Does the GPS System Rely upon Einstein’s Relativity?
von Barry Springer
Does the GPS System Rely upon Einstein’s Relativity?
Barry Springer
2013, 20th Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference, College Park, MD, United States
Abstract:
A large scale overview of GPS system operation is provided and the process of achieving a navigation solution is explained. The process is based on classical physics.
The one instance where a prediction of General Relativity appears to be realized is shown to actually not depend upon General Relativity. A closed loop feedback control system approach is shown to provide the error detection and correction that produces the high accuracy of the GPS system, without reliance on Einstein’s relativity.
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- 27. März 2013
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