Some Aspects of the Application of Television to the Tracking of Guided Missiles
An investigation to determine whether television could increase the range of optical tracking devices has been conducted for the U.S. Navy Air Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, Calif., by the Denver Research Institute. Range is limited by loss of object contrast. An expression is developed which indicates that electro-optical devices can detect lower contrasts than the human eye. The parameters of a TV system for aerial tracking are discussed. Both greater and lesser ranges were obtained in experiments. Other means by which TV performance might be improved are discussed.
- Print ISSN
- 0361-4573
- Published
- 1958-07
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J17507
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