GPS World, September 2013

Industry news and developments GPS Galileo GLONASS THE PROFESSIONAL OEM Trimble Launches Two New Positioning Products Trimble has introduced two new positioning products The Ashtech MB One GNSS module delivers highly accurate GNSSbased heading plus pitch or roll in an advanced industry standard form factor for system integrators the company said The Trimble AP15 is the latest member of the AP series of OEM GNSS inertial board sets The MB Ones embedded Z Blade GNSS technology uses all available GNSS signals equally without any constellation preference to deliver fast and stable solutions The MB One is designed to add precise positioning and heading in a wide variety of applications such as unmanned agriculture marine and military systems The MB One features an enhanced dual core GNSS engine with 240 channels capable of tracking a large range of GNSS systems including GPS GLONASS Galileo and BeiDou It uses over the air satellite corrections using L Band hardware to achieve decimeter level accuracy The module is capable of receiving and decoding precise point positioning PPP to output a highly accurate position solution that removes the need for a local base station Users can leverage the modules Ethernet capability and easy to use web browser interface to quickly and cost effectively develop their products and solutions according to Trimble The AP15 GNSS Inertial System is an embedded GNSS inertial OEM board set plus inertial measurement unit IMU in a compact form factor It is the first product to take advantage of Applanix SmartCal a new software compensation technology that allows Trimble to achieve exceptional performance from IMUs manufactured specifically for mobile mapping applications GNSS functionality is provided by a Trimble GNSS module a dual antenna 440 channel multi frequency survey grade GNSS receiver that supports a wide range of satellite signals including GPS L1 L2 L2C L5 and GLONASS L1 L2 signals The module also supports SBAS corrections including WAAS EGNOS MSAS and OmniStar VBS HP and XP G2 corrections THE MB ONE THE AP15 GNSS board set with IMU SIMULATION IFEN WORK Microwave Offer BeiDou 2 Support The NavX NCS GNSS multi frequency simulator now supports Chinas BeiDou 2 navigation satellite system BeiDou support is a key enhancement in software update V 19 for the NavXNCS GNSS multi frequency simulator product line by IFEN and WORK Microwave Leveraging new features and functionalities users have the flexibility to support a wide range of constellations frequencies and channels for research and development of GNSS safety and professional applications as well as system integration and production testing of mass market applications such as automotive satellite navigation mobile phone applications chipsets and handheld personal navigation devices the companies said By enabling real time simulation of second generation BeiDou satellite signals also referred to as BeiDou 2 NavXNCS expands a users GNSS signal capability beyond GPS Galileo GLONASS and SBAS constellations A powerful new multi user functionality enables the simulation of up to four different users or one user with up to four antennas in different locations simultaneously IFEN said Possible use scenarios include simulating a static user such as a reference station at the same time as a roving user or simulating multiple docking maneuvers on an oil rig Also the simulators now include new 6DOF functionality that makes it possible to simulate six degrees of freedom three dimensions of space plus yaw pitch and roll which allows more true to life simulations of ships airplanes and cars A new monitoring widget makes it easier to monitor the current state of simulation Optimized to perform advanced lever arm calculations the NavX NCS GNSS simulators ensure accurate navigation for users the companies said The simulators are available in Professional and Essential versions both now optionally export license free LF GPS World September 2013 www gpsworld com 28