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Navigation, Cognition, and Computation
Navigation is defined as an activity that involves planning and recording in order to control the course and position of a vessel; especially: the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled (Merriam-Webster). Navigation can be seen as corresponding to either a computational process or a cognitive process; though navigation can fall into both categories. The “navigation as computation” metaphor refers to the idea that navigation is more like a computer, following set rules that yield an output produced by the rules. The “navigation as cognition” metaphor refers to the idea that navigation is more like a brain, and that it includes aspects of cognition such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment. Navigation works in the context of both these metaphors but is only complete in a combination of both computation and cognition as metaphors since so many processes are reflected in each.
Navigation as Computation
Navigation in computation is mainly represented by the many form of rules that the navigational team follows in order to make their jobs easier. ... The basic procedures of navigation are accomplished by the fix cycle. ...
There are many more examples of navigation as computation. ... Navigation has examples of both parallel and serial processing. ... Serial processing is evident in the cascade of representations in piloting; where the navigation team, in a linearly process, first obtains a mark from the alidade, then records the mark on a bearing log, which is then represented on a hoey, and finally put on a chart with the hoey.
Approximate Word count = 1044
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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