New Approach Towards Position Fixing

Navigation aids indications, measured distances and bearings are random values governed by various distributions, normal characteristic is widely assumed. Navigation handbooks read that mean error of bearing taken with radar is within a given range, distance error is within certain percentage of an obtained value. It is also known that measurements taken to different landmarks can be subjectively evaluated therefore diversified. All the mentioned factors are to be taken into account once vessel position is being fixed. In order to include them into a calculation scheme one has to engage new ideas and use different approaches. Mathematical Theory of Evidence extended for fuzzy environment proved to be universal platform for wide variety of new solutions in navigation.