RADAR 3.16 ACCURACY EVALUATION
Edgar P. Hall, A. E. HoffmannHyden · 1963
Accuracy and tracking performance of the Atlantic Missile Range AN/FPS-16 radar No. 3.16, located at Grand Bahama Island, is evaluated from data collected during two typical missile tracking operations. The results show that the instrument performance was quite consistent with specified capabilities but that operational circumstances and extraneous factors may give rise to apparent systematic errors of sizeable magnitude. The issue of confounded flight test data can be prevented by appropriate editing of the radar measurements, based on recognition and correct interpretation of the errors.