Abstract: The article deals with the study of quasi-optimal TOA discriminator of an onboard echo-signal tracker of the altimeter carried by a space vehicle. In modern space-based altimeters, final data processing is imposed on the ground-based center receiving information from the spacecraft through a telemetry line, while the main task of an onboard delaylocked loop is to reliably retain the received echo-signal within the tracking window. The optimum discriminator of an onboard loop providing the potential accuracy of time measurement can appear diffic...
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Real-time computing
Remote sensing