automatic traverse computer
automatic traverse computer
[¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik trə′vərs kəm‚pyüd·ər] (navigation)
An instrument which, by mechanical linkages and gears, converts courses into latitudes and departures; also totals the algebraic sum of the latitudes and departures.
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