Radar performance improvement
Abstract
The AN/APQ-153 fire control radar modified to provide angle tracking was evaluated for improved performance. The frequency agile modifications are discussed along with the range-rate improvement modifications, and the radar to computer interface. A parametric design and comparison of noncoherent and coherent radar systems are presented. It is shown that the shuttle rendezvous range and range-rate requirements can be made by a Ku-Band noncoherent pulse radar.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- July 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976STIN...7718310L
- Keywords:
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- Space Rendezvous;
- Space Shuttles;
- Tracking Radar;
- Coherent Radar;
- Frequency Modulation;
- Performance Tests;
- Pulse Radar;
- Range And Range Rate Tracking;
- Communications and Radar