Study to Develop Gradiometer Techniques.

Abstract

The primary goal of the current gravity gradiometer research at Stanford has been to establish the feasibility of using a gravity gradiometer with 1 E accuracy, as the primary sensor in various applications. The two applications considered here in detail are geodesy missions and inertial navigation systems. Preliminary sections on gravity models and gravity gradiometer bias estimation are also included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA053399

Entities

People

  • D. B. Debra
  • D. Schaechter
  • M. Kurosaki

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Deflection
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Geodesy
  • Gradiometers
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Anomalies
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Reference Ellipsoids
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.