GPS,
OSU researcher developing GPS-like system for moon-bound astronauts
By Darren Murph 
posted Jul 21st 2008 9:00PM
posted Jul 21st 2008 9:00PM
[Via Physorg]
GPS,
posted Jul 21st 2008 9:00PM
Estimated time drivers save by using real-time GPS traffic updates
Drivers that use GPS systems with real-time traffic info spend 18% less time behind the wheel than those who do not.
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Ohio State representin'!
I thought it was Oregon State University and I got all excited :(
Word.
Guzzie... I thought the same thing! Oregon State University! WooT!
The only OSU in my book is Oklahoma State.
T. Boone Pickens '08!
I'm not sure if this is an adequate replacement for "first post" or not......
Woop! woop!
I'm sure this means some SEC school already has a better system up and running already.
already
I think they're busy working on trying to remove the detrimental effects of inbreeding from our DNA. That or how to build a proper levy.
I can't speak for those corndog smellin' mofos in lousiana, but I bet if you knew anything you'd know that was a government project (army corps of engineers) not a university project.
You're probably one of those inferiority complex tOSU fans who can't face the truth anyway.
so then they would have to change the name. the moon is not included in "global"
maybe "LPS"
- lunar positioning system
The moon seems like a globe to me.
I thought OSU was just a football team, not an actual school...Oh, thats right...they basically are, and an overrated team at that. Maybe they should develop a system to guide their students to graduation instead.
right. Becuase the football team is about 70 people. And there's only 70 people that go to osu. And if you wanna talk about an overrated team, let's talk about Georgia. 99 in every category in NCAA 09? Bullshit if you ask me.
Disclaimer-I am a Texas Longhorns fan.
@ Austin
UTA FTW!!!
been done before, it's called eplrs
GO BUCKS!
O-H!
I-O!!!!
Go Bucks!
OSU is going to lose to Illinois at home this year! I-L-L
As long as you're on the side of the moon facing Earth... is there any reason you can't use signals from the existing GPS constellation as at least part of the equation?
Are the signals exclusivly directional towards Earth or simply too weak to be received on the moon?
Assuming the signal reaches, as long as you can see Earth, you should be able to see at least ten satelites over an arc of at least 3 degrees of sky. Long arms on the triangles, but I think the position equation should work... not sure with what kind of accuracy... arrgh now I have to do the math. Back later~
The real question is, why can't I harness the power of GPS signals to heat my bowl of Spaghetti-Os?
"recalculating"
AHAHAHA Mcfly
does that mean we're gonna have to worry about astronauts mindlessly following the directions they receive and driving their lunar chariot off a cliff? you know, kinda like people from a certain island...
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/20/uk-drivers-trust-gps-more-than-their-own-eyes/
GO BUCKS!!! USC better be gettin their 2 a days in. O-H!!!!!!
I had Ron Li as a professor at Ohio State, GS450 Data Adjustment and Analysis... Go Buckeyes!
"Please make illegal U-turn when safe to do so"
"Recalculating"
Does that idiot need a GPS to find his way to the Lander ??
Sending A Wi-Fi router into outer space? Sweet! That's nice of the military to hook up their ET friends. That's what the bastard that crashed at Roswell was trying to ask us - if we'd kindly send up a wireless router so they could surf the interweb. Good thing our friends over at Area-51 are good at puzzles. They put the alien back together, decoded the message that was somewhere between his huge-as-hell black eyes and his green noggin, and now they're sending the router up as a measure of good will. Damn...isn't that cute.
ur not very funny.
That's no moon!
ummm, do they really need GPS...I mean, NASA is tracking their every move and they usually stay within a very close range of the lander anyway...
"But what if communication goes down and they get lost"
they follow their own footsteps back
This is totally useless for humans, it is for unmanned robots only!
The Apollo was a hoax, any project to send people would cost money which NASA doesn't have (as more money is pumped into the war machine), and there are no manned missions planned anyway!
And because of the limited O2 supply; when man makes it to the moon, the time to spend running around is going to be so limited that the Positioning system is going to be useless.
Oh and there are the extraterrestrial bases on the moon too, they're not going to like us mapping their territory! :-p LOL
because I hate it when I forget where I parked the Lunar Lander.
Sometimes I wander around the sea of tranquility for hours pressing the door lock button on my key-fob trying to find it.
Of course, it would be cheaper just to put one of those swimming noodles on the antenna.
Does 'Hang on Sloopy' play whilst you wait?
Because that would be my definition of HELL!
Good. I keep getting lost near the 'Whalers on the Moon' ride.
Is that supposed to be an arm at the bottom of that image? Because if so that's one f*cked up arm...
Regarding the actual GPS, it's future lies in the implementation of wireless services in mobile phones.
According to this article, http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=526&doc_id=157613&f_src=flffour , the integration of location and internet will result in a lot of applications that consumers will love.
Please!!! There is only ONE OSU; The Ohio State University.