• DocumentCode
    1128627
  • Title

    Approximate Ellipsoidal-Earth Equations for Mapping and Fix-Taking Calculations

  • Author

    Collins, F.A. ; Hawking, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Applied Research Laboratories The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    5/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    528
  • Lastpage
    533
  • Abstract
    Approximate equations are developed for converting geodetic coordinates to a local north-east-down (NED) Cartesian coordinate system, and it is shown that good accuracy can be obtained if the ellipsoidal shape of the Earth is taken into account.
  • Keywords
    Added delay; Delay effects; Digital control; Earth; Ellipsoids; Equations; Feedback; Finite wordlength effects; Sampling methods; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1978.308615
  • Filename
    4101997