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SBG Systems has released the Ekinox Micro, a compact and rugged high-performance inertial navigation solution designed to deliver accuracy in challenging environments. Ekinox Micro combines a high-performance MEMS tactical inertial sensor with a quad-constellation, dual-antenna GNSS receiver, making it suitable for mission-critical applications.

Ekinox Micro includes pre-configured motion profiles for land, air, and marine applications, enabling the sensor and algorithms to be tuned for maximum performance in any condition. The device is designed for ease of use and integration, with simple connectors, a web configuration interface, a datalogger, Ethernet connectivity, a PTP server, a REST API for configuration, and multiple input and output formats.

Ekinox Micro is real-time kinematic (RTK) compatible and based on a tactical 0.8°/h class inertial measurement unit calibrated across the entire operating temperature range. It features accuracy roll/pitch of 0.015°, accuracy heading of 0.035°, and accuracy position of 1.2 m without any corrections or 1 cm in RTK.

Hesai Technology has signed a multi-year technology partnership agreement for lidar sensors with Inertial Labs. Hesai’s sensors were selected by Inertial Labs to provide perception and navigation capabilities for its navigation systems designed for autonomous marine, land and aerial-based robotics systems.

Hesai’s lidar sensor solutions enable robotics systems to operate autonomously and safely without human intervention. The sensors provide real-time 3D point cloud data for localization, obstacle detection and path planning.

“To ensure the quality and accuracy of our products, we conduct exhaustive testing in our labs and gather feedback from users worldwide,” Jamie Marraccini, CEO of Inertial Labs, said. “Our research has led us to conclude that Hesai lidar sensors are the ideal choice for achieving highly accurate and reliable 3D measurements.”

Septentrio has signed a distribution partnership with Braemac for North America and Mexico. Braemac will distribute the full Septentrio portfolio including the compact mosaic module family, OEM boards, GNSS enclosures and GNSS/INS solutions for demanding industrial applications. 

Braemac distributes electronic components in the North American market and offers GNSS antennas, wireless connectivity solutions and other products, which are complementary to the Septentrio portfolio. 

Septentrio’s advanced GNSS chipset and proprietary algorithms provide consistent pinpoint accuracy for its receivers. The built-in advanced interference mitigation technology ensures resilience to GNSS jamming and spoofing, making Septentrio’s GNSS and GNSS/INS receivers a suitable positioning component in any robotic, UAV or machine control system. 

Septentrio will be exhibiting at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL conference in Denver, Colorado, on May 9 -11 at booth 4912. On Tuesday May 9, GNSS experts from Septentrio as well as other UAV integrators will share their experience in the panel discussion about “The Importance of GNSS Security in UAV Applications”.  

On May 3, Russia claimed Ukraine had launched an overnight UAV attack on the Kremlin in an effort to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, reported multiple news sources including NBC News and Reuters. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy quickly denied any Ukrainian involvement.

A video taken of the incident posted on social media shows two UAVs aimed at the Kremlin that were promptly shot down.

A Ukrainian official stated the incident suggested Moscow was preparing a major terrorist provocation, reported Reuters. Putin’s office said Russia reserved the right to retaliate and that it regards the incident as a planned act of terrorism and an attempt on the president’s life.

A Russian agency also stated Putin was not at the Kremlin at the time of the incident.

BREAKING: Footage surfaces of Ukrainian drone strike on the Kremlin last night. Russian govt confirms 2 unmanned aircraft downed by electronic-warfare systems after crashing into the Kremlin. Tensions escalate amid #UkraineRussiaWar️, inching closer to WW3. #KremlinStrike… pic.twitter.com/RdOHmcsh5k

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) May 3, 2023

Inertial Labs has released its new attitude and heading reference system, the AHRS-II-P. This device is an enhanced, high-performance strapdown system that determines absolute orientation (heading, pitch and roll) for any mounted device. The AHRS-II-P can determine orientation for both motionless and dynamic applications.

The AHRS-II-P contains a tactical-grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) consisting of three high-precision MEMS accelerometers, three advanced MEMS gyroscopes and a high-precision, gyro-compensated, embedded fluxgate compass. It also uses 8 mm fluxgate magnetometers.

This device is suitable for a variety of devices such as UAVs, antennas, ships and robotic devices.

