CE 597 Adjustment of Geospatial Observations Notes, Fall 2019

• derivation of kalman filter based on g. strang
• redundancy numbers for relative orientation
• distribution of test statistics by monte carlo (histogram) and density
• 2D scatter diagram and 99% confidence ellips
• plot of traverse and conf_ellipses (accept/reject)
• root finding maps
• linearization of 7-parameter transformation
• linearization of coplanarity equation
• exam 1 and solution
• modeling and adjustment of 3D geodetic surveying
• derivation of condition equation for 3-range problem
• matlab command summary
• solve 2x2 linear system of equations
• listing of matlab function
• closed form solutions for rigid body transformation
• orthogonal procrustes problem
• derivation of axis-angle parameterization of rotation matrix
• tutorial on constrained minimization
• how a singular matrix produces small residuals (12-14)
• statistical tables from OLS
• multivariate normal distribution
• example showing scatter diagram, error ellipse, and error circle + code
• listing of words & phrases useful in discussing adjustment computations
• source file + data for matlab symbolic processing, stellar space resection
• convergence maps for root finding
• statistical tables from OLS
• formula sheet for exam
• chi square table from AASM
• insights from multiplying a covariance matrix by fan of unit vectors
• examples of weight functions for IRLS iteratively reweighted LS
• gps intro
• more gps
• gps data archive at NGS/CORS
• RINEX - receiver independent exchange format description
• .sp3-c data format descriptor for orbit ephemeris files
• examples of error ellipses from commercial software
• simulations to illustrate meaning of confidence ellipse
• adjcmp