What is it about?
Heading accuracy is usually a great challenge in low cost navigation systems, since a magnetic compass has a too large error for most applications. This paper describes which other methods than magnetic compass that are available to find heading.
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Why is it important?
A general theory of heading estimation is presented, and based on consistent mathematical principles, seven different methods to find heading are defined.
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This page is a summary of: The Seven Ways to Find Heading, Journal of Navigation, April 2016, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0373463316000096.
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