SHIP TRACKING VIA SATELLITE.

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Abstract:

Under the assumption of complete ephemeris information about a satellite orbiting the earth, a ship wishes to estimate its location and velocity. The observations are range readings of the ship-to-satellite distance taken at several times. It is assumed that angular measurements are not available. Several methods are examined and successful resolution is achieved. No randomness in the measurements is considered. An error analysis is left for a future report. Author

Author(s):
Gelfand, Alan E.
Author Organization(s):
STANFORD UNIV CA DEPT OF STATISTICS
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Pagination:
0037

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-141
Contract/Grant Number(s):
Nonr-225(52)
Project Number(s):
NR-342-022
 Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*NAVIGATIONAL AIDS), *POSITION FINDING), (*SHIPS, (*NAVIGATION SATELLITES, MATHEMATICAL MODELS, DETERMINANTS(MATHEMATICS), RANDOM VARIABLES, TRANSFORMATIONS(MATHEMATICS), NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, ITERATIONS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Underwater and Marine Navigation and Guidance
Report Date:
1968 Dec 09