Hardware Design for a Fixed-Wing Airborne Gravity Measurement System

Abstract

This report describes the results of a hardware design study for an airborne gravity measurement system. The system is intended for use aboard a fixed wing aircraft for measurements over oceanic areas including ice caps. Hardware for measurement of total vertical acceleration including gravity, aircraft vertical acceleration, and precise positioning is discussed; and example equipment types are specified. A data acquisition system capable of handling all measurements sources is also specified. Various aircraft operational requirements and parameters are considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 1986
Accession Number
ADA176620

Entities

People

  • J. D. Clamons
  • J. M. Brozena
  • James C. Eskinzes

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Navigators
  • Operating Systems
  • Radar
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Reliability

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.