Trilateration

What is Trilateration?
How is it done in the field?
What is the advantage of trilateration?

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sanram

  • Jun 12th, 2008
 

Trilateration is a method of determining the relative positions of objects using the geometry of triangles in a similar fashion as triangulation.

Application

Trilateration can be used in lightning strike location detection. Detectors operating on a common clocking system can use the variation in arrival time of the radio-frequency emissions accompanying a strike to determine the distances from each detector to the strike. Such systems can be useful in forestry for fire prevention and in storm tracking.

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