© Michael Paluszek and Stephanie Thomas 2020
Michael Paluszek and Stephanie ThomasPractical MATLAB Deep Learninghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5124-9_9

9. Terrain-Based Navigation

Michael Paluszek and Stephanie Thomas1
(1)
Plainsboro, NJ, USA
 

9.1 Introduction

Prior to the widespread availability of GPS, Loran, and other electronic navigation aids, pilots used visual cues from terrain to navigate. Now everyone uses GPS. We want to return to the good old days of terrain-based navigation. We will design a system that will be able to match terrain with a database. It will then use that information to determine where it is flying.

9.2 Modeling Our Aircraft

9.2.1 Problem

We want a three-dimensional aircraft model that can change direction.

9.2.2 Solution ...

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