Posts Tagged ‘GPS’

Robo-Copter can Navigate inside Your Home

Technology.am (Aug 15, 2009) — U.S.-German team recently designed a small flying robot called the Pelican that can navigate the interiors of buildings autonomously, proving it can outperform military technology without the aid of a GPS.
The Pelican is a micro air vehicle (MAV) with a quadrotor design, using four propellers on a carbon-fiber [...]

GPS System Could Start Failing by Next Year

Technology.am (May 21, 2009) — The GPS system could begin to fail as early as 2010; it is the warning of the federal watchdog agency to the U.S. Congress.
The GPS systems risk the possibility of blackouts and failures starting next year, due to delays in launching replacement satellites and other circumstances. [...]

Telematics and GPS Go In The Right Direction

Technology.am (May 7, 2007) — The new navigation system prototype incorporates efforts from three companies. Volkswagen, Google and graphics chipmaker nVidia are working together to create a 3-D, realistic-looking in-car navigation map system and display.
Imagine you are in a deserted place in the night, and have a tire failure. The tire shops will be closing [...]

Azentek Puts GPS in Your Rear-View

Technology.am (May 5, 2009) — There is a new era of automotive innovations continuing to grow worldwide.
Azentek’s Smart Mirror is a rearview mirror with integrated GPS navigation, Bluetooth hands-free cellular connectivity, and backup camera capability, giving you a powerful driving tool for all your road trips.
The right side of the Smart [...]

Disease Detective Plans GPS-Enabled Asthma Inhaler

Technology.am (Apr. 11, 2009) —David Van Sickle, a scholar in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon able to track repeated asthma attack outbreaks.
David is working with students in the biomedical engineering program to create an asthma inhaler with a built-in GPS receiver.
David wants to map out danger zones [...]