Missile tracking and range safety: Tracking Interferometer Pathfinder System (TIPS)

David J. Dowgiallo; Stephen Rauen; Wendy M. Peters; Emil J. Polisensky

doi:10.1117/12.2017896

31 May 2013 Missile tracking and range safety: Tracking Interferometer Pathfinder System (TIPS)

David J. Dowgiallo, Stephen Rauen, Wendy M. Peters, Emil J. Polisensky

Proceedings Volume 8715, Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XVI; 87150N (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017896
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

The tracking of missiles at close range proximity has been an ongoing challenge for many launch environments. The ability to provide accurate missile trajectory information is imperative for range safety and early termination of flight. In an effort to provide a potential solution to tracking issues that have plagued many traditional techniques, the Tracking Interferometer Pathfinder System (TIPS) was developed at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. The paper herein describes the design, field test, and results of an interferometer deployed for missile tracking.

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David J. Dowgiallo, Stephen Rauen, Wendy M. Peters, and Emil J. Polisensky "Missile tracking and range safety: Tracking Interferometer Pathfinder System (TIPS)", Proc. SPIE 8715, Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XVI, 87150N (31 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017896

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