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dead ˈreck·on·ing N no pl NAUT

dead reckoning

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Many flying training schools will prevent a student from using electronic aids until they have mastered dead reckoning. en.wikipedia.org

Vehicle tracking systems may also use odometry or dead reckoning as an alternative or complementary means of navigation. en.wikipedia.org

However, inertial navigation systems, which provide very accurate directional information, use dead reckoning and are very widely applied. en.wikipedia.org

It is used extensively in dead reckoning navigation. en.wikipedia.org

While the squadron was traveling through these swells and currents, their estimations of speed and bearing used for dead reckoning were being affected. en.wikipedia.org

Typically, dead reckoning will provide a very smooth estimate of the truck's position, but it will drift over time as small errors accumulate. en.wikipedia.org

Dead reckoning requires the vehicle to begin at a known, fixed point. en.wikipedia.org

The device used mechanical dead reckoning, rather than the magnetism of a compass, in order to navigate and find one's directional bearings. en.wikipedia.org

Dead reckoning positions are calculated at predetermined intervals, and are maintained between fixes. en.wikipedia.org

The airships relied largely on dead reckoning, supplemented by a radio direction-finding system of limited accuracy. en.wikipedia.org

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