Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.30
July 21, 2022
…as existing robot mowers requiring perimeter cables. LUBA uses GNSS and RTK for obstacle avoidance and precise positioning. Source: Mammotion LUBA navigates without wires Unlike other robotic lawn mowers, LUBA does not require perimeter cables. This enables quick and simple setup without the need to painstakingly dig or bury wires, said Mammotion. An advanced real-time kinematics (RTK) system ensures positioning to within 2 cm (0.7 in.) for autonomous navigation. “LUBA is powered by GNSS—the Global Navigation Satellite System— which contains GPS+GLONASS+BEIDOU+GALILEO,” the company told Robotics 24/7. “The fundamentals of GNSS calculate the position of the receiver by mixing the distance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.37
March 21, 2022
…equipment including robotic total stations, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and state-of-the-art software. Adams Surveying also provides realty scanning using drone technology. Microdrones helps verify pre-development In the first episode of the series, Josh Adams, a surveyor in training (SIT) and small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) pilot for Adams Surveying, explained how the company uses drones for site verification. “We’re using the drone to verify the roads, pads, and lots,” he said. “We can check the elevations to see how the contractors did versus the engineering plans, to verify that everything was built the way they wanted it to be.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.50
December 07, 2021
…rely almost entirely on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for the most basic navigation functionality, particularly for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) and autonomous operations. Due to the weak and vulnerable nature of the GNSS signal, it is extremely susceptible to jamming attacks that can currently be carried out over large distances with a $50 jammer bought online, said the partners. UAV developers or end users try to solve this problem by creating “safe landing protocols” in GNSS-challenged environments or by adding lidar, optical, or other sensors to their flight controllers. Such sensors can provide a reasonable source of positioning…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.48
November 05, 2021
…to perform complex navigation and manipulation tasks in a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)-denied environment. A swarm of UAVs must identify a target vessel from several similar vessels in open waters in a GNSS-denied environment. It must then offload specific items from the target onto an USV in the shortest possible time using autonomous technologies. Morrish said this is a new kind of exercise for robotics. “A nice thing about this challenge is that you tell people what you want, but you don’t specify an approach to do it,” he said. “The very idea of the MBZIRC Maritime Grand Challenge…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.19
October 25, 2021
…in low-visibility conditions. Cognitive Agro Pilot will include a GNSS high-precision positioning system for steering. This is needed for operations in areas where no visual guidance points are available and farm fields are demarcated, said the company. It also enables automatic interpretation of satellite images, plotting of harvesting patterns, and driving directions, all of which can be corrected by the computer vision system, according to Cognitive Pilot. Cognitive Agro Pilot can transmit progress reports to the messenger apps of tractor owners, as well as telematic data about the state of the machine and progress of work with confirmed photographic and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.60
October 18, 2021
…and oceanographic, meterological, telemetry, and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning products and services. It also rents acoustic real-time 3D imaging systems, subsea communiations, underwater connectors, data collectors, and other equipment. The company said its customers rely it for high-quality products, ease of use, and a flexible and professional support team. Nautikaris to offer Microdrones as a service Schouten said that Nautikaris decided to sign on as a distributor because Microdrones provides integrated systems with high-quality sensors, as well as a full-service solution including drones, software, data processing and support. He added that “Microdrones as a service” or mdaaS sales…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.24
July 30, 2021
…GPS In addition, TinySurveyor uses an an onboard Trimble GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver. “This GPS receiver is a rugged, all-in-one solution combining strength and durability into a compact form that is easy to use and virtually indestructible,” said Cansel. “Its rugged construction and longer battery life make it ideal for more demanding field work and reduce the risk of downtime. The Trimble receiver is both user-friendly and highly accurate.” With the tablet and Trimble GNSS receiver, TinySurveyor can execute large tasks up to 10 times faster than traditional surveying and stakeout methods, said Cansel and TinyMobileRobots. The robot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.56
April 07, 2021
…Geosun's intellectual property is dedicated to the application of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), INS (inertial navigation systems), and GIS (geographic information system) expertise. The company said it focuses on satellite and integrated navigation positioning. It also develops, produces, and sells lidar scanners, POS systems, and PPK (post-processed kinematic) and RTK (real-time kinematic) equipment. Geosun to use IMUs in lidar scanners Geosun is integrating ACEINNA’s OpenIMU330BI and IMU383 inertial measurement units (IMUs) into lidar systems that are used to help navigate and guide airborne drone systems, especially those used in a variety of construction planning and mapping operations. Geosun's products…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.17
March 24, 2021
…and safety goals. Unfortunately, the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) alone falls short, enabling only meter-level position accuracy, even under ideal operating conditions. A navigation system that includes a real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning engine and GNSS corrections delivered from a ground-based network of secure base stations will reliably improve position accuracy to centimeter-level accuracy, according to the companies. The streamlined OpenARC positioning platform combines Point One’s Polaris GNSS correction service with ACEINNA’s OpenRTK330 hardware and software. OpenRTK is intended for developers of autonomous systems in trucking, precision agriculture, construction, mapping, surveying, and robotics. OpenARC provides precision and confidence in positioning…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.87
August 12, 2020
…a car such as the global navigation satellite system (GNSS), vehicle to everything (V2X) camera and radar, in a single system. ADE is an open platform that simplifies integration with commercial 3D modeling, HIL systems and existing test and simulation environments. “Combining the experience and expertise of Keysight, IPG and Nordsys will deliver a solution that enables customers to simulate and emulate their components, software and systems including sensor fusion and decision-making algorithms,” said vice president and general manager of Keysight's automotive industry segment, Tom Goetzl. “Our innovative software solutions allow for transfer of real test scenarios including the entire…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
January 21, 2019
…is a first of its kind, professionally supported, open-source GPS/GNSS-aided inertial navigation software stack for low-cost precise navigation applications.” The OpenIMU Development hardware development kit includes JTAG-pod, precision mount fixture, EVB and an OpenIMU300 module. The OpenIMU module features ACEINNA’s 5 deg/Hr, 9-Axis gyro, accelerometer and magnetometer sensor suite with an onboard 180MHz ARM Coretex floating-point CPU. The IMU is delivered in a small (24x37x9.5mm), easy to integrate module that operates from 2.7-5.5VDC. This freely downloadable stack includes: FreeRTOS-based data collection and sampling engine; performance-tuned, real-time, navigation-grade GPS/INS Kalman Filter library; free IDE/compiler tool chain based on Visual Studio Code;…
