The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report 42-111

July-September 1992

E. C. Posner
Editor


November 15, 1992

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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California


Contents

Preface

OSC TASKS
DSN Advanced Systems
TRACKING AND GROUND-BASED NAVIGATION

Subnanosecond GPS-Based Clock Synchronization and Precision Deep-Space Tracking
C. E. Dunn, S. M. Lichten, D. C. Jefferson, and J. S. Border
NASA Code 310-10-61-90-01

Precision X-band Radio Doppler and Ranging Navigation: Mars Observer Interplanetary Cruise Scenario
J. A. Estefan and S. W. Thurman
NASA Code 310-10-63-50-00

Systems Analysis for Ground-Based Optical Navigation
G. W. Null, W. M. Owen, Jr., and S. P. Synnott
NASA Code 310-10-63-55-00

COMMUNICATIONS, SPACECRAFT-GROUND

Study of Narrow-Band Dichroic Plates With Circular, Rectangular, or Pyleguide Apertures
J. C. Chen
NASA Code 310-20-64-86-02

Analysis and Applications of a General Boresight Algorithm for the DSS-13 Beam Waveguide Antenna
L. S. Alvarez
NASA Code 310-20-65-63-00

Atmospheric Refraction Correction for Ka-Band Blind Pointing on the DSS-13 Beam Waveguide Antenna
I. M. Perez-Borroto and L. S. Alvarez
NASA Code 310-20-65-63-00

Determination of the Dissipative Loss of a Two-Port Network From Noise Temperature Measurements
T. Y. Otoshi
NASA Code 310-20-65-86-08

Self-Dual (48,24;12) Codes
G. Solomon
NASA Code 310-30-71-83-02

More Box Codes
G. Solomon
NASA Code 310-30-71-83-02

STATION CONTROL AND SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

Fault Detection Using a Two-Model Test for Changes in the Parameters of an Autoregressive Time Series
P. Scholtz and P. Smyth
NASA Code 310-20-65-91-00

Application of Multirate Digital Filter Banks to Wideband All-Digital Phase-Locked Loops Design
R. Sadr, B. Shah, and S. Hinedi
NASA Code 310-30-70-92-01

DSN Systems Implementation
CAPABILITIES FOR EXISTING PROJECTS

Correlated Flux Densities From VLBI Observations With the DSN
R. F. Coker
NASA Code 314-30-41-11-31

The Effects of Correlated Noise in Intra-Complex DSN Arrays for S-Band Galileo Telemetry Reception
R. J. Dewey
NASA Code 314-30-61-01-95

Demonstration of a Joint US-Russian Very Long Baseline Interferometry Tracking Capability
P. M. Kroger, B. A. Iijima, C. D. Edwards, V. Altunin, V. Alexeev, B. Lipalov, and E. Molotov
NASA Code 314-40-50-50-05

Adaptive Low-Bandwidth Tracking of Galileo and Pioneer 10 Carriers
D. Watola
NASA Code 314-30-51-01-25

CAPABILITIES FOR NEW PROJECTS

Tracking Performance and Cycle Slipping in the All-Digital Symbol Synchronizer Loop of the Block V Receiver
M. Aung
NASA Code 310-30-50-10-01

SNR Degradation in Square-Wave Subcarrier Downconversion
Y. Feria and J. Statman
NASA Code 314-30-51-01-25

The Use of Subcarriers in Future DSN Missions
M. M. Shihabi, T. M. Nguyen, and S. M. Hinedi
NASA Code 314-40-22-70-07

NETWORK UPGRADE AND SUSTAINING

Mathematical Modeling of Bent-Axis Hydraulic Piston Motors
R. D. Bartos
NASA Code 314-30-42-10-87

Reducing the Net Torque and Flow Ripple Effects of Multiple Hydraulic Piston Motor Drives
R. D. Bartos
NASA Code 314-30-42-10-87

Helium Compressors for Closed-Cycle, 4.5-Kelvin Refrigerators
T. R. Hanson
NASA Code 310-30-43-10-11

Minimizing Noise-Temperature Measurement Errors
C. T. Stelzried
NASA Code 314-40-31-30-06

Correction of High-Frequency Noise-Temperature Inaccuracies
C. T. Stelzried
NASA Code 314-40-31-30-06

DSN Operations
NETWORK OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Fault Identification Using Multidisciplinary Techniques at the Mars/Uranus Station Antenna Sites, GDSCC
D. S. Santo, M. B. Schluter, and R. J. Shlemon
NASA Code 314-40-42-20-10

GROUND COMMUNICATION IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONS

A Method of Optimal Radio Frequency Assignment for Deep Space Missions
C. J. Ruggier, J. M. Gevargiz, L. H. Truong, and K. S. Suwitra
NASA Code 315-20-50-00-05

FLIGHT-GROUND ADVANCED ENGINEERING

A 32-GHz Phased Array Transmit Feed for Spacecraft Telecommunications
K. A. Lee, D. L. Rascoe, R. A. Crist, J. Huang, P. D. Wamhof, and F. S. Lansing
NASA Code 315-91-50-20-02

A Statistical Model for Evaluating GOPEX Uplink Performance
K. Kiesaleh and T.-Y. Yan
NASA Code 315-91-60-10-03

TDA PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS

A Model to Compare Performance of Space and Ground Network Support of Low-Earth Orbiters
E. C. Posner
NASA Code 055-0-0-0-0

OSSA Tasks
HIGH RESOLUTION MICROWAVE SURVEY

An Analysis of I/O Efficient Order-Statistic-Based Techniques for Noise Power Estimation in the HRMS Sky Survey's Operational System
G. A. Zimmerman and E. T. Olsen
NASA Code 108-30-30-40-04


The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, service, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.


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