Photos: Advanced Navigation's AI-enabled robotics facility in Sydney
Will deploy navigation technology at Castle Hill Train Station to assist vision impaired.
Australian AI-enabled robotics company Advanced Navigation has performed a feasibility study on the deployment of phased array ultra-wideband RF technology to provide accurate location information within NSW transport hubs for the visually impaired.
The technology will be demonstrated at Castle Hill Train Station in Sydney before being rolled out across various NSW transport stations as part of the NSW Small Business Innovation and Research program.
It provides navigation in GPS-denied areas like underground tunnels and train stations, using phased array ultra-wideband to detect a user’s location within 5 centimetres from where they are standing.
The technology is highly resistant to the signficant interference errors other technologies like Bluetooth and WiFi typically experience in indoor enivonrments.
Integrated with a mobile app, the indoor positioning technology will enable voice instructions to guide visually impaired users to their destination.
When the train arrives, users can follow the voice instructions to enter the train.
Advanced Navigation is also looking to roll out this technology to the construction industry where it can be used for the safety of workers on sites.
Other applications include shopping centres, mine sites and emergency services.
The technology was demonstrated at the launch of Advanced Navigation's robotics manufacturing facility at the UTS Tech Lab in Botany, Sydney.
Also on display was the digital fibre-optic gyroscope technology Boreas, which enables reliable navigation for marine vessels, space missions, aerospace, defence, autonomous vehicles and flying taxis in GPS-denied environments.
