Centimeter positioning for UAVs and mass-market applications

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…

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Centimeter-Level GPS Positioning for Cars

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…

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Use cases and Regulatory Approvals for Wireless Medical Devices

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…

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LTE is hitting the field in the IoT game

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…

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Wearable technology is unleashed

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…

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Handheld Launches New Version of the ALGIZ 10X Ultra-rugged Tablet

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…

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Protecting India’s forests and wildlife with u-blox precision satellite location technology

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…

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Ingenu CEO sees just two big winners in low-power IoT tech war

Courtesy of www.mobileworldlive.com by Justin Springham LIVE FROM CTIA SUPER MOBILITY WEEK, LAS VEGAS: John Horn, CEO of Ingenu Networks, said the technology battles taking place in the fast-growing low power Internet of Things (IoT) market will see just two major winners: his own RPMA technology and the favoured (but as yet unavailable) tech choice of most cellular players,…

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