Least-Squares Determination of Burst-Point Coordinates

Abstract

This report describes the determination of burst-point coordinates from azimuth and elevation measurements by the method of least squares. The observations are made from a number of observation towers and observed are angles of azimuth and elevation. Both angles are treated as regressand variables, and the burst-point coordinates are determined by minimizing the sum of the correction squares of all observations. Two numerical solution methods are presented, both producing identical results. Methods for the detection of outliers in burst-point observations are shortly discussed. The presented coordinate determination is based on the concept of least-squares regression and differs from another algorithm that has been recently proposed in the Ballistic Research Laboratory Report BRL-MR-3894.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA275423

Entities

People

  • Aivars Celmins
  • Miguel Andriolo

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Artillery
  • Change Detection
  • Computations
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Science
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Height Of Burst
  • Impact Point
  • Information Science
  • Least Squares Method
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Standards

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