODEL SIMPLIFICATION

Abstract

The report describes (a) an outline of the Kalman-based tracking procedure for reentry trajectories, (b) a detailed derivation of a mathematical model to implement this procedure in radar polar coordinates, and (c) methods for checking, via simulation, the degree of degradation introduced by model simplifications and other changes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0680387

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Equations Of Motion
  • Equations Of State
  • Geometry
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
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