Improved accuracy in ground-based facilities - Development of an automated film-reading system for ballistic rangesSoftware for an automated film-reading system that uses personal computers and digitized shadowgraphs is described. The software identifies pixels associated with fiducial-line and model images, and least-squares procedures are used to calculate the positions and orientations of the images. Automated position and orientation readings for sphere and cone models are compared to those obtained using a manual film reader. When facility calibration errors are removed from these readings, the accuracy of the automated readings is better than the pixel resolution, and it is equal to, or better than, the manual readings. The effects of film-reading and facility-calibration errors on calculated aerodynamic coefficients is discussed.
Document ID
19920074199
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Yates, Leslie A. (Eloret Institute, Palo Alto; NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)