DIRECT METHODS OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE DETERMINATION BY MINI COMPUTER

Extremely sophisticated systems are being developed which combine special computer systems directly with the sextant. However, the present paper relates only to the mini-computers currently on the market and their apparent ultimate utility in the celestial navigation field--the direct display of both latitude and longitude without recourse to graphic methods.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper given at the 31st Annual Meeting of the I.O.N. Washington, D.C. June 26,1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Navigation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Wight, C
• Publication Date: 1975-6-26

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronic navigation; Navigation computers; Position fixing
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic navigation aids; Position finding
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126921
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute of Navigation
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1975 12:00AM