Frequency Response of Alpha-Beta-Gamma Trackers

Abstract

The alpha-beta-gamma tracking equations are written in compact form and then Z transformed. The resulting expressions for estimated position, estimated velocity, estimated acceleration, and predicted position are in terms of the measured position and Z (the Z transform variable). These equations are first solved for the ratio of output (an estimated or predicted quantity) to input (the measured position) and then Z is replaced by exp(-j (omega) T) (omega is the radian frequency and T is the sample interval). After this change, the magnitude and phase for various output-input ratios is plotted as a function of omega T. Linear plots and Bode plots (especially useful for real-time control system design) are presented. Equations are given for the frequency at which the output is 0.707 of the input, for the minimum of the output to input ratio and for the overshoot (amount by which the output exceeds the input). A synopsis of previously available statistical properties of alpha-beta-gamma trackers is also included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA062001

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  • J. E. Steelman

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Algorithms
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Filters
  • Filters
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Frequency Response
  • Instrumentation
  • Military Research
  • New Mexico
  • Radar
  • Standards
  • Steady State
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Control Systems Engineering.