Data Reduction Program Documentation ALCPOD (Effective: May 1971)

Abstract

ALCPOD is designed to produce punched card metric data on hard body radar targets in a format suitable for input to NRTPOD (non real time precision orbit determination program). The data are ultimately used to obtain a beta profile. ALCPOD is normally run every 0.1 S without smoothing. ALCPOD produces punched metric data for input to NRTPOD. The program processes either narrowband or wideband tapes, and uses only primary pulses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 1971
Accession Number
AD0913126

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Berndtson
  • D. E. Nessman
  • R. H. French

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bandwidth
  • C Band
  • Calibration
  • Circular Polarization
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Frequency
  • Intermediate Frequencies
  • Intervals
  • Punched Cards
  • Radio Frequency
  • Recording Systems
  • Refraction
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects