Researchers at Delft University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VSL have developed an alternative positioning system that is more robust and accurate than GPS, especially in urban settings. The aim of the project — SuperGPS — was to develop…
The realistic racetrack in the Assetto Corsa game. (Screenshot: Dronezone) News from OxTS The possible applications for 3D point clouds are almost endless. When you think of lidar, the mind naturally wanders to applications of the autonomous vehicle navigation or…
Photo: Wang Zhigang via https://mp.weixin.qq.com/. On Oct. 7, China launched a pair of satellites designed to enhance BeiDou navigation signals. The CentiSpace-1 S5 and S6 satellites were launched via a Long March 11 solid rocket that lifted off at 9:10…
Photo: ixBlue Groupe Gorgé has acquired navigation company iXblue. The move will bring iXblue and Groupe Gorgé subsidiary ECA Group and iXblue. Groupe Gorgé is a European company specializing in high-tech industrial solutions for the robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and…
APNT/Space modernization gives U.S. Army a clearer view of multi-domain battlefield U.S. Army soldiers experiment with new assured PNTT/space equipment during the 2021 PNT Assessment Exercise at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (Photo: U.S. Army/Austin Thomas, Army Futures Command)…
Europe’s leading companies and research institutes working on positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies met in the Netherlands in mid-June for this year’s NAVISP Industry Days. The event is devoted to the latest developments in the Navigation Innovation and Support…
Dana Goward, President, Resilient PNT Foundation In a world where GPS and other GNSS signals can be easily denied or, worse, spoofed, interest in other forms of navigation has rebounded. Imagine being able to locate yourself within a couple of…
Initial value of the contracts is expected to be more than $ 12 million Emcore Corporation has been awarded new contracts for the Booster Rate Gyro (BoRG) and Tri-Axial Inertial Measurement Unit (TAIMU) programs for space launch vehicles resulting from…
NAVISP includes projects for autonomous and connected driving. (Image: ESA/F. Bagiana) Many of the experts that designed and oversaw the Galileo system are now supporting European companies in developing new navigation technologies and services through the Navigation Innovation and Support…
