Courtesy of Alpha Micro – www.newsroom.alphamicro.net At around 20,000 km above the Earth’s surface there are now at least 55 satellites in orbit, forming two Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS); GPS (also known as Navstar, and owned and operated by the US) and GLONASS (owned and operated by Russia). These will soon be joined by the…
October 4, 2016 – By Cecile Mongredien, Chris Hide, Peter Fairhust and Daniel Ammann Courtesy of www.gpsworld.com UAVs, precision agriculture and robotic guidance require high accuracy at low cost. Emerging high-volume markets call for RTK technologies previously limited to niche markets by complexity and cost. This article discusses design and implementation of a very precise RTK-based module…
By Philip E. Ross – Courtesy of www.spectrum.ieee.org Superaccurate GPS may soon solve three robocar bugbears—blurred lane markings, bad weather, and over-the-horizon blind spots. These are things lidar and radar often can’t see, see through, or see around. A group led by Todd Humphreys, an aerospace engineer at the University of Texas at Austin, has just tested a software-based system that can run on processors in today’s cars, using data from scattered…
Autonomous driving vehicles are on the road today. To name just a couple of examples, Volvo has already launched autonomous driving trials on the streets of Gothenburg, close to its headquarters, and has announced plans to extend trials to London and China. Google’s self‑driving cars, on the other hand, have amassed close to two million…
Example use cases and understanding the regulatory challenges of incorporating wireless connectivity into medical devices – White Paper Author: Pelle Svensson Product Marketing Manager, Product Center Short Range Radio, u-blox Abstract: This paper discusses some use cases as well as the challenges related to achieving certifications and approvals for medical devices that contain wireless modules, and how manufacturers…
Courtesy of www.pcworld.com AT&T, Verizon, and chip makers are aiming at lower speeds and longer battery life with LTE Category M1 IoT data platform company Buddy had a model smart city in its booth at IoT World in Santa Clara, California, on May 11, 2016. Credit: Stephen Lawson To get small, low-power IoT devices online, it’s…
Courtesy of www.weartechdesign.com First there was the freedom of streaming data via a device that can be worn on the body. Now, wearable technology is taking another step forward with new ways to transmit data, freeing up the wearer and developer. By Caroline Hayes Two recent announcements promise to change the way wearable technology is worn…
Imagine a world where you never have to sit in traffic, because your car automatically finds the best path to get to your destination. Where your car diagnoses itself when something goes wrong and points you to the nearest qualified service station. Where your car gets better gas mileage because you barely spend any time…
LIDKÖPING, Sweden, September 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers and tablets, today announced a major upgrade to its popular Algiz 10X ultra-rugged tablet computer with new and improved screen technology and improved GPS/GLONASS functionality. The new version of the Algiz 10X has a 10.1″ HD projective capacitive touchscreen…
u‑blox M8 GNSS chips provide new Sxtreo T51 PDAs with “tree‑level” precision Thalwil, Switzerland – September 15, 2016 – u‑blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced that its advanced navigation and positioning chip is at the heart of a new high‑tech initiative that protects forests, wildlife and endangered species, and…
