SPATIAL TRIANGULATION BY LEAST SQUARES ADJUSTMENT OF CONDITIONED OBSERVATIONS

Abstract

A rigid method of least squares adjustment for a spatial triangulation from angle measurements is outlined. The method is based on an adjustment of direct observations which are conditioned. The results are derived for Cartesian, rectangular spherical, and rectangular ellipsoidal coordinates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1951
Accession Number
AD0801724

Entities

People

  • Hellmut Schmid

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • California
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coefficients
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Munitions
  • New Jersey
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Triangulation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Geodesy