A Method of Vertical Direction Finding Unaffected by the Presence of the Ground.

Abstract

Reflections from the ground cause a serious difficulty with systems intended to measure the elevation angle of a source of radio waves. A method is proposed, using a vertical array, which is in principle unaffected by these reflections. It is shown that the method is insensitive to measurement errors.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0777469

Entities

People

  • P. W. James

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Direction Finding
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Elevation
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Radio Waves
  • Reflection

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Geodesy
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.