Sample Problem 2.
Resection by Distance Observation Equations
Describe the step-by-step procedure on the least square solution of the figure below,.
Q
Control Stations
X Y
S 5,539.424 9,526.203
R 7,604.956 8,658.165
Q 6,532.742 11,638.371
P
Obs. EDM Distances (2+2ppm)
PS 1,025.245
S PR 1,260.067
PQ 2,293.481
Fig 7.2 Three Pt. resection R
Solution:
Since the occupied station P is the only unknown point and assumed to be the initial point. The
final points are fixed therefore no adjustments on their coordinates are made.
1. Set-up the system of observation equations is:
𝑥 −𝑥 𝑦 −𝑦
line 1 (PQ) : 𝑣1 + 𝑑𝑃𝑄 − 𝑃𝑄𝑜 = − 𝑄𝑄𝑃 𝑃 ∆𝑥𝑃 − 𝑄𝑄𝑃 𝑃 ∆𝑦𝑃
𝑜 𝑜
𝑥 −𝑥 𝑦 −𝑦
line 2 (PR) 𝑣2 + 𝑑𝑃𝑅 − 𝑃𝑅𝑜 = − 𝑅𝑅𝑃 𝑃 ∆𝑥𝑃 − 𝑅𝑅𝑃 𝑃 ∆𝑦𝑃
𝑜 𝑜
𝑥𝑆 −𝑥𝑃 𝑦𝑆 −𝑦𝑃
line 3 (PS) 𝑣2 + 𝑑𝑃𝑆 − 𝑃𝑆𝑜 = − 𝑆𝑃 ∆𝑥𝑃 − 𝑆𝑃 ∆𝑦𝑃
𝑜 𝑜
Each observed distance in Fig. 7.2 represents one distance observation equation.
In matrix form
𝑥𝑄 − 𝑥𝑃 𝑦𝑄 − 𝑦𝑃
− −
𝑄𝑃𝑜 𝑄𝑃𝑜
𝑣1 𝑑𝑄𝑃 − 𝑄𝑃𝑜 𝑥𝑅 − 𝑥𝑃 𝑦𝑅 − 𝑦𝑃 ∆𝑥
[𝑣2 ] + [ 𝑑𝑅𝑃 − 𝑅𝑃𝑜 ] = − − [ ] [2.1.6]
𝑣3 𝑅𝑃𝑜 𝑅𝑃𝑜 ∆𝑦
𝑑𝑆𝑃 − 𝑆𝑃𝑜 𝑥𝑆 − 𝑥𝑃 𝑦𝑆 − 𝑦𝑃
− −
[ 𝑆𝑃𝑂 𝑆𝑃𝑂 ]
𝑣 + 𝑓 = 𝐽 𝛥
2. Using the method of variation coordinates make an initial estimate of the unknown point
P(xp,yp) and evaluate:
a. the difference between the observed distance and the computed distance
b. and the coefficients of the jacobian matrix
[Link] solve for the variable vector, normalize the matrix syatem
𝐽𝑇 𝑓 = 𝐽𝑇 𝐽𝛥
or 𝐽𝑇 𝑓 = 𝑁𝛥 [𝟐. 𝟏. 𝟕]
𝑁 𝐽𝑇 𝑓 = ∆
−1
4. Solve the variable vector to obtain corrections for the approximate coordinates.
5. Update the coordinates of the unknown point based on the calculated corrections
𝑥 = 𝑥𝑜 + ∆𝑥 [2.1.8]
𝑦 = 𝑦𝑜 + ∆𝑦 [2.1.9]
6. Repeat steps 2-5 until variable vector approaches zero. The last update is the final
coordinates
7. Obtaining the residuals
𝑣 = 𝐽𝛥 − 𝑓 [2.1.10]
8. To determine the standard error of coordinates, post adjustment analysis should be done.