Sentence examples for position fixing from inspiring English sources

A simple, low-cost drifter design using non-differential Global Positioning System (GPS) position fixing is described.

Radio navigation systems that can provide continuous indication of position are eliminating the distinction between position fixing and dead reckoning.

The main issues of a robust design capable of autonomous positioning fixing, the dynamic response of the drifters, position fixing accuracy and field validation are addressed.

A study of coordinating systems, including the celestial coordinate system, nautical charts and publications, position fixing, dead reckoning, nautical astronomy, the theory and methods of celestial navigation, and the theory and prediction of tides and current.

A hydrographic survey consists of two operations: determining the horizontal coordinates of points on the surface of the body of water (position fixing) and determining the water's depth at those points.

And is that position fixed, or is it changing?

Half the planet was forever in the light, the other in the dark, the sun's position fixed in the sky.

But as a campaign position, "fix what's wrong" sounds weak and equivocal — especially when contrasted with the bold GOP promise of repeal.

An accelerometer, therefore, measures the force exerted by restraints that are placed on a reference mass to hold its position fixed in an accelerating body.

Having reached the final position fix, the stent with the prepared sutures (C) and (D).

a Intraoperative view, with the surgical guide in position, fixed by two screws that will ultimately flank the metal plate.