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