Attitude Measurement of Rockets with Oscillating Laser Beam.

Abstract

A technique for attitude measurement of a nonrolling or slowly rolling vehicle in flight is described in this report. The technique employs a two-color, oscillating laser beam to sweep the flight vehicle. Light is retroreflected from on-board corner cubes to receivers colocated with the transmitter. The output consists of event times for the retroreflected pulses which may be used to infer pitch and yaw attitude. A mathematical model of the system is presented as well as a data reduction algorithm. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027374

Entities

People

  • David B. Brown
  • Jerry W. Vickers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Amplifiers
  • Data Reduction
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Light Sources
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Optical Equipment
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • Directed Energy