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Galileo satellites undergo magnetic testing at ESTEC

June 21, 2022 - By

News from the European Space Agency (ESA) Within ESA’s Maxwell EMC Facility, each Galileo satellite is switched on as if it were already operating in space. The test procedure is a check of the satellite’s electromagnetic compatibility; all its systems are run together to detect any harmful interference between them. Once Maxwell’s main door is sealed, its metal walls form... read more

OriginGPS showcases new modules, tracker at Embedded World

June 21, 2022 - By

New products include a low-profile GPS module, a new-gen dual-frequency GNSS module and a super-mini IoT tracker OriginGPS will showcase new GPS and GNSS modules and a tiny tracker at Embedded World, Nuremberg, June 21-23, and at Electronica, Munich, Nov. 15-18. Among products exhibited are: the 7 x 7 mm ORG4572-MK05 GNSS module with a 10-Hz update rate the new... read more

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oneNav to open European office in Finland

June 21, 2022 - By

Advanced GNSS digital receiver IP core developer seeks to add expertise to global engineering team with the establishment of new subsidiary oneNav Finland Oy Silicon Valley, California-based technology company oneNav is opening its first European office in Tampere, Finland. oneNav Finland Oy will be led by Florean Curticapean, director of position engineering. He has more than two decades of professional... read more

U-blox launches its smallest GPS module, the MIA-M10

June 21, 2022 - By

U-blox has announced its smallest GNSS module series to date, the u-blox MIA-M10. Built on the ultra-low-power u-blox M10 GNSS platform, MIA-M10 offers a power-efficient solution for size-constrained battery-powered asset tracking devices. The module targets an expanding market for people, pet and livestock trackers, as well as industrial sensors and consumer goods. The 4.5 x 4.5-mm form factor of the... read more

GPS anti-jam system successfully tested on DeltaQuad VTOL UAV

June 21, 2022 - By

DeltaQuad has successfully integrated an advanced GPS anti-jamming system into its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The DeltaQuad drone equipped with the system was flown in autonomous mode close to an active military jamming system. Even while being hit directly by a military-grade GPS jamming platform, the system maintained a solid GPS lock and the vehicle managed to autonomously resume its... read more

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New Telit GNSS receiver provides advanced power modes

June 17, 2022 - By

Telit has released the SE873K5 multi-constellation GNSS receiver in the L1 band. The SE873K5 simultaneously tracks and navigates all four GNSS constellations — GPS, Galileo, GLONASS and BeiDou — providing GNSS information over a UART, I2C or SPI interface serial port using the NMEA protocol. Based on the AG3335 system-in-package from Airoha, the SE873K5 is the latest addition to Telit’s... read more

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Safran’s SkyNaute navigation system to equip H160M Guépard helicopters

June 17, 2022 - By

Airbus Helicopters has selected Safran Electronics & Defense to supply its SkyNaute navigation systems to equip future H160M helicopters, developed as part of the France’s joint light helicopter program. The contract follows a December 2021 order from the French Ministry of the Armed Forces for 169 Guépard helicopters. SkyNaute is an ultra-compact hybrid GNSS/inertial navigation system based on Safran’s patented... read more

Trimble deploys custom Applanix positioning system for autonomy

June 17, 2022 - By

Customizable system provides robust positioning without added site infrastructure for IHI Corp. Trimble has announced the first deployment of its map-based localization system for land-based autonomous vehicle applications. IHI Corp., a heavy industry manufacturer based in Japan, will retrofit its existing container and haulage trucks with a customized Applanix POS LV system as part of its broader autonomy capabilities for... read more