Have a personal or library account? Click to login
New Computational Approaches to Determining the Astronomical Vessel Position Based on the Sumner Line Cover

New Computational Approaches to Determining the Astronomical Vessel Position Based on the Sumner Line

Polish Maritime Research
Volume 21 (2014): Issue 4 (December 2014)
By: Chih-Li Chen,  Tien-Pen Hsu and  Guo-Yu Weng  
Open Access
|Jan 2015

References

  1. 1. A'Hearn, M. F. and Rossano, G. S.: Two Body Fixes by Calculator, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 24(1), pp. 59-66, 1977.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1977.tb01266.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  2. 2. Bennett, G. G.: General Conventions and Solutions -Their Use in Celestial Navigation, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 26(4), pp. 275-280, 1979.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1979.tb01386.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  3. 3. Bowditch, N.: American Practical Navigator, Volume 1, Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington, D.C., 1984.
    Search in Google Scholar
  4. 4. Bowditch, N.: The American Practical Navigator, 2002 Bicentennial Edition, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Bethesda, Maryland, 2002.
    Search in Google Scholar
  5. 5. Chen, C. L.: New Computational Approaches for Solving the Great Circle Sailing and Astronomical Vessel Position, Ph.D. Dissertation, Institute of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2003.
    Search in Google Scholar
  6. 6. Chen, C. L. and Hsieh, T. H.: Computation Programs of the Astronomical Vessel Position, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 19(1), pp. 35-42, 2011.10.51400/2709-6998.2135
    Search in Google Scholar
  7. 7. Chen, C. L., Hsu, T. P., and Chang, J. R.: A Novel Approach to Determine the Astronomical Vessel Position, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 11(4), pp. 221-235, 2003.10.51400/2709-6998.2293
    Search in Google Scholar
  8. 8. Chen, C. L., Hsu, T. P., and Chang, J. R.: A Novel Approach to Great Circle Sailings: The Great Circle Equation, The Journal of Navigation, 57(2), pp. 311-320, 2004.10.1017/S0373463304002644
    Search in Google Scholar
  9. 9. Chen, C. L., Liu, P. F. and Gong, W. T.: A Simple Approach to Great Circle Sailing: The COFI Method, The Journal of Navigation, 67(3), pp. 403-418, 2014.10.1017/S0373463313000751
    Search in Google Scholar
  10. 10. Chiesa, A. and Chiesa, R.: A Mathematical Method of obtaining an Astronomical Vessel Position, The Journal of Navigation, 43(1), pp. 125-129, 1990.10.1017/S0373463300013862
    Search in Google Scholar
  11. 11. Cotter, C. H.: Direct Methods of Sight Reduction: A Historical Review, The Journal of Navigation, 35(2), pp.260-273, 1982.10.1017/S0373463300022049
    Search in Google Scholar
  12. 12. Cotter, C. H.: The Complete Nautical Astronomer, Hollis and Cater, London, 1969.
    Search in Google Scholar
  13. 13. Cutler, T. J.: Dutton's Nautical Navigation, Fifeenth Edition, Naval Institute Press, Maryland, 2004.
    Search in Google Scholar
  14. 14. De Wit, C.: Some Remarks on Sight Reduction with Matrices, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 26(3), pp. 252-253, 1979.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1979.tb01380.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  15. 15. Dozier, C. T.: A Simultaneous Two-Star Fix, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 2(4), pp. 91-92, 1949.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1949.tb00500.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  16. 16. Flynn, R. W.: Computer Sight Reduction Based on Intersection of Equal Altitude Circles, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 19(1), pp. 7-10, 1972.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1972.tb00121.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  17. 17. Fox, C.: Finding Latitude and Longitude by Calculators, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 22(4), pp. 293-301, 1975.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1975.tb01837.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  18. 18. Gery, S. W.: The Direct Fix of Latitude and Longitude from Two Observed Altitudes, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 44(1), pp. 15-23, 1997.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1997.tb01935.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  19. 19. Hsu, T. P., Chen, C. L. and Chang, J. R.: New Computational Methods for Solving Problems of the Astronomical Vessel Position, The Journal of Navigation, 58(2), pp. 315-335, 2005.10.1017/S0373463305003188
    Search in Google Scholar
  20. 20. Kotlaric, S.: K-12 Method By Calculator: A Single Program for All Celestial Fixes, Directly or by Position Lines, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 28(1), pp. 44-51, 1981.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1981.tb01442.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  21. 21. Kotlaric, S.: New Short Method Table (K11) for Direct Finding of a Two Star Fix without Use of Altitude Difference Method, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 18(4), pp. 440-449, 1971.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1971.tb00116.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  22. 22. Oestmann, G.: Delayed progress in navigation: the introduction of line of position navigation in Germany and Austria, International Journal on Geomathematics, 1(2), pp. 133-143, 2011.10.1007/s13137-010-0010-x
    Search in Google Scholar
  23. 23. Ogilvie, R. E.: A New Method of Celestial Navigation, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 24(1), pp. 67-71, 1977.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1977.tb01267.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  24. 24. Pepperday, M.: The 'Two-Body Problem' At Sea, The Journal of Navigation, 45(1), pp. 138-142, 1992.10.1017/S0373463300010560
    Search in Google Scholar
  25. 25. Royal Navy: The Admiralty Manual of Navigation: Astro Navigation, Volume 2, 10th Edition, Nautical Institute, London, U. K., 2011.
    Search in Google Scholar
  26. 26. Ruiz González, A.: Vector Solution for the Intersection of Two Circles of Equal Altitude, The Journal of Navigation, 61(2), pp. 355-365, 2008.10.1017/S0373463307004602
    Search in Google Scholar
  27. 27. Spiegel, M. R., Lipschutz, S. and Spellman, D.: Vector analysis and an introduction to tensor analysis, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009.
    Search in Google Scholar
  28. 28. Tsou, M. C.: Genetic Algorithm for Solving Celestial Navigation Fix Problems, Polish Maritime Research, 19(3), pp.53-59, 2012.10.2478/v10012-012-0031-5
    Search in Google Scholar
  29. 29. Van Allen, J. A.: An Analytical Solution of the Two Star Sight Problem of Celestial Navigation, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 28(1), pp. 40-43, 1981.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1981.tb01441.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  30. 30. Watkins, R. and Janiczek, P. M.: Sight Reduction with Matrices, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 25(4), pp. 447-448, 1978.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1978.tb01348.x
    Search in Google Scholar
  31. 31. Wight, C.: Direct Methods of Latitude and Longitude Determination by Mini-Computer, NAVIGATION, Journal of the Institute of Navigation, 23(2), pp.149-156, 1976.10.1002/j.2161-4296.1976.tb00733.x
    Search in Google Scholar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2014-0035 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585
Journal RSS Feed
Language: English
Page range: 3 - 11
Published on: Jan 31, 2015
Published by: Gdansk University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
celestial navigation; astronomical vessel position; Sumner line; iteration scheme
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other,
Geosciences,
Atmospheric science and climatology,
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2015 Chih-Li Chen, Tien-Pen Hsu, Guo-Yu Weng, published by Gdansk University of Technology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Volume 21 (2014): Issue 4 (December 2014)Next article