Function File: n, e, d = aer2ned (az, el, slantrange) ¶

Function File: n, e, d = aer2ned (az, el, slantrange, angleUnit) ¶

Convert Azimuth, Elevation and Range (AER) coordinates to North, East, Down (NED) coordinates.

Inputs:

• az, el, slantrange: look angles and distance to target point (ange, angle, length). Scalars, vectors and nD-arrays are accepted and should have the same dimensions and length units.
• angleUnit: string for angular units (’degrees’ or ’radians’, case-insensitive, just the first character will do). Default is ’degrees’.

Outputs:

• n, e, d: North, East, Down coordinates of points. (same length units as inputs).

Examples:

[n, e, d] = aer2ned (33, 70, 1e3)
n =  286.84
e =  186.28
d = -939.69

With radians

[n, e, d] = aer2ned (pi/4, pi/3,1e3, "radians")
n =  353.55
e =  353.55
d = -866.03

See also: ned2aer, aer2ecef, aer2enu, aer2geodetic.

Package: mapping