Trimble and TDK join forces to accelerate precision navigation
T rimble and InvenSense, a TDK group company, has announced they will collaborate to deliver an advanced navigation solution that combines the Trimble ProPoint Go engine and Trimble RTX correction service with TDK’ s SmartAutomotive Inertial Measurement Units( IMUs) module from InvenSense. Customers can now benefit from greater accuracy and reliability in positioning and navigation across various automotive and IoT applications.
The Trimble ProPoint Go positioning engine is designed to deliver high-accuracy position and orientation data by utilising internationally accessible Trimble correction services. With quadfrequency GNSS signal support and Trimble ProPoint Go’ s firstin-market Automotive Safety Integrity Level-C( ASIL-C) certified correction data, this positioning ecosystem helps companies enhance their automated driving capabilities with a focus on safety. It also improves accuracy for IoT applications such as field robotics.
TDK IMUs integrate a triaxial accelerometer and a triaxial gyroscope in a compact six-axis motion sensor to detect the linear acceleration and angular velocity of vehicles and objects with a superior level of accuracy. With its proprietary six-axis and MEMS fabrication platform, TDK inertial sensors enhance application
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possibilities thanks to their high-performance, compact size and low-power features.
“ Together with TDK, we are bringing the power of high-accuracy and precise positioning, along with state-of-the-art ASIL-certified sensors, to help our customers build innovative solutions for the automotive and IoT markets,” said Olivier Casabianca, Vice President of Advanced Positioning at Trimble.“ As we continue to expand our positioning services with TDK and other tier-one companies, we are powering the connected world while ensuring the safety and accuracy of connected systems.”
HS2 team completes excavation of 8.4 mile tunnel under the capital
C onstruction of Britain’ s new high-speed railway has passed a major milestone with excavation of the 8.4-mile Northolt Tunnel under London. The fourth of four tunnel boring machines( TBMs) being used to dig the twin-bore tunnel – the second-longest on the HS2 route between London and the West Midlands – completed its work on 26 June.
The machine, named Anne, installed the final concrete ring underground before emerging into a vent shaft at Green Park Way in Greenford.
The Northolt Tunnel will take HS2’ s new high-speed trains between West Ruislip at the outer edge of the capital and the new Old Oak Common super-hub station in west London.
The Northolt Tunnel, which is 35 metres below ground at its deepest point, has been bored by our Skanska Costain STRABAG JV( SCS JV) team using four TBMs. Two built the 5-mile western section from West Ruislip and two built the 3.4-mile eastern section from Victoria Road in North Acton.
TBM, Emily, finished its tunnel bore earlier this month, and will be lifted out of the ground later this summer. The first two machines to arrive, from West Ruislip, were lifted out earlier this year.
Alan Morris, Construction Delivery Director, HS2 Ltd, said:“ Completing the excavation of this 8.4 mile-long tunnel on HS2 is a real achievement and one the team should be immensely proud of.
“ We’ re building HS2 for the future, to increase capacity on our rail network and improve journeys for millions of rail users. The construction of HS2 is already bringing benefits, with £ 20bn economic benefit already being delivered at either end of the line.”
All four machines finished their journey at Green Park Way where they are to be lifted out from the underground shaft. The third
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