Baseline guidance systems

Baseline guidance systems

This paper surveys the principles underlying the radio guidance and tracking of space vehicles. The various techniques which can be used for obtaining position and/or velocity information are described and their relative merits are assessed. The limitations imposed by tropospheric and ionospheric no...

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Published in:IRE transactions on military electronics Vol. MIL-2; no. 1; pp. 36 - 44
Main Authors: Grisetti, R. S., Mullen, E. B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01-12-1958
Subjects:
Accuracy
Atmospheric measurements
Position measurement
Radar tracking
Satellites
Vehicles
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Summary:This paper surveys the principles underlying the radio guidance and tracking of space vehicles. The various techniques which can be used for obtaining position and/or velocity information are described and their relative merits are assessed. The limitations imposed by tropospheric and ionospheric noise on radio systems are also discussed. Finally, two specific examples are worked out, illustrating the translation of radar guidance errors into flight uncertainties in the trajectories of ICBM's and satellites.
ISSN:0096-2511
2331-1630
DOI:10.1109/IRET-MIL.1958.6870548