Navigation Information Output for Manned Vehicle Survey
Dynamical ground and aerial survey using for mapping and geophysical purposes needs to be provided with high-quality navigation support systems in real-time scale due the works. In the process there need to solve the navigation issues, ex.: tracing, reaching the survey field, return to the base point. For these purposes the user’s coordinates, azimuths and speed need to be measured and analyzed. Also the results of the measurements and the analysis need to be shown to the user (pilot or survey operator) with a maximally friendly interface to reach a high-quality measured data and improve the survey efficiency. These aims are reached with specialized navigation complexes using measuring devices (global navigation satellite system receivers, inertial navigation systems, and additional measuring units), navigational processor and software/hardware user interface. Correct, operative and balanced navigation data output through the user interface is a significant factor on quality of navigation support. Also user interface of navigation complex needs to have flexible settings and be able to provide the user rule the survey due the survey mission. Nomenclature, form and amount of navigation data being output for user is overviewed on example of RouteNav software developed by the authors. The algorithms of the software can also be used for many purposes in navigation software.