The lecture will describe navigation coordinate frames, will compare absolute navigation versus dead reckoning, and will distinguish guidance versus navigation. It will describe the unique characteristics of navigation systems for aircraft, automobiles, ships, and spacecraft. The importance of timing in radio systems will be described. Dead-reckoning navigation systems will be described as will meth Dear ods of cell-phone positioning. Cost, accuracy, and test methods will be discussed. Finally, the lecturer will make some predictions about the future of navigation. A list of references will be distributed.

Dr. Kayton has 50 years of experience designing avionic, navigation, communication, and computer-automation systems. As a Consulting Engineer for Kayton Engineering Company, he creates innovative designs and analyzes their performance, cost, and failures. He worked on several automotive electronic systems, automated process systems, upper-stage spacecraft, a satellite interceptor, commercial communication systems, numerous aircraft avionic systems, and a dozen land navigators. He has conducted several dozen forensic inspections and analyses.

From 1968-81 at TRW, Dr. Kayton served as Chief Engineer for Spacelab avionics, Head of System Engineering for Space Shuttle avionics, and Project Engineer for the electronics of the Inertial Upper Stage and a nuclear power plant, among many assignments.

From 1965-68, Dr. Kayton served as Deputy Manager for Lunar Module Guidance and Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center. From 1960-65, he was Section Head at Litton's Guidance and Control Division, where he designed and analyzed some of the earliest multi-sensor navigation systems.

Dr. Kayton is a registered electrical and mechanical engineer. He is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), was an elected member of the corporate Board of Directors, and served two terms as President of its Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society. He was an active member of standards committees for navigation sensors and computers for nuclear power plants. He taught simulation methods, multi-sensor navigation systems, and land navigation at UCLA and published more than 80 papers and articles. He conducts technical seminars throughout the world as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. He is the author of the standard reference text, AVIONICS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (first and second editions) and of NAVIGATION: LAND, SEA, AIR AND SPACE. He is the recipient of several honors including IEEE's Millennium Medal and IEEE-AES' Carlton Award for the best technical paper of 1988.

He received the Ph.D. in Instrumentation from M.I.T. in 1960, the M.S. from Harvard University with a concentration in electrical engineering, and the B.S. in mechanical engineering from The Cooper Union. He served as a member of Cooper Union's Alumni Council and as President of the Harvard Club of Southern California.

Dr. Kayton is listed in WHO'S WHO IN ENGINEERING, WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA, and AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN OF SCIENCE. He is an instrument-rated pilot and holds an FAA Project Raincheck certificate in Air Traffic Control. He is interested in history, languages, and tennis.