Accession Number:

AD0698565

Title:

REPORT OF PROJECT MICHIGAN: SECTION 6A: AN INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING SOUND RANGING: LITERATURE SEARCH AND ANALYSIS.

Descriptive Note:

Quarterly progress rept. 1 Jan-31 Mar 69.

Corporate Author:

MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR INST OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1969-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

Topics discussed are the progress in compiling the sound-ranging library, the effect of temperature and other meteorological parameters on sound propagation, the details of artillery signatures, sound location by hyperbolic fixing, the accuracy of artillery return fire, the influence of terrain on sound ranging, and plans for the next quarter. Author

Descriptors:

• (*ECHO RANGING
• REVIEWS)
• RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
• ACOUSTICS
• METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
• ARTILLERY FIRE
• POSITION FINDING
• ACCURACY
• TERRAIN
• SOUND TRANSMISSION
• PROPAGATION
• REPORTS
• PLANNING
• SYMPOSIA

Subject Categories:

• Acoustic Detection and Detectors

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE