An Instrumentation System for Lethality Evaluation of Missile Intercept Flight Tests,
Abstract
This paper offers arguments to support the contention that a differential GPS measurement system is required for missile intercept flight testing. Simply stated there is no other system capable of sufficiently accurate relative 3-dimensional position measurements at the point of impact or fusing to support lethality evaluations of precise weapon systems. Earlier work has proven that two-centimeter accuracy can be achieved with differential GPS in a missile intercept test environment. This paper will review the earlier work, discuss the nature of the lethality evaluation process, define the basic measurement system structure, discuss some important system tradeoffs, and identity hardware characteristics needed to implement a missile intercept evaluation system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA328979
Entities
People
- J. M. Dougherty
- Travis Thompson
- W. S. Devereux
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University