Citation
Abstract
The programmed oscillator has previously been shown to accurately track the low doppler rates encountered in cruise phase spacecraft and planetary radar situations. To determine whether the programmed oscillator (PO) would be able to track the high doppler rates encountered with orbiting spacecraft such as Mariner Mars 1971, further tests were conducted which demonstrated that the PO does have that capability. These tests further showed that the precision of the computations within the program used to drive the oscillator is of such a degree that no significant degradation in tracking ability is contributed by them.
Details
- Volume
- XIII
- Published
- February 15, 1973
- Pages
- 54–60
- File Size
- 356.2 KB