Autopilots have been around nearly as long as aircraft themselves. For decades, they have been assisting pilots by reducing workload on long flights and helping to precisely navigate approaches. The fundamental concept of an autopilot remains the same: to automatically provide pitch, roll and yaw forces without the pilot touching the flight controls. What’s changed in the time since the first modern autopilot is the system itself — how it works and the hardware it […]

China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), a global geolocation network, currently has 39 in-orbit satellites and is expected to be completed in 2020, authorities said Wednesday. At present, the BDS, independently constructed and operated by China, has officially provided RNSS (Radio Navigation Satellite System) services worldwide, with a total of 39 in-orbit satellites, after high-density launches of BeiDou-3 since 2017, said Yang Jun, deputy director of China’s Satellite Navigation System Management Office, […]

Photo: CHC Navigation CHC Navigation has released and is immediately shipping its new i90 IMU-RTK GNSS Series receiver. The i90 IMU-RTK GNSS Series is designed to dramatically increase GNSS real-time kinematic (RTK) availability and reliability. The i90 is powered by the company’s latest inertial measurement unit (IMU) and RTK technology to provide robust and accurate GNSS positioning in any circumstances. Unlike standard micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS)-based GNSS receivers, the i90 GNSS IMU-RTK combines a high-end calibration and […]

Have you ever started an activity a little too early on your Garmin device, or forgotten to stop it? We have too. The new activity trimming feature in Garmin Connect lets you adjust the time or distance of your activity and updates your stats for a more accurate view of your overall performance. For example, if you trim the first half mile from your latest run — maybe your warm-up — it will be removed […]

Photo: ViaLite ViaLite’s new Local Integrated GPS Splitter was designed to minimize rack space. Suitable to applications requiring a fan-out of GPS/GNSS signals within a single local area, the unit can accept optical inputs from up to four antennas. Though it has a height of only one rack unit, the system is suitable for feeding timing and synchronization signals to single or multiple floors or rooms through 8 to 32 optical fiber links with no […]

The never-ending debate: indoor training versus outdoor cycling. Some love taking it inside, some hate it. But most coaches recommend a mix of the two to achieve maximum gains. Not convinced? Here are the 20 main advantages of indoor training. It will help make you a faster cyclist Most anyone with a coach and a power meter — and who’s practicing serious structured training — will find that indoor training is one of the best […]

The Swift/Arm partnership means Arm will offer Swift Navigation’s high-integrity, high-accuracy GNSS positioning solutions as an option on Arm-based platforms to developers of autonomous and connected vehicles. (Image: Swift Navigation) Swift Navigation is partnering with Arm, a global leader in semiconductor IP. The partnership means Arm will offer Swift Navigation’s high-integrity, high-accuracy GNSS positioning solutions as an option on Arm-based platforms to developers of autonomous and connected vehicles. Swift Navigation is a San Francisco-based tech […]

In the next six stages, our Grand Tour riders will be hitting five summit finishes — including the new ascent to Coll d’Engolasters — and a time trial. It’s here in the rugged Andorran mountains where the general classification battle will kick off, and a strong performance in the mountains could mean the difference between winning and losing. It’s always exciting to watch riders vie for the blue polka-dot jersey. Whether it’s a lone breakaway […]

GMV has been awarded a contract for development of a precise GNSS positioning system with integrity for the new generation of autonomous vehicles of the German carmaker BMW Group. The Spanish multi-national’s technology solution is going to be developed for the first time in BMW Group’s autonomous vehicles. GMV’s positioning software calculates the vehicle’s position and other magnitudes, using advanced GMV-developed algorithms, including components that have already been patented. These algorithms have been especially modified […]

Members from the Alaska IPP team gather around the Skyfront Perimeter UAV after a successful BVLOS mission. (PRNewsfoto/Skyfront Corp.) Skyfront’s Perimeter 4 long-range hybrid gas-electric drone this summer successfully performed the first civilian beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight without visual observers under the FAA’s Part 107 rules. The flight serves as a significant step toward the safe integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace, according to the company. During the round-trip flight, the Perimeter UAV […]