Tests at Sea of the General Motors Radiant Heat Detector in Tracking a Destroyer
Abstract
The General Motors Radiant Heat Detector with 12 inch mirror was mounted on a destroyer and used to detect and to track automatically a second destroyer in clear weather at night. Positive ranges of 10,000 yards were obtained with the sensitivity of the apparatus being such as to require a net flux of energy at the receiver of about 0.10 erg/sq cm sec for automatic tracking.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 29, 1944
- Accession Number
- AD1181682
Entities
People
- Wilton R. Holm
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory