Market and Industry Context
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The navigation and positioning market is a mature market. The figure illustrates various technologies used in the provision of navigation and positioning products, services and applications. Despite the robustness of this market there is significant room for improvement and ever more growth. Presently, there are still serious problems with these technologies, primarily around availability of necessary signals (e.g. GPS) to maintain continuous and accurate data flow. |
Mobile Handset Localization
GNSS is largely unavailable or inaccurate when used indoors or in urban environments.
The Trusted Portable Navigator (T-PN) offers a software solution that uses existing hardware in mobile devices to provide accurate location and navigation in any environment.
This software turns low-cost MEMS inertial sensor signals from the device into seamless navigators that work with any wireless signal update such as GPS and Wi-Fi.
The T-PN is a reliable location and navigation solution that can be used for a variety of applications including:
- Mobile device location indoors and in urban environments
- Mobile device and user orientation
- Dismounted soldier and first responder tracking
- Patient monitoring
- Offender tracking
Vehicle Navigation
Navigation and assisted driving in urban centres is a difficult endeavour. Reliance on navigation systems that use GNSS only can be aggravating and dangerous.
The Trusted Vehicle Navigator (T-VN) provides a continuous and accurate navigation solution that integrates in-vehicle MEMS sensors with wireless signals, such as GNSS. The T-VN delivers unparalleled accuracy, even in the deepest urban environments.
The T-VN can be used in any vehicle for applications including:
- Accurate in-vehicle navigation and turn-by-turn downtown
- Assisted driving
- Autonomous unmanned vehicle control
- In-dash and mobile device navigation options
Machine Control & Guidance
Industrial machine control applications range from vehicle control for mining to autonomous submersible guidance applications. There are many precision solutions available to end users, and although they are very accurate and reliable, these products are typically very expensive.
The Trusted Machine Navigator (T-MN) has been designed to minimize the cost of the inertial system through MEMS and use all available wireless signals for a customized application, thus decreasing cost, maintaining accuracy, and providing reliability not previously available, using either existing hardware or a custom built system.
The T-MN can be used to enhance accuracy and reliability, while decreasing cost for:
- Machine guidance in GPS denied environments - mining, downtown construction
- Heading determination systems - crane control, agriculture machine control
- Urban road surveys
Engage Trusted Positioning
Trusted Positioning's software is modularized and can be customized for specific projects. We are also available to help our customers build complete real-time systems that use Trusted Positioning's software. We work with our customers to help define:
- Navigation accuracy requirements
- Real-time performance specifications
- Bill-of-material constraints
- Hardware design schematics and layouts
- Any required certifications (e.g. FCC, MIL STD)
