MAVO Galileo - Precise data for positioning
Our aim? The uninterrupted tracking of logistic processes
Developers of complex
services are in need of a new generation of navigation data and this is also
the case for the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics in Dortmund. Within the framework of the MAVO Galileo project, the institute is
tackling the question as to how logistical processes can be made more
transparent. Indeed it is the re-loading points which present a problem in the
uninterrupted tracking of goods. And the solution? Not the goods but the
re-loading equipment must be readily identifiable. Sensors locate the
equipment: indoor via W-Lan, outdoor via GPS. And what is so special about
that? The sensor fusion developed by IML processes the various signals –
regardless of the tracking technology on which they are based. High precision
navigation data are vital here. The technology which LOGIBALL has developed
covers the re-loading points with an accuracy of just a few centimeters.
To achieve this aim,
LOGIBALL employs flight robots, so-called quadrocopters. Meticulous work by the
LOGIBALL experts is necessary for preparing the flights. Registration markings
are set and the flight robot automatically heads towards these and measures
their position with the greatest degree of accuracy. Later the registration
markings serve as a reference for producing an orthophoto. This forms the basis
for the high precision navigation map which is necessary to locate the
equipment. Alongside the derivative of the map, this procedure also allows a
3D-modelling of the terrain. LOGIBALL can provide not only research centers
with Mobile Map Engineering but also companies. This
can be done throughout the entire workflow – from the planning, the
organization of the approvals through to the production of the maps at the
actual location. The clients thus have the opportunity of recording new and
much more detailed data quickly and at lower cost and of processing these into
navigation maps directly at the location. Indeed a technology which can be used
for a variety of services – from connecting outdoor and indoor navigation, to
complex ADAS solutions and through to navigation services for special target
groups such as pedestrians or cyclists.
