If the block adjustment is based on the well proved planimetry-
height-iteration, as used in the computer program PAT-M43 |14|,
8 correction terms refer to the planimetric block adjustment and
6 are used with height block adjustment, The corresponding para-
meters, called pi to pg and hj to hg again are formulated as
orthogonal to each other and with respect to the transformation
parameters of planimetry and height. The formulation of the
correction terms and their effect on the model points is shown
in figure 4,
- Figure 4 -
By the additional model parameters of figure 4 the correction
terms suggested in |12| are surpassed,
With ordinary applications of aerial triangulation the functio-
nal models as presented here guarantee a fully adequate compen-
sation of the data inherent systematic errors and can serve as
standard models. In case of essentially more points per image
or model (e.g. cadastre) however, the use of further correction
terms can be suitable.
3.2 The Stochastic Model
First of all it seems to be obvious to treat the additional
parameters as free unknowns, as done in |8| and |11|. This
would lead to the following formulation:
V = Ax - By - f (la)
In (la) f is the observation vector, containing the measured
image or model coordinates, x denotes the vector of unknown
terrain coordinates and transformation parameters and y is the
vector of the unknown additional parameters.
Two facts however, are ignored with the formulation (la): the
relatively small size of the systematic errors and the fact
that they vary from project to project with regard to sign and
Size (the theoretical mean value is zero). Therefore it is more
suitable to treat the additional parameters as observations of
amount zero with appropriate weights. This can be done by
keeping (1a) and adding the following set of observation equa-
tions:
Vo = yır 9 (1b)
The weights of the additional parameters can simply be chosen
according to the expected amounts of the correction terms or
somewhat smaller,
If some of the additional parameters can be derived from cali-
brating data, which are representative for the actual practical
project, the obtained amounts can directly be introduced into
the corresponding lines of the observation equations (1b), re-
placing the amounts zero, The weights of these parameters can
then be determined from the accuracy of the calibration.
The formulation (la), (1b), which is also used by Brown |9| and
others, leads to banded bordered normal equations, with the
additional parameters forming the border. In that way favourable
computing times are guaranteed.
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