DocumentCode
1229123
Title
Satellite Based System for Locating Drifting Sensor Platforms
Author
Blitz, Melvin H. ; Saber, Nicholas J.
Author_Institution
Sylvania Electronic Systems a Division of Sylvania Electric Products Inc. 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, Mass., 02154
Volume
2
Issue
2
fYear
1964
fDate
4/1/1964 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
116
Lastpage
124
Abstract
The problems associated with determining the position of unmanned drifting buoys and constant pressure balloons from a medium. altitude satellite in a near-polar orbit are discussed. A system employing range-only measurements is described, and the errors in the computed position of the sensor platforn as a result of errors in range measurement, uncertainties in knowledge of the satellite ephemeris and the altitude and velocity of the balloon are analyzed. The oceanographic and meteorological operational requirements of this system are briefly discussed and the design implications of these requirements described.
Keywords
Economic forecasting; Extraterrestrial measurements; Meteorology; Position measurement; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sensor systems; Shadow mapping; Time measurement; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0536-1516
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TA.1964.4319579
Filename
4319579
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