In this work,a fast and accurate stationary alignment method for strapdown inertial navigation system (SINS) is proposed.It has been demonstrated that the stationary alignment of SINS can be improved by employing the multiposition technique,but the alignment time of the azimuth error is relatively longer.Over here,the two-position alignment principle is presented.On the basis of this SINS error model,a fast estimation algorithm of the azimuth error for the initial alignment of SINS on stationary base is derived fully from the horizontal velocity outputs and the output rates,and the novel azimuth error estimation algorithm is used for the two-position alignment.Consequently,the speed and accuracy of the SINSs initial alignment is enhanced greatly.The computer simulation results illustrate the efficiency of this alignment method.