Business
Commercial aviation is critical to the global economy. In 2019, it supported more than 65 million jobs and had a global economic impact of US$2.7 trillion. The COVID-19 pandemic has been unlike any crisis, both in terms of ...
Jul 01, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
It's hard to imagine that three random words have the power to both map the globe and keep your private data secure. The secret behind this power is just a little bit of math.
Jun 17, 2022
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Robotics
Autonomous mobile robots are already being tested and used for such applications as the delivery of parcels, surveillance, search and rescue missions, planetary/space exploration, and the monitoring of the environment. For ...
Jun 02, 2022 feature
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Automotive
Today's connected cars are dynamic, updateable devices—and, because they can be updated, they are well equipped to become tomorrow's cars. ESA is working with European carmakers to ensure that connected vehicles harness ...
May 09, 2022
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Automotive
In recent years, many companies, research organizations and academic institutions worldwide have been trying to develop safe and reliable autonomous vehicles. To be deployed on a large-scale, however, these vehicles should ...
Mar 25, 2022 feature
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Automotive
Time for a road trip. You punch the destination into your GPS and choose the suggested route. But is this shortest route the safest? Not necessarily, according to new findings from Texas A&M University researchers.
Feb 23, 2022
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Robotics
ESA's Navigation Laboratory has a new recruit: this drone can carry different types of satellite navigation receivers to collect data for follow-on analysis.
Feb 10, 2022
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Telecom
A small forest of antennas sprouts from the roof of ESA's Navigation Laboratory, based at the ESTEC technical center in the Netherlands, which is among the most frequently satnav-fixed locations on Earth. This is also the ...
Feb 02, 2022
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Robotics
If you don't get seasick, an autonomous boat might be the right mode of transportation for you.
Oct 27, 2021
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Robotics
To operate efficiently in urban environments, mobile robots and other autonomous systems should be able to move safely on sidewalks and avoid collisions with pedestrians or other obstacles. This is particularly true for delivery ...
Sep 27, 2021 feature
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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.
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