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Autonomous Platform Perfection: Closer, thanks to Sensor Fusion
A key issue in the advancement of sensor fusion technology today is that the autonomous platform – car, robot, drone – must accurately assess the […]
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Subsea Robotics: Advanced technology in machines empowers human partners
The underwater tunnel inspector. The combat swimmer. The port and harbor security officer. A liquid office environment isn’t the only thing they have in common. […]
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Spoofs, Lies, and GPS
The tale of the spoofing of the White Rose of Drachs is an interesting case study in how the GPS/GNSS system actually works, and how […]
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Solving Navigation and Control Challenges for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Today, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROV)s are capable of complex work that once required large and costly platforms. These miniature robotic […]
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Keep Calm and Hail that Self-Driving Bus
You don’t have to look very hard to find stories about self-driving cars and their expected impact on our daily lives. People are fascinated about […]
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KVH Inertial Nav on America’s Cup Boats in Bermuda
Onboard each of the America’s Cup Championship (ACC) foiling catamarans rocketing around the Bermuda racecourse this month are six fierce sailors and a slew of […]
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The Elegance of Sensor Fusion for the Mobile World
“Our brains have evolved to allow us to employ sensor fusion in an elegant way. We take it for granted: We walk and we talk […]
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Who Moved My Continent? More Importantly, Is GPS Enough to Get the Pizza Here While It’s Still Hot?
Earth is not a passive sphere. It’s dynamic and relentlessly in play. Temblors, volcanic eruptions, seafloor spreading – all these are evidence of plate tectonics, […]
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Smokey and the Bandit Redux – Beer Delivery Goes Autonomous
We’ve come a long way from the era of Burt Reynold, Sally Field, and Jerry Reed delivering bootleg beer across state lines with the police […]
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Accurate navigation on a budget – Getting more out of your navigation systems with sensor fusion
As small observation and inspection class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) become more and more capable, they have been able to take on a wider range […]
