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December 13, 2021

INS Technology Advances LiDAR Surveying Capabilities

Join Adam Barnes, Head of Product at Advanced Navigation, and Ashley Cox, Chief Operating Officer at Cordel, to find out how the latest LiDAR and navigation technologies are revolutionizing surveying.

In this webinar, Adam and Ashley will deep-dive into LiDAR surveying and explain how Cordel leveraged innovative technology to push the boundaries of the industry. They will cover the challenges in UAV-based surveying, in balancing cost and altitude restrictions, with LiDAR point density and INS accuracy to achieve the best overall solution.

November 19, 2021

Inertial in the Field: Webinar Now Available On Demand

High standards for technology in the lab and in the factory are all very fine, but what matters most is how it works in industrial application. We take a close-up look at inertial measurement and inertial navigation in such real-world cases as
• oil and gas pipeline inspection,
• stabilization of optical camera platforms and
• autonomous cargo transport.

September 21, 2021

GNSS Foresight Heralds New Direction for Aviation, UAVs, Air Taxis and Entire PNT Industry

Spirent Communications has launched GNSS Foresight, a cloud-based solution that empowers GNSS users with advance knowledge about the strength and reliability of GNSS signals in exact locations within their operational areas. The service will have early application for aviation, unmanned and autonomous platforms, but Spirent VP Jeremy Bennington told Inside GNSS that its potential is far wider.

Tallysman HC990E

September 3, 2021

Embedded 12-gram Full-Band GNSS Helical Antenna for Weight-critical Applications

Tallysman Wireless Inc. has added its first full-band GNSS antenna to its line of helical antennas. The HC990E embedded helical antenna is designed for precise positioning, covering the GPS/QZSS-L1/L2/L5, QZSS-L6, GLONASS-G1/G2/G3, Galileo-E1/E5a/E5b/E6, BeiDou-B1/B2/B2a/B3, and NavIC-L5 frequency bands

Infinidome unit

August 17, 2021

New Technology to Protect GPS Signals for UAVs Demo’d at AUVSI

Honeywell and InfiniDome are collaborating on a GPS signal-protection systems and showcasing a preliminary version of their joint solution at the AUVSI Xponential Show in Atlanta, Aug. 16-19.

August 5, 2021

GNSS Forecasting Takes Guesswork out of UAV BVLOS Mission Planning

Situational awareness and risk assessment are key to UAV mission planning in both dense urban areas and, surprisingly, in open-sky areas such as over ocean coastlines. Successful results depend closely upon scheduling for the most advantageous hours, or even minutes, to overfly particular areas.

Maxtena Antenna

July 16, 2021

Multi-band GNSS Antenna Joins Helical Antenna Family

Maxtena, Inc. introduced a small, patented GNSS antenna for high precision and autonomous multi-frequency applications. The M9HCT-A-SMA antenna is a high accuracy, multi-frequency active helix GNSS antenna + L-band corrections services.

May 20, 2021

New Automotive GNSS/INS Positioning Family for ADAS and Autonomy

Hexagon | NovAtel has introduced the PIM222A, part of a new family of automotive GNSS positioning products for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomy. The PIM222A delivers precise positioning, velocity and attitude in the most demanding applications for mass deployment in ADAS applications and autonomous vehicles.

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May 17, 2021

UAV Manufacturer Designs, Builds Own GPS for Transponder Product

uAvionix has added a new low size, weight and power (SWaP) transponder to its line-up of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) solutions. To make the device, the company took the unusual step, for a specialty OEM manufacturer, of designing and building its own GPS receiver.

April 13, 2021

When Ingenuity Flies on Mars, It Will Be an Extraplanetary Inertial First. A First for UAVs, Too.

The first powered, controlled flight on another planet, now re-scheduled for no earlier than April 14, will employ inertial technology to navigate Ingenuity.

March 5, 2021

New High-Dynamic 3-Axis Accelerometer for Precision Measurement and Stabilization Applications

Gladiator Technologies has released its new high-dynamic, three-axis digital A300D accelerometer. The A300D is an ultra-low noise MEMS accelerometer with high dynamic range sensors. Its ultra-low noise sensors make it well-suited for precision measurement and stabilization applications.

GPSdome fingers

February 25, 2021

UAV Jamming Resistance Boosted 400% in Flight Trials

InfiniDome Ltd., a GPS security company, demonstrated increased GNSS resiliency to hostile jamming by 400% in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flight trials sponsored by the Israeli government, according to the company.

November 17, 2020

Anti-Jam GPS for Army’s Gray Eagle UAV Awarded to Cobham

For its flagship Gray Eagle UAV, the U.S. Army with lead contractor General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has selected an anti-jam GPS system from Cobham Aerospace Connectivity. The MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) platform is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system

Gladiator lmrk60insgps

October 9, 2020

Gladiator Technologies’ High-Performance Integrated GNSS-INSs Come Easily to Hand

Low-noise MEMS inertial sensor and systems technology coupled with VELOX high-speed processing are integrated with a 72-channel GNSS receiver from Gladiator Technologies. The devices deliver position accuracy within 2 nautical miles per hour during GPS outages.

August 12, 2020

Get with the Inertial Program: An Advanced Engineering Archive

An extensive and significant body of technical information on inertial navigation, including detailed instruction, technical papers and use cases, has appeared online. This valuable resource is openly available to engineers, designers, integrators, and specifiers working on UAVs, aerial and ground survey and mapping, construction, surveillance and reconnaissance, satellite communications, military and much more.

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