"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
03/03/2019 at 13:04 • Filed to: None
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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
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Found this old brochure for the Etak Navigator whilst cleaning:
Just think of the luxury - two cassette decks in one car...
facw
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/03/2019 at 13:31 |
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Interesting. I’m curious as to how exactly it was computing navigation. It ways dead reckoning, but that could mean just knowing speed and heading updating position based on that, or something more advanced like the inertial navigation systems used in aircraft.
Either way, it claims the positioning doesn’t accumulate error which of course is a problem for dead reckoning methods. It sounds like they are taking advantage of the fact people normally stay on roads to try to continuously correct errors that would show the car driving on a non-road .
I’d be interested to know how well it actually worked.
Chariotoflove
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/03/2019 at 13:52 |
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My in- car navigation circa 1984:
Just Jeepin'
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/03/2019 at 13:54 |
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Very cool. There are quite a few interesting articles about their work; here’s one I particularly like.
gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
> Chariotoflove
03/03/2019 at 14:06 |
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Also my in-car nav circa now. Yeah sometimes the map is digital, but I'd rather look at the map and know where I'm going than blindly follow directions from a device that is dependent on an invisible connection to things that aren't always present.
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Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> Just Jeepin'
03/03/2019 at 14:10 |
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Fascinating article. Thanks for posting that. It did a great job of detailing how the technology worked, and it's nice to see that those pioneering efforts from decades past are essentially still in use today. Etak was truly ahead of its time.
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Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> facw
03/03/2019 at 14:12 |
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Check out that article that Just Jeepin’ linked to. It’s a great read and covers the technical info you're asking about.
WilliamsSW
> Chariotoflove
03/03/2019 at 14:49 |
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Yep - and a Rand McNally atlas that I used a LOT!
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Just Jeepin'
> WilliamsSW
03/03/2019 at 15:02 |
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In 1984 I was 13, helping my mother navigate across the country and back, using not much more than a Rand McNally. I don’t recall how much I loved maps before that trip, but I certainly did so after.
shop-teacher
> gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
03/03/2019 at 15:23 |
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Me too!!
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gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
> shop-teacher
03/03/2019 at 17:16 |
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Maybe it’s from years of being a boyscout. Maybe it’s because cell and even satellite service is spotty out here:
Or maybe I just don't like taking orders.
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Chariotoflove
> WilliamsSW
03/03/2019 at 20:42 |
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First thing I did when I moved to Texas was get an atlas of the city. It saved me many times. I’m a huge fan of the printed map.
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Chariotoflove
> Just Jeepin'
03/03/2019 at 20:42 |
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Don’t leave home without it.