Angular Momentum. Can Be Used in Ballistic Tracking

Abstract

The correlation and tracking problem for ballistic objects is a major concern for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). In this report, the use of angular momentum for gating and assignment of reports and tracks of ballistic objects is proposed. The various errors and appropriate statistical tests that could be used on angular momentum to potentially improve the tracking and correlation, multi-track hypothesis and Kalman filters are studied. The investigation is performed in earth centered inertial Cartesian coordinates for position, velocity and acceleration in tracking, gating and assignment. A discussion is given of a brief investigation, the theory developed, the results of numerical test and the conclusions. Tracking, Data Fusion, Angular Momentum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1992
Accession Number
ADA247722

Entities

People

  • R. L. Kolbe

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Angular Momentum
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computational Science
  • Data Science
  • Equations
  • Error Analysis
  • Filters
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Information Science
  • Kalman Filtering
  • Kalman Filters
  • Mechanics
  • Momentum
  • Physics
  • Square Roots
  • Statistical Tests

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.