Solutions of Inverse Geodetic Problem in Navigational Applications

Abstract

Solutions of such navigational problems as an orthodromic navigation (courses, distances and intermediate points), maximum latitude and a composite navigation with limited latitude as well as, for comparison, a loxodromic navigation (courses, distances) without any simplifications for a sphere, by an application of solutions of the inverse geodetic problem are presented. An exemplary rigorous, rapid, non-iterative solution of the inverse geodetic problem according to Sodano, for any length of geodesic, is attached.

Keywords

• Geodetic Aspects
• Navigational Applications
• Inverse Geodetic Problem
• Orthodromic Navigation
• Loxodromic Navigation
• Direct Geodetic Problem
• Calculations on the Sphere
• Composite Navigation