ACEINNA and Point One Navigation Collaborate to Launch High-Precision Positioning Platform

ACEINNA, a leading provider of inertial sensing and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles and equipment, has announced the commercialization of its OpenARC high-precision positioning service platform, which can easily integrate global navigation satellite system (GNSS) differential correction data services and high-performance GNSS RTK/INS integrated navigation systems. OpenARC is supported by Point One Navigation, a high-precision positioning service provider, and provides a comprehensive hardware and software solution for the next generation of high-precision positioning and navigation applications.

The two companies said that relying solely on GNSS may not achieve the required positioning accuracy, and may only achieve meter-level positioning accuracy under ideal operating conditions. Autonomous vehicle systems require position accuracy better than 10 cm to meet the performance and safety goals of the application. A navigation system that includes an RTK positioning engine and GNSS differential correction data provided by a secure ground GNSS base station network can reliably improve positioning accuracy to meet centimeter-level performance requirements.

The OpenARC platform combines Point One’s Polaris GNSS correction services with ACEINNA’s OpenRTK330 integrated navigation system to provide high-precision positioning solutions for autonomous system developers in areas such as trucking, precision agriculture, construction, mapping, surveying, and robotics. OpenARC provides centimeter-level accuracy for challenging tasks in high-precision positioning applications such as lane keeping, agricultural guidance, and drone landing maneuvers.

“We are excited to launch OpenARC, the most reliable and affordable turnkey high-precision positioning solution on the market,” said Dr. Yang Zhao, Chairman and CEO of ACEINNA Sensing. “OpenARC combines high-performance inertial navigation hardware, software algorithms, and Point One’s unique technology to provide a complete high-performance positioning solution. This enables ACEINNA’s customers to leverage our expertise to optimize development costs, an advantage that has been extended through close collaboration across a variety of industries and applications.”

OpenARC is powered by Point One’s proprietary Polaris GNSS cloud correction service, which was built from the ground up to meet the needs of modern automotive and robotics customers. Polaris provides improved site density in areas where customers need it most, including urban centers and suburban areas, reducing cold convergence time to less than 10 seconds, the fastest of any commercial GNSS base station network. The Polaris network is 100% owned by Point One and uses the latest base station technology, including advanced GNSS anti-jam, interference suppression, safety and integrity monitoring. The cloud-based correction data architecture supports RTK correction data expressed in observation space and correction data in state space representation (SSR). Its open source data interface supports GNSS receivers and chipsets from other leading vendors. The service is also compatible with any GNSS receiver that complies with the NTRIP/RTCM3 standard.

Aceinna said: "OpenARC is now integrated into the OpenRTK330LI integrated navigation module, with a simple registration and activation process to support a variety of systems and applications from single device installation to large-scale deployment." For more information on OpenARC, please visit www.openarc.aceinna.com.