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Types of Navigation Systems

A navigation system is an electronic system that aids in navigation by determining a vehicle or vessel's location and providing directions. Navigation systems can contain maps, determine location using sensors or external sources, and provide human or autonomous directions via text, speech or directly. Common types of navigation systems include automotive, marine, GPS devices and surgical systems that help determine position during procedures.

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Types of Navigation Systems

A navigation system is an electronic system that aids in navigation by determining a vehicle or vessel's location and providing directions. Navigation systems can contain maps, determine location using sensors or external sources, and provide human or autonomous directions via text, speech or directly. Common types of navigation systems include automotive, marine, GPS devices and surgical systems that help determine position during procedures.

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A navigation system is a (usually electronic) system that aids in navigation.

Navigation systems
may be entirely on board a vehicle or vessel, or they may be located elsewhere and communicate
via radio or other signals with a vehicle or vessel, or they may use a combination of these methods.
Navigation systems may be capable of:

containing maps, which may be displayed in human readable format via text or in a graphical
format

determining a vehicle or vessel's location via sensors, maps, or information from external
sources

providing suggested directions to a human in charge of a vehicle or vessel via text or speech

providing directions directly to an autonomous vehicle such as a robotic probe or guided missile

providing information on nearby vehicles or vessels, or other hazards or obstacles

providing information on traffic conditions and suggesting alternative directions

Types of navigation systems[edit]

Automotive navigation system

Marine navigation system

Global Positioning System, a group of satellites and computers that can provide information on
any person, vessel, or vehicle's location via a GPS receiver

GPS navigation device, a device that can receive GPS signals for the purpose of
determining the device's location and possibly to suggest or give directions

Surgical navigation system, a system which determines the position of surgical instruments in
relation to patient images such as CT or MRI scans.

Inertial guidance system, a system which continuously determines the position, orientation, and
velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a moving object without the need for external
reference

Robotic mapping, the methods and equipment by which an autonomous robot is be able to
construct (or use) a map or floor plan and to localize itself within it

XNAV for Deep Space

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