• DocumentCode
    854858
  • Title

    A Mechanical Analog Simulator for Converting Hyperbolic Coordinates into Rectangular Coordinates

  • Author

    van Wyk, J.D.N. ; KÜhn, G.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Electrical Engineering Division, National Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1962
  • Firstpage
    145
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    A mechanical analog simulator for converting hyperbolic coordinates into rectangular coordinates for a short-range hyperbolic position-fixing system is described. The instrument caters for a range of about 40 km and a design accuracy of 0.5 per cent. The measured accuracy is discussed and compared to the theoretical predictions for the simulator. The station configurations with the least error magnification are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Aerospace industry; Azimuth; Damping; Earth; Inertial navigation; Instruments; Steady-state; Switches; Torque; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Navigational Electronics, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-1647
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TANE3.1962.4201873
  • Filename
    4201873
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=854858