201207 July/August 2012 Archives - Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design

201207 July/August 2012

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July 18, 2012

Brussels View: Remembrance of Things Past

In 2003, China committed to investing €200 million (US$270 million) for the privilege of participating in the development of Europe’s Galileo program. But by 2007 it had been forced out of major decision-making because of security concerns and the collapse of the original financing plan for the program, which was to include public and private money.

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By Peter Gutierrez

Can Congress Rescue Itself?

In the 1974 Mel Brooks’ movie, Blazing Saddles, one of the characters — surrounded by his enemies — points a gun at his head and tries to escape by taking himself hostage.

As I recall, he gets away with the absurd move and survives to fight another day. That’s Hollywood!

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By Dee Ann Divis
July 17, 2012

SIDEBAR: Safe Navigation from Hybrid, Redundant Navigation Sensor Sys¬tems

Return to main article: "Drones to the Rescue!"

Navigating safely is always necessary, and unmanned platforms especially need to do so, as they still must demonstrate to the general and technical public that flying without a pilot on board works and is safe (or as safe as piloted crafts). So, when asking ourselves what is the right approach to safe navigation in UAVs, one word steps immediately into the discussion: redundancy.

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