CE515 ADJUSTMENT OF OBSERVATIONS

Course Code:5620515
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. MAHMUT ONUR KARSLIOĞLU
Offered Semester:Once in several years.

Course Objectives


Course Content

Geodetic engineering methodology. Classes of mathematical models. Statical models, concept of weight, covariance law. Least squares adjustment: implicit, parametric and condition methods of adjustment. Special adjustment techniques: sequential adjustment, treatment of a priori knowledge of the parameters. Statistical tests for outliers. Assessment of parameter estimates: confidence regions in one, two and three dimensions. Applications in the adjustment of geodetic networks. (R)


Course Learning Outcomes