Accession Number:

AD0730900

Title:

A Method of Transforming Trajectory Data from One Geographic Origin to Another,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL ALA SAM-D PROJECT

Personal Author(s):

• Harrington,James C.

Report Date:

1971-06-04

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

The report contains mathematics, parameters, and procedures which can be utilized to transform position, velocity, and acceleration data expressed in rectangular coordinates at one geographic origin to those expressed in rectangular coordinates at another geographic origin. It also contains mathematics for computing additional trajectory parameters with respect to the new origin. Author

Descriptors:

• (*GUIDED MISSILE TRAJECTORIES
• *PLOTTERS)
• IMPACT PREDICTION
• BOMB TRAJECTORIES
• FLIGHT PATHS
• THREAT EVALUATION
• ANTIAIRCRAFT DEFENSE SYSTEMS
• ANTIMISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Guided Missile Trajectories, Accuracy and Ballistics
• Direction Finding

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE