Intelligence/Electronic Warfare (IEW) Direction-Finding and Fix Estimation Analysis Report. Volume 2. Trailblazer

Abstract

This report contains analysis of the direction finding (DF) and fix estimation algorithms in TRAILBLAZER. The TRAILBLAZER software analyzed is old and not currently used in the field. However, the algorithms here analyzed are used in other current IEW systems. The report examines the underlying algorithm assumptions (including unmodeled errors) and their appropriateness for TRAILBLAZER. Coding and documentation problems are then discussed. A detailed error budget is presented. Keywords: Fix estimation; Statistical assumptions, Error budget; Unmodeled errors; Coding errors; Peak searching; Convergence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1985
Accession Number
ADA180468

Entities

People

  • Ann Griesel
  • Bruce Pardo
  • James W. Gillis
  • Robert Gardner

Organizations

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Databases
  • Direction Finding
  • Electronic Intelligence
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Repetition Rate
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics