FINAL REPORT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PAYLOAD AND EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE VECTOR COMPONENTS OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD FROM A JAVELIN ROCKET

摘要

This report summarizes the results of feasibility tests to measure the earth's vector magnetic field from a Javelin rocket, and describes briefly the missile and ground electronic systems that have been designed to make the measurement. The program is directed to: Determining the attitude of a Javelin rocket nose cone by means of an electromagnetic attitude sensor using antenna-array signal-strength patterns.nMaking vector component magnetic measurements within the rocket nose cone by means of switched bias coils and a caesium vapor magnetometer.nEncoding and telemetering the resulting information in a format compatible with the existing facilities.nDeveloping computational techniques for reducing the data obtained from the above system.