Limited Characterization of the SPADS Radar System, Project "START"

Abstract

The USAF Test Pilot School conducted flight tests to characterize the Weibel-manufactured Spaceport Arrival and Departure System (SPADS) radar functionality and performance for potential use as a single-station time-space-position information (TSPI) source. TSPI truth source data was measured with Advanced Range Data System (ARDS) pods for aircraft tracking, cinetheodolites for munition trajectory tracking and video bomb scoring (VBS) for bomb impact predictions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA440351

Entities

People

  • Francesco Ferreri
  • Keith M. Roessig
  • Leonard C. Kearl
  • Oscar Carazo

Organizations

  • Air Force Test Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bomb Trajectories
  • Control Systems
  • Doppler Radar
  • Elevation
  • Experimental Design
  • Flight Paths
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Radar
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trajectories
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects