Sailboat Navigation. The big book on boating used to be known as "Dutton's"=
..
Stick with Polar coordinates this time...

On 1/26/2015 10:17 AM, Harold Hallikainen wrote:
> I have an application where I need to determine the positions of
> loudspeakers as XYZ coordinates in a room. It seems that this could be
> done entirely with distance measurements (with a "laser measuring tape').
> If I measure the distance to a point from two known positions, it seems
> that the distances would represent radii of spheres, and there would be a
> circle where they intersect. The point of interest is somewhere on that
> circle. Adding a third measurement from a known point should get us down
> to one point. Can anyone point me to information on such a "navigation
> system?"
>
> Thanks!
>
> Harold
>
>

--=20
John Ferrell W8CCW
    Julian NC 27283
  It is better to walk alone,
than with a crowd going the wrong direction.
                   --Diane Grant


--=20
http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist
.