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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