Courses persons responsible
Robert Piche

Lecturers
Simo Ali-Löytty
Niilo Sirola

Objectives
To familiarise the student with the essential mathematical methods needed in positioning and navigation engineering.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Review of probability and the multivariable normal distribution	Conditional probability density
2.	Static positioning, measurement equations, least squares method	Sensitivity analysis, closed form positioning formulas
3.	Coordinate systems and coordinate transformations	Moving coordinate systems

Requirements for completing the course
Exam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Study material

Type	Name	Auhor	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability...	Exam material	Language
Summary of lectures	Mathematics for Positioning	SAli-Löytty et al.			download from course home page	Yes	English

Prerequisites
Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

Additional information about prerequisites
Students are expected to have studied elementary courses in engineering probability and statistics.

Remarks

Taught together with the course TKT-2546 Methods for Positioning, which students are advised to take in the same semester.

Distance learning

- In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
- In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
- In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips

- Contact teaching: 30 %
- Distance learning: 0 %
- Proportion of a student's independent study: 70 %

Scaling

Methods of instruction	Hours
Exercises	48

Study materials	Hours
Course handout	17

Other scaled	Hours
Preparation for exam	8
Exam/midterm exam	3
Total sum	76

Correspondence of content
MAT-45800 Mathematics for positioning

Course homepage

Last modified	26.09.2007
Modified by	Robert Piche