Relative Navigation in GPS-denied Environments
This project has prototyped and demonstrated a small form factor radio assembly providing navigation, wireless communications, and time synchronization for UAVs in GPS-denied environments. This system, being developed by AuresTech Inc., will enable UAVs to operate collaboratively as a mobile ad-hoc network. AuresTech has selected Robotics-In-Flight LLC to develop the system’s positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capability. Digital and RF resources are contained inside the assembly and are used for comms, range sensing, and navigation. Node-2-node ranging and comms together enable individual nodes to navigate when GPS is denied as shown in the figure above.
