Monte Carlo simulation for Apollo Go, No-Go verification
B. Kaufman · NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1967
The purpose of this Monte Carlo study is to determine the accuracies to which the scalar orbital parameters speed, height and flight path angle can be determiried from GO seconds of ship tracking data.The Apollo Go, No-Go decisionis basedupon these scalar parameters.Comparisons are included with results obtained by other investigators using different methods.This study shows that speed is very sensitive to the weighting employed, and that speed and flight path angle are sensitive to tracking geoinetry./