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Re: Can I Navigate Without an Assumed Position?
From: Hien Thanh Nguyen
Date: 2017 Sep 12, 17:13 -0400
From: Hien Thanh Nguyen
Date: 2017 Sep 12, 17:13 -0400
Hi Yves,
Your proposal sounds very interesting. Would you be able to share your paper/algorithm with us? I am also thinking of a method for finding a fix without the use of the AP location. It would be nice to have a method like yours to serve as a reference.
Thanks,
Hien
On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 5:38 AM, Robin Jouan <NoReply_RobinJouan@fer3.com> wrote:
Just a remark : Generally, 3D matrix methods can spare any assumed or arbitrary position as an input. The reason is they are not based on a differential formulation, but on a global formulation.
With my own method ("Coplanar Vertices Method") the assumed position is used only to find its distance to the computed solution at the end of the process.
In fact what you need is only a sextant and a small computer: a palm PC or a smartphone can do the job, as well as a few "old" TI or HP devices (HP200XL is a famous one).
Best Regards
Yves
