The aerospace industry is characterized by extremely demanding levels of Quality Assurance (QA), and this philosophy is applied at all levels for product manufacturers. In the case of UAV Navigation, ...

Recent advances in magnetic field calibration and attitude estimation techniques have fundamentally enhanced the accuracy and robustness of navigation, robotics and aerospace applications. These ...

This report shows the results of a test survey aimed at collecting reference data using four different UAV-based (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) magnetometers against UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) surrogate ...

The LaserNetFines TM Q230 offers a unique, coordinated analysis of particulates with the help of imaging and magnetic sensing. With this patent-pending analysis capability, the instrument can perform ...

A while ago, I covered a glossary of terms you would need to know related to sensors, including their requirements, calibration, output vectors, and more. I’d like to take it a step further and ...

MAGNETIC COMPASSES have guided sailors for centuries, but a compass tells you only in which direction you are pointing, not whereabouts you are. A new form of magnetic navigation being developed by ...

Freescale Semiconductor will be announcing the new Xtrinsic FXOS8700CQ, a six-axis sensor, at the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) on Monday, June 18 th. This is not just the joining of two ICs in one ...

Fraunhofer IAF is presenting the latest version of its compact integrated quantum magnetometer at World of Quantum in Munich. The diamond-based system is characterized by its robustness, high ...