direct.m

Geodetic tools to be used in navigation analysis

function [lat2,lon2,h2]=direct(lat1,lon1,h1,az,va,d,a,e2)
% DIRECT  Computes direct (forward) geodetic problem.
%   Determines coordinates of 2nd stations given
%   coordinates of and azimuth, vertical angle and
%   distance from 1st station.  If az,va are local
%   astronomic, lat,lon must be astronomic.  If az,va
%   are local geodetic, lat,lon must be geodetic.
%   Non-vectorized. See also INVERSE.
% Version: 10 Oct 96
% Useage:  [lat2,lon2,h2]=direct(lat1,lon1,h1,az,va,d,a,e2)
% Input:   lat1 - ellipsoidal latitude of 1st station (rads)
%          lon1 - ellipsoidal longitude of 1st station (rads)
%          h1   - ellipsoidal ht. of 1st station (m)
%          az   - azimuth from station 1 to 2 (rads)
%          va   - vertical angle from 1 to 2 (rads)
%          d    - distance from 1 to 2 (m)
%          a    - major semi-axis of ref. ell. (m)
%          e2   - eccentricity squared of ref. ell.
% Output:  lat2 - ellipsoidal latitude of 2nd station (rads)
%          lon2 - ellipsoidal longitude of 2nd station (rads)
%          h2   - ellipsoidal ht. of 2nd station (m)
[X1,Y1,Z1]=ell2xyz(lat1,lon1,h1,a,e2);
[dx,dy,dz]=sph2xyz(az,va,d);
[dX,dY,dZ]=lg2ct(dx,dy,dz,lat1,lon1);
X2=X1+dX;
Y2=Y1+dY;
Z2=Z1+dZ;
[lat2,lon2,h2]=xyz2ell(X2,Y2,Z2,a,e2);