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The AQTIS project is developing a next-generation cold atom atomic clock optimized for space applications. The system aims to deliver exceptional timing precision and long-term stability in harsh environments. Designed to overcome the limitations of traditional atomic clocks AQTIS targets critical needs in satellite and on ground applications such as navigation, deep space missions, and precision…Prime contractor
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Start date: 01/05/2025Duration: 15 MonthsTOUCAN will complement efforts to reestablish a UK Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) system, which will serve as a terrestrial backup to satellite-based services. A critical goal is to ensure that this system operates independently of the more vulnerable Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). The project’s primary objective is to establish an accurate, independently verifiable…Subcontractors
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Optical clocks are at the core of alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (alt-PNT) solutions that do not depend on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). When fully realised, alt-PNT will increase the resilience of Critical National Infrastructures (such as the UK National Timing Centre) and provide many sectors of the economy with increased commercial returns. OPTiK aims to…Prime contractor
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Maritime shipping has embraced GNSS to improve safety and efficiency, but the availability and reliability of such systems have in recent years declined. The Maritime Alternative PNT Solution (MAPS) activity aims to demonstrate an Alternative PNT (APNT) solution based on the maritime VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) and the maritime Medium Frequency R-Mode service. The ambition in phase 1 of…Prime contractor
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Name: DLR - Institute of Communications and Navigation
Country: Germany
Website: https://www.dlr.de/kn/en/
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DroneHome refers to the adaptation and integration of a ground-based location system from Omnisense Ltd (UK) that is being adapted to provide pseudoranges in real-time into a high performance drone navigation solution (from Kiteswarms Ltd). The resulting product will be a disruptive combination of relatively low-cost COTS sensors and software that will meet the requirements of availability,…Prime contractor
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Start date: 28/01/2025Duration: 24 MonthsCurrently, satellite navigation mainly relies on dedicated GNSS constellations in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). With the increasing demand for resilient and ubiquitous Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), several initiatives are underway to diversify the orbits and frequencies for GNSS. However, the rise of mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for global telecommunication…Prime contractor
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Name: Helios Technology
Country: United Kingdom
Website: https://www.egis-group.com/projects?sector=Aviation
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Start date: 20/12/2024Duration: 18 MonthsThe NAVISP-EL1-090 project aims to enhance positioning solutions for autonomous driving applications using low-cost antenna arrays, focusing on improving navigation robustness and accuracy in challenging urban environments through MIMO-GNSS processing. It involves designing, implementing, and validating technologies on a flexible breadboard platform using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware,…Subcontractors
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Start date: 19/12/2024Duration: 24 MonthsThe proliferation of so-called “mega-constellations” in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) for global telecommunication coverage provides an opportunity for diversifying navigation signals from space without the need for additional dedicated satellites. The concept of Signals of Opportunity (SOOP) Positioning allows a user to determine their position based on signals not designed for navigation. The…Prime contractor
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Start date: 30/11/2024Duration: 18 MonthsSome of the greatest challenges that connected and automated ground vehicles face are safe path planning, navigation, self-localisation and positioning. This includes the system being able to reason about its environment and decide which path to take or being able to re-plan should the initial path present obstacles or traffic. JLR aims to develop a testbed capable of testing a Factor Graph…Prime contractor
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Start date: 28/11/2024Duration: 12 MonthsA concept for precise Time Transfer via Viasat’s Global Xpress (GX) satellites in GEO, ultimately independent of any GNSS, has been developed and referred to as Global Xpress Time Transfer. The concept uses enhanced orbit determination data and will make use of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signals in the global beam of the satellite adjacent to the global signalling channel. In the first…Subcontractors
