A Method and Apparatus for Boresighting an Aircraft.

Abstract

An apparatus and method for boresighting an aircraft while it is on board an aircraft carrier is disclosed. Strapdown gyro triads are attached to pre-selected points on the aircraft and the item to be boresighted, and an electronics package containing a digital computer transforms the resulting cosine matrices. The operator reads a display and makes the necessary manual adjustments. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1980
Accession Number
ADD007316

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Petersen
  • Jack Bates
  • Steven E. Ayler

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Boresights
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Digital Computers
  • Electronics
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems