05 May 2021
Project advances cold atom quantum gyroscope; new test flight partner completes the High-BIAS2 supply chain
High BIAS2 focus: a BAE Systems test aircraft.The UKâs High-BIAS2 (High Bandwidth Inertial Atom Source) project, running through October 2023, has announced several âmilestones that will move the industry closer to safer skies with more precise inflight navigation systems,â say the project organizers.
The research and development project has advanced its development of a cold atom-based Quantum Positioning System, which enables vehicle navigation without a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a Global Navigation Satellite System signal.
Reducing the reliance on GPS and GNSS technologies is critical for scenarios where signals from these systems are not available, such as underwater or in space, or when they suffer disruptions due to technical issues, cyber attacks, and atmospheric or reflection effects.
Holger Ippach Joins Swift Navigation as Executive Vice President of Product
SAN FRANCISCO, May 04, 2021, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and precise positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, automotive, mobile and mass-market applications, today announced a new executive hire to support its rapidly expanding business. Holger Ippach has joined the Swift executive team as Executive Vice President of Product. In his new role, Mr. Ippach is responsible for product strategy and roadmap and will lead the product team-enabling Swift to continue to build solutions, products and services for today s evolving GNSS and precise positioning markets.
Mr. Ippach brings over 20 years of cross-country, cross-cultural and cross-functional product experience to Swift. His experience includes senior executive roles with increasing responsibility with the Kudelski Group and Alcatel. As Kudelski s Senior Vice President IoT & Automotive, Mr. Ippa
Adobe Stock Semtech offers guidance for building an asset tracking system that works for pallets as well as animals and avocados.
Asset tracking that utilizes GPS works well, but it can be extremely expensive. The power consumption is excessive, with batteries requiring replacement every one-to-three months. An alternative is low-power, long-range systems that rely on satellite signals.
Collectively, the satellite navigation infrastructure is referred to as the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). In the case of battery-operated asset tracking, low power communications is essential. This is where LoRa devices come in. LoRa devices are a complement to GNSS because the coverage area for GNSS services is widespread.
Mayflower 400 will be guided by artificial intelligence rather than a human crew
It s slated to depart from Plymouth, England on May 15 for a 3,000 mile journey
It should arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts, two weeks later
En route it will gather research data on marine animals and ocean pollution
The trip was slated for September 2020 but was postponed by the pandemic
Credit: NIST
NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division has awarded $8 million to the Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab at Indiana University’s (IU) Pervasive Technology Institute to implement a prize competition aimed at developing indoor localization technologies that support first responders in a variety of mission types. The multi-phase challenge serves to build a community of experts in localization and public safety who can examine the potential myriad of solutions to this pressing issue. IU expects to officially launch the open competition in fall 2021.
Keeping First Responders Safe Indoors
The goal of the FR3D Prize is to demonstrate indoor localization and tracking of first responders within one-meter accuracy in a variety of buildings without any pre-deployed infrastructure, like Wi-Fi access points or Bluetooth beacons. However, this technical challenge is difficult to solve.