Tallysman Wireless has released the HC990XF housed, full-band, helical GNSS antenna.

The HC990XF helical antenna is designed for precise positioning, covering the GPS/QZSS L1/L2/L5, QZSS L6, GLONASS G1/G2/G3, Galileo E1/E5a/E5b/E6, BeiDou B1/B2a/B2b/B3, and NavIC L5 frequency bands. This includes the satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) available in the region of operation as well as L-band correction services.

The HC990XF has a base diameter of 64 mm, is 37 mm tall and weighs 45 g. Its precision-tuned helical element provides full GNSS band coverage, suitable gain and axial ratio, and a tight phase center. The antenna base has an SMA (male) connector, three screw holes for secure attachment and an O-ring to waterproof the antenna connector.

The HC990XF helical design does not require a ground plane, making it a suitable antenna for UAV applications.

The HC990XF antenna also supports Tallysman’s eXtended Filtering technology.

GPS World staff is attending AUSVI XPONENTIAL 2023.

AUSVI XPONENTIAL, co-hosted by Messe Dusseldorf North America, will be held in Denver, Colorado, May 8-11. This year’s theme is “Building the Blueprint for Autonomy.” XPONENTIAL is also celebrating its 50-year anniversary.

The event invites industry changemakers and end users to experience new technology that is solving real world problems such as safety and defense, energy and infrastructure, business, construction, health, and the environment. The convention features keynote speakers, panel presentations, educational programs, specialized workshops, networking opportunities, and an extensive exhibitor hall teaming with newly developed technology to preview, as well as co-located events.

XPONENTIAL attracts more than 7,500 attendees each year, who attend more than 200 educational sessions as part of the full conference.

For more information about XPONENTIAL visit xponential.org. To stay up to date on news from the conference, visit gpsworld.com.

On April 26, the European Union Court of Justice dismissed a complaint from OHB System regarding a contract awarded to Thales and Airbus to supply satellites for the Galileo program, reported Reuters. OHB System supplied most of Galileo’s operating satellites.

In 2021, the European Commission rejected OHB System’s bid to supply the next-generation Galileo satellites and selected Airbus Defense and Space and Thales Alenia Space Italia. This follows a 2018 tender by the European Space Agency for next-generation Galileo satellites.

OHB System requested the European Commission and the ESA suspend the tender after its former chief operating officer was hired by Airbus and to exclude Airbus from the tender. This was rejected in January 2021.

The Navigation Technology Satellite–3 (NTS-3) — designed, built and tested by L3Harris — is on track to launch this year. The experimental satellite aims to shape the future of U.S. positioning, navigation and timing capabilities and to help U.S. forces to operate in GPS-denied environments and areas prone to spoofing.

NTS-3 minimizes the impacts of GPS jamming through rapidly reprogrammable signal waveforms, frequency agility and increased signal strength. Its embedded software and firmware are reprogrammable on-orbit.

When paired with reprogrammable receivers, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force can react in real time as threats evolve on the battlefield. In addition, NTS-3 has enhanced processors to support more complex signals.

In January, L3Harris delivered the NTS-3 vehicle to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, to prepare the satellite for launch. The Air Force Research Laboratory and L3Harris are working together to complete space vehicle testing, launch vehicle integration and enterprise integration to confirm compatibility between the control segment, ground receivers and the satellite vehicle.

NTS-3 is scheduled to launch later this year aboard United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket. Once launched, NTS-3 will remain in a near-geosynchronous orbit for an inaugural year of testing.

Syntony GNSS and Xona Space Systems have partnered to integrate the low-Earth-orbit (LEO) position, navigation and timing (PNT) constellation from Xona into GNSS simulators and receiver solutions from Syntony.

This partnership is part of Syntony’s and Xona’s strategy to offer users PNT solutions.

“The demand for advanced and resilient PNT services is skyrocketing,” Brian Manning, CEO of Xona Space Systems, said. “We are building an entire ecosystem from the ground up to address this demand. Having a full Rx-Tx solution available for all Xona signals is one of the keys to rapidly develop this LEO PNT ecosystem.”

Syntony GNSS was the first PNT services provider to integrate all of the Xona demo signals into its multi-GNSS simulation solution, Constellator, in 2022. However, to offer a full testing solution, Syntony has also developed a Xona-enabled GNSS receiver.