INFORMATION THEORY APPROACHES TO NAVIGATION II--A NAVIGATION SYSTEM MODEL

This paper deals with the underlying philosophy of navigation procedures. The philosophy is based on information theory and introduces the concept of entropy as a measure of randomness and its reduction through the work performed by the navigator. A navigation model is presented in which the position of the vessel is treated as the source of information which is collected and processed in any navigation system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Institute of Navigation

  1 Kensington Gore
  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • Mabuchi, S
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 152-160
• Serial:
  • Journal of Navigation
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISSN: 0373-4633
  • Serial URL: http://uk.cambridge.org/journals/nav

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information systems; Navigation processes; Navigational aids; Position fixing
• Old TRIS Terms: Navigation procedures; Position finding
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084652
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Royal Institute of Navigation
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1975 12:00AM