An Application of Inertial Surveying for the Coast Guard.

Abstract

Technological advances in both hardware and processor technology have spurred the adaptation of aircraft type inertial navigation systems to a sophisticated yet utterly practical tool for conducting surveys. The system, carried aboard a land vehicle or helicopter, is capable of rapidly performing position fixing over large areas in a minimum amount of time while providing survey grade output in real time. While inertial survey systems are being commercially exploited for land survey work, this paper describes a successful over the water application for surveying Coast Guard fixed aids to navigation. Included are descriptions of the equipment and its deployment along with recommendations for its use within the Coast Guard. Surveying experience with an inertial survey system suggests that it could be a cost effective tool for surveying many fixed aids over a large area. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084856

Entities

People

  • John J. Anthony

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Accuracy
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Coast Guard
  • Computations
  • Computers
  • Helicopters
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Navigation
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals
  • Transportation

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Oceanography.