Effects of target's acceleration on alpha-beta tracking filters

<p>This paper examines the effect of a target's acceleration on the Fire Control System (FCS) α-β tracking filters used on the AEGIS cruisers. A single inbound target model was used to test the response of the tracking filter to an accelerating target. This target would begin to approac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoffman, Leo Henry
Other Authors: Aerospace Engineering
Format: Dissertation
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40595
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01122010-020019/