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Trimble Navigation acquires unmanned aerial vehicles
Trimble Navigation (Sunnyvale,CA, USA) has acquired privately-held Gatewing (Gent, Belgium), a provider of lightweight unmanned aerial …
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Long-range autonomous navigation relies on single stereo camera
… Robotics Lab at the University of Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada) developed a technique to enable long-range autonomous navigation . Paul Furgale and Tim Barfoot used a Bumblebee XB3 stereo camera from Point Grey Research (Richmond, BC, Canada) as the …
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Seegrid contracted to match GPS accuracy with vision-driven robotic navigation system
… characterize Seegrid's low-cost, machine-vision-driven navigation and localization system in outdoor GPS -denied environments ..... commercial industrial mobile robots, which perform autonomous navigation for material-handling applications in warehouses, distribution …
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Wheelchair uses laser measurement system for auto-navigation
… a non-contact Laser Measurement System (LMS) from SICK (Minneapolis, MN, USA; www.sickusa.com ) takes over the navigation . With the LMS291 mounted on the docking station, the wheelchair can be automatically situated on the dock and precisely …
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Micro Drone Autonomous Navigation and Environment Sensing
European researchers have developed a small robotic drone capable of helping save lives in emergency situations or preventing terrorist attacks in urban areas (http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults).
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3-D imaging helps Bruno navigate Mars
The autonomous navigation capability of the latest Mars rover ..... destination. Bruno’s Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) system converts ..... then applies algorithms to create a " navigation map," plotting out a path that avoids …
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Kowa's site redesign enables quick access to product downloads
… new website includes easier access to downloadable product information, quick access to new offers, improved user friendly navigation , and information to be able to stay up-to-date with the latest technical specifications. The new site reflects Kowa …
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Velodyne introduces HDL-32E lidar sensor
… 32E is a small, light, and less expensive next generation product designed to meet the explosive demand for autonomous navigation and 3D mobile mapping applications Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Morgan Hill, CA, USA), a manufacturer of high definition LiDAR …
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Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc (OKSI)
Offers turnkey hyperspectral systems, including hardware and software. Develops solutions such as video-based navigation systems, human stress detection systems, etc.
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Study says image-sensor market to see rapid growth
… to imaging requirements in applications such as digital cameras, mobile phones, medical-imaging equipment, automotive navigation , and driver assist, as well as industrial machine-vision applications. Developments in manufacturing, hardware, and …