Cinetheodolites

Abstract

One of the objectives of testing missile and rocket systems is to determine the actual 'in-flight' performance of the vehicles themselves. One of the prime requirements for establishing the performance of vehicles in flight is to obtain accurate data which will reveal the position in space and the attitude of the vehicle during its trajectory. Cinetheodolites are probably the most important and widely used class of photographic instruments employed for the collection of trajectory data, due to their versatility and their coverage and accuracy capabilities. These instruments were developed from a family of optical devices known as theodolites by the addition of recording motion picture type cameras which can be either cine or pulse operated; and which give cinetheodolites the ability to track the vehicle in flight and to obtain continuous trajectory data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1969
Accession Number
AD0718565

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Cameras
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Flash Lamps
  • Geometry
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Optical Instruments
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Theodolites

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers