• DocumentCode
    1144745
  • Title

    Performance Analysis of the Modulation Cancellation Altimeter

  • Author

    Rauch, Sol ; Grant, Howard A.

  • Author_Institution
    Canadian Marconi Company Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    3/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    367
  • Lastpage
    378
  • Abstract
    The performance of the modulation cancellation altimeter is investigated. Several sources of error are considered, specifically: 1) terrain averaging error; 2) output noise fluctuations; 3) errors due to phase shifts; and 4) acquisition ambiguities. The predominant parameters affecting these errors are investigated with a view towards optimizing the performance of the altimeter.
  • Keywords
    Doppler radar; Energy consumption; Fluctuations; Frequency modulation; Local oscillators; Noise cancellation; Performance analysis; Phase noise; Radar equipment; Signal generators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1971.310377
  • Filename
    4103707