Errors Inherent in Chaff Centroid Tracking

Abstract

An analysis of the errors inherent in tracking the radar-cross- section controid of a chaff cloud shows the centroid to have a random motion in addition to its long-term motion with the chaff cloud. This random motion can lead to errors in cloud trajectory estimation. There is a further error caused by the fact that the centroid does not exactly follow a Keplerian orbit. The deviation is slight, however, and can be neglected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0886132

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  • C. R. Mullin

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diameters
  • Displacement
  • Ejection
  • Geometry
  • Lepidoptera
  • Measurement
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Security
  • Square Roots
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Space Objects