Anti-Ballistic Missile Laser Predictive Avoidance of Satellites: Theory and Software for Real- Time Processing and Deconfliction of Satellite Ephemerides With a Moving Platform Laser, Book 2

Abstract

The Anti-Ballistic missile Laser (ABL) project is committed to defense against attack from enemy-launched missiles using an airborne laser platform. Wielding a laser of this scope requires that collateral satellites be protected from accidental illumination during operational use. The Predictive Avoidance algorithm is designed to predict the path of a given laser firing sequence, and perform real-time deconfliction with the ephemerides of a given set of satellites. This thesis establishes the theoretical framework of this algorithm, and develops a modular software package that can be incorporated into the fire-control system of ABL to perform real-time forecasting within given time and error budgets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA361668

Entities

People

  • David J. Vloedman

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • C Programming Language
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Ephemerides
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • New York
  • Orbital Elements
  • Platforms
  • Standards
  • Trajectories
  • United States Strategic Command

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers