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Nonlinear least squares trilateration with n points in R: https://appelsiini.net/2017/trilateration-with-n-points/
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library(geosphere) | |
locations <- data.frame( | |
latitude = c( | |
59.42606837, 59.42610146, 59.42654852, 59.42609108, | |
59.42603039, 59.42666361 | |
), | |
longitude = c( | |
24.72553151, 24.72552969, 24.72467492, 24.72555759, | |
24.72565661, 24.72449149 | |
), | |
distance = c(8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 14) | |
) | |
# Use average as the starting point | |
fit <- nls( | |
distance ~ distm( | |
data.frame(longitude, latitude), | |
c(fitLongitude, fitLatitude) | |
), | |
data = locations, | |
start = list( | |
fitLongitude=mean(locations$longitude), | |
fitLatitude=mean(locations$latitude) | |
), | |
control = list(maxiter = 1000, tol = 1e-02) | |
) | |
# Result | |
latitude <- summary(fit)$coefficients[2] | |
longitude <- summary(fit)$coefficients[1] | |
paste(latitude, longitude, sep=",") |
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