Error Models for Gravity Gradiometers in Airborne Surveys,

Abstract

This report describes error models for gravity gradiometers in survey applications. The major emphasis is on the baseline Gravity Gradiometer for which comprehensive test data were available. Preliminary results are included for Ball-Bearing Gradiometer and the Floated Gradiometer Instrument. Models for the vibration environment of an airborne gradiometer system are also described; these are based on extrapolations of available aircraft flight test data. The report concludes with examples of gradiometric survey simulations based on these error models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA097745

Entities

People

  • James V. White

Organizations

  • TASC, Inc

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Computational Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Geometry
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Noise
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Stabilized Platforms
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Geodesy