• DocumentCode
    970173
  • Title

    Computers for navigation

  • Author

    Newcomer, Kenneth E.

  • Author_Institution
    Navigation Sciences, Inc., Bethesda, MD
  • Volume
    71
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    1205
  • Lastpage
    1207
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the application of personal, portable computers and calculators to ship instrumentation. The characteristics which should be considered when purchasing a computer are discussed and algorithms for implementing certain often-omitted but necessary functions are given.
  • Keywords
    Calculators; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Handheld computers; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Modems; Motion planning; Navigation; Receivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1983.12750
  • Filename
    1457018