ERRORS AND ACCURACY OF POSITION, LOPs, AND FIXES

T. R. Stenberg

Peer Reviewed

Abstract:	1. Systematic errors are those which follow some law, continuity of motion or pattern by which they can be predicted. a. Constant errors are fo unchanging magnitude and sign for a given period of time. Some examples of this type of error are: Index error of sextant Watch error Lubber's Line displacement Inaccurate compass Uncorrected deviation of compass Erroneous Deviation curve Erroneous RPM Table Uncorrected Personal Error Systystematic erros, of different signs, may be combined airthmetically to give a Net Systematic Error.
Published in:	NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Volume 10, Number 4
Pages:	379 - 394
Cite this article:	Stenberg, T. R., "ERRORS AND ACCURACY OF POSITION, LOPs, AND FIXES", NAVIGATION: Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 10, No. 4, Winter 1963-1964, pp. 379-394.
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