Autonomy & Navigation Technology (ANT) Center News
ANT Center faculty discusses Magnetic Anomaly Navigation research www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=0B6940
15 Jun 2020
- AFIT’s Autonomy and Navigation Technology Center faculty member, Maj Aaron Canciani (PhD Electrical Engineering, 2016 and M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2012), discussed Magnetic Anomaly Navigation research with Eric Tegler published on Forbes.com. Air Force Is Looking At Using Magnetic Fields...
Plan B for Navigation www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=076747
09 Sep 2013
- By Marina Krakovsky August 29, 2013 Link to article Anyone who has used a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigator has seen the system's ability to tell you precisely where you are-and, most likely, has faced frustration when the device just...
ANT Center Director Elected an ION Fellow. www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=07604A
09 Feb 2012
- Manassas, Virginia, February 6, 2012 - The Institute of Navigation (ION) announced that Dr. John Raquet is a recipient of the 2012 Fellow Membership during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) 2012 in Newport Beach, California January 30- February 1,...
ANT Center Student’s Internship Plays Role in Upcoming NASA Launch www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=07614A
23 Nov 2011
- The content of this document has been authorized for unlimited release by Caltech Unlimited Release. Sometime around Thanksgiving, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory is expected to launch. The Mars Rover Curiosity will arrive on Mars in August 2012. When it lands,...
Hail and Farewell www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=066446
20 Dec 2010
- The Advanced Navigation Technology (ANT) Center is proud to celebrate the outstanding service of two AFIT alumni turned faculty members – one coming and one going. Upon earning his PhD from AFIT in 2006, Lt Col Michael Veth served as...
AFIT Graduate Develops New Integrity Framework for Image-Based Navigation Systems www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=006746
09 Aug 2010
- When it comes to navigation, integrity is not just a core value. It is a measure of how well a computed navigation solution can be trusted. If we plug the address of a shopping center into our vehicle’s GPS unit...
Image-Aided Satellite Navigation and Targeting Problem Earns ION Research Excellence Award www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=006747
09 Aug 2010
- Each year, the Dayton Section of the Institute of Navigation (ION) presents one AFIT graduate with the Navigation Research Excellence award; an honor given to the author of a thesis which is judged to make the most significant research contributions...
ANT Director becomes first ever Fulbright Scholar from AFIT www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=006740
06 Aug 2010
- By Bill Hancock88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Dr. John Raquet, director of the Advanced Navigation Technology Center at the Air Force Institute of Technology, was selected to become AFIT’s first ever Fulbright Scholar...
Cooperative Robotics and Precision Navigation for Urban and Indoor Missions www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036944
06 May 2009
- Warfare missions are conducted in dangerous and unpredictable environments, where human assets are the highest priority. It is desirable to replace the human assets with unmanned vehicles. However, currently the unmanned vehicles require a great deal of human intervention to...