Research Article

Spot-Centroid Determination Algorithms in Semiactive Laser Photodiodes for Artillery Applications

Table 1

Relationship angles between ideal and calculated spot center position.

Ideal (deg)Method 1 (deg)Method 2 (deg)Method 3 (deg)Method 4 (deg)

Spot-detector ratio
0.250.500.751.000.250.500.751.000.250.500.751.000.250.500.751.00
0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
0.130.631.030.730.630.229.830.430.530.128.330.130.430.830.630.630.630.8
0.160.159.860.060.160.660.960.360.260.662.560.760.459.960.260.160.159.9
0.190.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0
0.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
0.230.632.130.930.729.726.729.830.329.719.328.329.630.930.730.630.631.0
0.260.158.559.860.061.064.160.960.561.171.762.561.159.860.060.260.159.7
0.290.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0
0.30.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0NaN0.00.00.0
0.330.636.031.430.129.30.028.729.129.10.025.028.030.9NaN30.530.131.3
0.360.154.559.360.661.490.062.161.761.690.065.862.859.8NaN60.260.659.4
0.390.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0NaN90.090.090.0
0.40.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0NaN0.00.00.0
0.430.642.232.228.928.90.026.727.128.60.019.326.030.7NaN30.729.731.5
0.460.148.258.561.961.890.064.163.762.290.071.664.960.0NaN60.061.059.2
0.490.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0NaN90.090.090.0
0.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0NaN0.00.00.0
0.530.645.033.428.328.645.022.725.527.9NaN9.123.930.3NaN34.229.931.8
0.560.145.157.262.462.290.068.365.362.990.081.867.060.4NaN55.760.858.9
0.590.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0NaN90.090.090.0
0.60.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0NaNNaN0.00.0
0.630.645.035.228.128.245.00.023.827.1NaN0.020.629.6NaNNaN30.432.1
0.660.145.055.362.762.645.090.067.163.7NaN90.070.361.2NaNNaN60.358.6
0.690.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0NaNNaN90.090.0
0.70.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0NaNNaN0.00.0
0.730.645.038.128.127.945.00.021.326.1NaN0.015.028.3NaNNaN32.032.4
0.760.145.052.562.762.945.090.069.564.7NaN90.075.962.5NaNNaN58.758.2
0.790.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0NaNNaN90.090.0
0.80.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0NaNNaNNaN0.0
0.830.645.040.928.527.645.00.017.224.9NaN0.05.726.1NaNNaN45.032.9
0.845.045.045.045.045.045.045.045.045.0NaNNaN45.045.0NaNNaN45.045.0
0.860.145.049.762.263.245.090.073.866.0NaN90.085.164.8NaNNaN45.057.8
0.890.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0NaNNaNNaN90.0
0.90.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0NaNNaNNaN0.0
0.930.645.043.530.527.445.00.00.023.2NaN0.00.022.4NaNNaNNaN33.7
0.945.045.045.045.045.045.045.045.045.0NaNNaN45.045.0NaNNaN45.045.0
0.960.145.047.060.163.545.090.090.067.7NaN90.090.068.6NaNNaNNaN57.0
0.990.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0NaNNaNNaN90.0
1.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0NaNNaNNaNNaN
1.030.645.045.033.827.345.00.00.020.7NaN0.00.015.4NaNNaNNaN37.9
1.045.045.045.045.045.045.045.045.045.0NaNNaN45.045.0NaNNaN45.045.0
1.060.145.045.156.863.645.090.090.070.4NaN90.090.075.8NaNNaNNaN53.0
1.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.090.0NaNNaNNaNNaN