A procedure for estimating an object's position based on two or more bearings with a program for a TI-59 calculator
By: by R. Neagle Forrest
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 37
Subjects: Problems, exercises; Random variables; Calculators; Navigation; Estimation theory; Naval tactics
Description: The Report provides a procedure for estimating an object's position based on bearings taken from or on the object for two or more stations. The Report also provides a program for the TI-59 calculator to implement the procedure.
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS55-77-34"--Cover.

"September 1977"--Cover.

Author(s) key words: Navigation, navigational error, position estimation, direction finding, bearings only fixing, probability area, elliptical probability region, elliptical confidence region, TI-59 calculator.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 34).

"Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 1977.

ck/ 10/22/09.