Photo-Optical Range Instrumentation: An Overview

Raymond F. Delgado

doi:10.1117/12.7972795

1 October 1981 Photo-Optical Range Instrumentation: An Overview

Raymond F. Delgado

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 20, Issue 5, 205701 (October 1981). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972795

Abstract

The history of the tracking telescope used at missile ranges is traced as both a metric and surveillance instrument. The history begins with the Askanias in 1937 and ends with the Distant Object Attitude Measuring System (DOAMS) in 1981. The history and capabilities of the cinetheodolites are discussed, as are fixed metric systems and mobile tracking mounts. All are discussed from a historical perspective to the state-of-the-art. The direction in which we must head to really advance the overall capabilities of photo-optical range instrumentation is briefly addressed.

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Raymond F. Delgado "Photo-Optical Range Instrumentation: An Overview," Optical Engineering 20(5), 205701 (1 October 1981). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972795

Published: 1 October 1981

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