Achieving industrial autonomy through realistic testing
The realization of a future of autonomous industrial vehicles hinges on the development of robust PNT (position navigation timing) systems that can operate reliably in challenging environments. The expectation of reliable position and time information through GNSS, irrespective of the environment, becomes challenging in tunnels, canyons and environments with changing physical properties (such as open-pit mines) due to signal obscuration, multipathing and man-made and natural RF interference. The development of such robust PNT systems can only be achieved if paired with reliable test and validation data to understand and optimize how the device will perform in the real world.