New exploration in underwater navigation, a team from the Naval University of Engineering in Wuhan, China, has created novel algorithms that rectify inertial errors using sparse acoustic signals. This ...

Scientists have developed an innovative calibration algorithm for the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU).This algorithm significantly enhances navigation precision by utilizing acoustic signals from ...

Two Drexel University mechanical engineers have received a grant from the Office of Naval Research to help develop advanced underwater robots inspired by marine mammals. The project, led by Professor ...

Up to now, underwater navigation for divers has been limited primarily to orientation at distinctive points or compass navigation. Although there are concepts that, similar to a sonar, are intended to ...

Why have just one technological breakthrough when you can have two at the same time? The Royal Navy has installed for the first time a quantum clock into its XV Excalibur robotic submarine for ...

Vatn Systems has released INStinct, an inertial navigation system (INS) designed to provide GPS-free navigation for maritime operations. The defense technology company, which manufactures autonomous ...

What if exploring the ocean felt as effortless as flying through the air? The CudaJet, the world’s first underwater jetpack, turns this vision into reality. Imagine gliding through vibrant coral reefs ...

Buoys located via GNSS and electromagnetic signals enable divers to navigate underwater in a way that is gentle on the animals. A head-up display in the mask shows the appropriate routes. A team led ...