TM 5-6675-318-14
Remote Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S a t e l l i t e s u r v e y o r w h i c h
occupies site whose posi-
tion is unknown.
Root Mean Square (RMS). . . . . . . . . . . . The square root of the
average of the square
of the values of a
p e r i o d i c q u a n t i t y t a k e n
throughout one complete
c y c l e.
Spherical
Error
Probable
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.The
probability
that
the
dis-
t r i b u t i o n o f a s e r i e s o f
three dimensional measurements
will be such that 50% of those
measurements will fall inside
a sphere of defined radius.
Standard Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mode of operation used to
c o l l e c t s a t e l l i t e d a t a i n
real time and compute 2D
a n d p o i n t p o s i t i o n f i x e s.
Translocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Method of using simulta-
neous data from separate
stations to determine
r e l a t i v e p o s i t i o n o f o ne
station with respect to a
known station.
4 - 2.
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION.
4 - 2 .1
E q u i p m e n t C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . C a p a b i l i t i e s . a n d F e a t u r e s.
a.
C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s.
Automatically collects and processes data from transit
s a t e l l i t e s t o o b t a i n s i n g l e , h i g h - p r e c i s i o n , 2 D a n d 3 D p o i n t p o s i t i o n s .
Computes
translocation fixes from tape cassette data that was recorded at two sites or using
external communications link between two satellite surveyors. Translocation accuracy
is within 1 m (3.28 ft) SEP with 17 acceptable satellite passes .
b . C a p a b i l i t i e s a n d F e a t u r e s.
( 1 ) P o r t a b l e.
(2) Automatic power management.
(3) Computes satellite rise times and schedules data taking.
( 4 ) A u t o m a t i c s e l f - t e s t w i t h d i s p l a y o f f a u l t y c i r c u i t b o a r d.
(5) Audio alarm for trouble, end of cassette, and loss of power .
(6) Performs datum conversions.
4-4
