Tag: FOG GNSS/INS

The limitation of most navigation systems is the need for references to confirm actual position with estimated position, be it a map, a star, a satellite constellation, or a landmark. When a reference is not available, we require a different means of maintaining navigation and guidance. Using inertia as a means of detecting and measuring changes in motion has been a popular method of unaided navigation.

With support from the Australian Space Agency, Advanced Navigation has developed Boreas X90, an inertial navigation system to autonomously explore the Moon and beyond to Mars, to help uncover scientific discoveries, unlock the lunar economy and inspire a new generation of space explorers.

Global, October 2022 – Advanced Navigation, the world’s most determined innovator in artificial intelligence for robotic and navigation technologies is announcing Boreas D70, a fibre-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation system (INS).

Kinematics is the study purely of the motion of objects, without concern for the forces involved causing the motion. In a navigational sense, kinematics is a bit different to the definition above. We are still wanting to gain motion information for a moving object, but the context here is to establish the true path (or as close to the truth as we can get) of the object in relation to an absolute position on the surface of the Earth.

Acoustic signaling is a method of using sound as a means of wireless underwater communications. Acoustics are used because radio waves, light waves and satellite signals cannot travel through water for any useful distance because of signal attenuation (reduction in amplitude) due to water density.

Inertial navigation using quantum sensor technology is a new field of research and development that can completely revolutionize navigation systems. This novel technology increases inertial measurement accuracy by orders of magnitude over current benchmarks. This can enable absolutely reliable inertial navigation systems (INS) that can operate entirely standalone and retain accuracy over the course of years rather than months using current technology.

Dead-reckoning is a term coined in the 1600s by ship navigators to estimate course and distance when no landmarks or stars could be seen. Using velocity, a compass and the directional effects of current and wind, ship navigators could plot or estimate a course with a reasonable degree of accuracy for the time, especially over short distances.

Australia, July 2022 – Advanced Navigation, one of the world’s most determined innovators in AI robotics, and navigation technology has today announced its ambitions to be the first Australian company to reach the Moon through its development of two unique navigation systems.

MEMS vs FOG: the Ring laser gyroscope (RLG) has dominated the inertial navigation market since its first inception in 1963, recently its dominance has been challenged by improvements to Fibre Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology. These technological improvements are slowly but surely eroding the RLG’s place in the inertial navigation market, pushing the aging technology to irrelevance.

There are several methods to determine heading in navigation when using an Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) or an Inertial Navigation System (INS). As such recommending an appropriate heading source should be based on typical application requirements. These are indicative but should be evaluated fully for individual applications.