Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Curkendall, D. W..
Deep Space Network /DSN/ data accuracy limitations relation with ability to determine orbit of probe, examining improvements after Mariner 2 and trends
Navigational accuracy dependence on spacecraft geometry, determining information content and critical error sources of earth based Doppler radio tracking data
Earth-based navigation for two-spacecraft missions using analytical techniques for POLYDOP TRACKING data
Apollo project support for systems analysis and test of S-band and planning for navigation aspects of lunar landing mission
Influence of Doppler tracking system oscillator instability on orbit accuracy
Bounded range error model applied to evaluation of information content of single pass of Doppler data
Orbit determination of two spacecraft using earth based multiple link Doppler tracking data
Pioneer project support - Doppler tracking data analysis, trajectory dispersions and initial tracking station acquisition, and gas leak effect on orbit
Analysis of sinusoidal periodicity in Pioneer VI DOPPLER tracking data
Monte Carlo simulation for adaptive policy for multiple impulse correction of trajectory of spacecraft
Flight path and tracking study of Ranger VII LUNAR probe
Guidance policies for multiple-impulse correction of spacecraft trajectory
Trajectory analysis of the mariner 2 flight to venus with details of the actual midcourse maneuver