Robotic Research provides navigation system for GPS-denied areas

Photo: Robotic Research Robotic Research will showcase its RR-N-140 navigation system at Booth #407 at AUVSI Xponential 2019, which takes place April 29-May 2 in Chicago. The system provides accurate, absolute and relative 3D (six-degrees-of-freedom, or 6 DOF) localization information for ground…
Nurlink launches GNSS and NB-IoT system on chip

Dragonfly (Image: CEVA) CEVA Inc. and Nurlink have introduced Nurlink’s NK6010 3GPP Rel.14 eNB-IoT system-on-chip (SoC) powered by the CEVA-Dragonfly NB2 IP solution. The companies made the announcement in advance of Mobile World Congress, which takes place Feb. 25-28 in Barcelona, Spain.…
Port of Amsterdam trials GPS-based UAV monitoring system

The M.A.D.S. radomes track drones at the port, so they can be identified as beneficial or a threat. (Photo: Martek) The Port of Amsterdam has begun a four-week trial of a drone detection system. Martek Anti-Drone Systems is providing its…
FAA program advances drone integration in National Airspace System

This report covers a number of UAV topics, including the news of another U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to advance drone integration in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS); an initial effort towards Type Certification for a larger UAV/UAS;…
Racelogic introduces VBOX indoor positioning system at ION GNSS+

VBOX indoor positioning beacon atop a car. (Photo: Racelogic) Racelogic will demonstrate a new VBOX solution for accurate position and velocity in the absence of any GNSS signals, such as indoors, at the ION GNSS+ exhibition. VBOX data acquisition systems are…
Oscilloquartz launches enhanced PRTC system for 5G network timing

Oscilloquartz has launched its enhanced primary reference time clock (ePRTC) system to enable unprecedented timing accuracy and stability, even when the GNSS signal is lost. The technology provides the ideal timing source for mission-critical transport systems, such as utility networks,…

Inertial sensor companies KVH Industries and VectorNav Technologies partnered so that KVH’s fiber optic gyro-based 1750 and 1775 IMUs can now be offered to enhance the operation of VectorNav’s VN-210 and VN-310 Tactical Series GNSS-aided inertial navigation systems. In this…