The European Union’s Certifiable Localization Unit with GNSS (CLUG) project aims to bring GNSS localization to railways across the continent. The project goal is to assess the creation of a failsafe on-board localization unit using GNSS that will be interoperable…
Third Generation of the Ellipse Series of IMUs. Clockwise from top: Models D, E, A and N. (Photo: SBG Systems) GPS World: What are the main challenges to GNSS that require developing alternatives? Alexis Guinamard: GNSS technology can be easily…
BAE Systems Inc. has reached definitive agreements for the proposed acquisitions of Collins Aerospace’s military GPS business and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios (ATR) business. The two high-performing businesses are being sold in connection with obtaining the required antitrust clearances for…
SBG Systems has announced a major firmware update for the Ellipse product line. New features have been added to version 1.7 to enhance performance of the sensor. Automotive package. New features were developed to better answer needs of the autonomous…
According to Raytheon, its HELWS uses energy to detect, identify, track and take down drones. (Photo: Raytheon) Raytheon Company will deploy two prototype high-energy laser weapon systems (HELWS) to troops overseas under a $ 24 million U.S. Air Force contract.…
Spirent Federal Systems, a provider of GPS/GNSS test equipment, announced that Col. (retired) Bernard Gruber, former program director of what is now the U.S. Air Force GPS Directorate, has joined the company’s Board of Directors as government security committee chairman.…
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled ADA-O, a new version of its ADA system that prevents GNSS signals from being jammed. ADA-O is designed for armored vehicles and other larger land and sea platforms. According to the company, it can…
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $ 203,698,298 in grant funding for 28 projects in 15 states to assist with the deployment of positive train control (PTC) systems. The $ 203 million in grants is part of the total $…
By Gustavo Lee and Mathieu Joerger, Aerospace and Mechanical Department, The University of Arizona Presented at ION/IEEE/PLANS 2018 This paper describes the design and implementation of a new safety risk evaluation method for a sensor-based automotive collision warning system using…
