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Re: Fw: Re: A simple three-body fix puzzle
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2010 Dec 9, 11:28 +0100
Andrés Ruiz
Navigational Algorithms
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From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2010 Dec 9, 11:28 +0100
In a personal letter with Mr. Kaplan he tells me that the Least squares algorithm for n LOPs is originally by DeWit [1]. And USA Nautical Almanac and HMNAO Compac Data [2] have adopted it.
[1] Optimal Estimation of a Multi-Star Fix, C. De Wit. NAVIGATION, Vol.21 , No. 4, Winter 1974-75, pp 320-325.
[2] http://www.hmnao.com/nao/navpac
--Andrés Ruiz
Navigational Algorithms
http://sites.google.com/site/navigationalalgorithms/
