A SolarCleano F1A robot tackles a tough cleaning challenge on a solar farm in Saudi Arabia. Photo:: SolarCleano

Swift Navigation, SolarCleano: cleaning robots keep solar power running

April 7, 2022

SolarCleano, based in Garnich, Luxembourg, makes robots that clean large solar panel installations using GNSS receivers and corrections from Swift Navigation.

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This article is tagged with autonomous robots, GNSS corrections, GNSS receiver, line of sight, localization, multipath, solar panels, SolarCleano, spatial accuracy, Swift Navigation and posted in From the Magazine, Machine Control/Ag

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Smart speakers need localization techniques

March 26, 2020

Smart speakers such as the Amazon Alexa or Google Home haven’t mastered determining user location in the home. […]

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This article is tagged with Google Home, indoor localization, localization, Roy Choudhury, Sheng Shen, smart speakers, Urbana-Champaign and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Latest News

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Research Roundup: Spoofing-resistant UAVs

January 18, 2019

By Alexander Rügamer, Daniel Rubino, Xabier Zubizarreta, Wolfgang Felber, Fraunhofer IIS, and Jan Wendel and Daniel Pfaffelhuber, Airbus […]

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This article is tagged with Airbus Defence and Space, Fraunhofer IIS, localization, localization method, SCE GNSS, SCE PRN, spoofing, UAV, unauthorized UAV and posted in From the Magazine

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The role of GNSS in driverless cars

August 1, 2018

Authenticated localization in driverless cars Growing awareness of the vulnerabilities of GNSS signals — weak, unencrypted and easily […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous vehicles, driverless cars, encryption, Galileo PRS, GNSS jamming, inertial sensors, localization, location accuracy, ride sharing, sensor fusion, spoofing, STL and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, OEM, Transportation