2013-10-01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Release Submitted By timedomain.com



 

 

Washington, D.C. (USA), — Time Domain, a leader in ultra wideband

(UWB) technology and developer of the PulsON® series of UWB OEM

modules, will exhibit at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems

International (AUVSI)’s Unmanned Systems 2013 Conference on August

12-15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown

Washington, D.C. (Free-Pr-Online.com)

At the conference Time Domain will demonstrate its PulsON 410 (P410)

UWB OEM module, a small, low-power wireless sensor based on the

company’s pioneering UWB technology. The P410 can be used as a

ranging radio ( http://www.timedomain.com/

p400.php ) to provide

peer-to-peer distance measurements that are accurate to within 2

centimeters and cover a range of greater than 350 meters. Applications

for the ranging technology include safe navigation of unmanned

vehicles and robots, autonomous vehicle follower systems, precision

surveying, and localization in GPS-denied areas. The P410 can also

serve as a short-range radar sensor (
http://www.timedomain.com/

p400-mrm.php ) capable of detecting targets

out to 40 meters (and to 80 meters under certain use cases).

Applications for the radar technology include perimeter security,

intrusion detection, safety zones, collision avoidance, and tagless

tracking.

“Our customers understand the real benefits UWB technology offers

for unmanned vehicle localization and guidance – greater

productivity, increased safety, the ability to operate in new

environments – and are integrating our PulsON modules into robotic

platforms in the defense, industrial automation, and entertainment

sectors,” said Jon Hedges, Director of Sales and Marketing.

“AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2013 is the perfect venue to highlight

our customers’ successes while building relationships with new

partners.”

The following are some of the mobile robotics innovators using Time

Domain’s UWB technology:

5D Robotics uses PulsON modules as tags with their proprietary

Behavior Engine (BE™) navigation software, allowing a robot to

follow a human or other tagged object while avoiding collisions with

other non-tagged objects.

iTrack designs and deploys autonomous precision navigation and

tracking systems for defense, factory automation, and live theater

productions.

Lockheed Martin is relying on Time Domain ranging radios as a key

element of their Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS) to

provide safe and reliable autonomous convoying.

Exponent is developing UWB-based solutions for enhanced situational

awareness and tracking.

Northrop Grumman is building a robotic cargo transport platform that

uses UWB ranging to follow soldiers traveling on foot across

unforgiving terrain.

Dataspeed has integrated the P410 module into their Smart Tracking

Transceiver (STT), fusing UWB with GPS and inertial sensors for

high-performance localization and tracking applications.

Time Domain’s location technology and several of its partners were

profiled in the July 2013 Unmanned Systems magazine article

“Ditching GPS.”

The company has introduced a ruggedized variant of the P410 module

called the PulsON 412 (P412). The P412 has been certified by the U.S.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and is being shipped to the

company’s volume customers for application on unmanned and

autonomous platforms, mining equipment, and rail maintenance

vehicles.

Time Domain will be in Booth 4422 at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2013.

For more information on the conference, please visit
http://www.auvsishow.org. For more information on Time Domain and its

UWB product offerings, please visit http://www.timedomain.com or call
+1.256.922.9229.

About Time Domain:

Time Domain is a world leader in ultra wideband (UWB) product

development and services. Time Domain’s PulsON® OEM modules enable

breakthrough capabilities for precision ranging, communications and

radar applications for the military, government agencies, commercial

clients, and academia.

Press & Media Contact:

Jon Hedges

Time Domain

Cummings Research Park

4955 Corporate Drive, Suite 101

Huntsville, AL 35805 – USA
+1.256.288.6720
jon.hedges@timedomain.com
http://www.timedomain.com

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