False GPS signal surge makes life hard for pilots
False GPS signals that deceive on-board plane systems and complicate the work of airline pilots are surging near conflict zones, industry employees and officials told AFP.
Mar 10, 2024
1
40
Telecom
News tagged with navigation
Engineering
Navigating the depths: Exploration in underwater navigation using acoustic beacons
A team from the Naval University of Engineering in Wuhan, China, has created novel algorithms that rectify inertial errors using sparse acoustic signals. This exploration offers a novel method for the issue of underwater ...
Feb 23, 2024
0
2
Robotics
Researchers develop and test the first unmanned forestry machine
A study published in the Journal of Field Robotics assessed the world's first unmanned machine designed for autonomous forestry operations.
Feb 7, 2024
0
8
Engineering
Team develops a novel low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle platform for electrical transmission line inspection
Electricity is an indispensable resource for our daily lives; it powers our homes, industries, and agriculture, among other things. Electricity is generated in power plants that are often located in remote areas due to safety ...
Dec 14, 2023
0
8
Consumer & Gadgets
Smartphone use found to differ between urban and rural areas
Smartphones have altered human behavior in complex ways but context can also alter smartphone use.
Nov 30, 2023
0
1
Telecom
Satnav test on remote island lab
ESA's navigation testbed vehicle participated in a campaign organized by Norwegian governmental authorities to assess the impact of jamming and spoofing on satnav systems and test innovative technologies for detection and ...
Oct 18, 2023
0
1
Internet
What are APIs? A computer scientist explains the data sockets that make digital life possible
APIs, or application programming interfaces, are the gateways to the digital world. They link a wide array of software applications and systems. APIs facilitate communication between different software systems, and so power ...
Sep 26, 2023
0
17
Engineering
Researchers calculate theoretical extension of parametric amplification to improve sensor functionality
Sensors in electronic devices work with high-frequency signals. For maximum accuracy in the measurements, the parametric amplification effect is used. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are investigating ...
Sep 12, 2023
0
1
Robotics
Novel learning framework allows robots to perform interactive tasks in sequential order
Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Niranjan Kumar has created the Cascaded Compositional Residual Learning (CCRL) framework, enabling a quadrupedal robot to perform increasingly complex tasks without relearning motions, mirroring ...
Aug 21, 2023
0
8
Internet
Inept website interfaces intensify technophobia
New research published in the International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology, suggests that poor interface design and therefore usability can increase a feeling of technophobia in users. Critically, poor navigation ...
Aug 15, 2023
1
4
Navigation
Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks. All navigational techniques involve locating the navigator's position compared to known locations or patterns.
This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA
