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The Mathematics of Collision Avoidance at Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

D. H. Sadler
D. H. Sadler
Affiliation:
(H.M. Nautical Almanac Office)
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Of the many factors affecting the collision problem, the mathematics of relative motion is the one most susceptible to formal analysis. Moreover, this ‘collision geometry’ must form the basis of any investigation into the instrumental, operational and human factors involved. It is therefore surprising that no complete description of the (mathematically) simple relationships is readily available. The object of this paper is to present such a connected account of the mathematics of relative motion, in so far as it appears relevant to the collision problem and within the limitations of time and space available.

Type
The Avoidance of Collision by Airborne and Shipborne Means
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 1957 , pp. 306 - 319
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1957

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