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Article: Module monitors movements in high-interference areas.(SOLDIER TECHNOLOGY)
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- National Defense
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- October 1, 2006
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PARIS -- Tracking soldiers and first responders in global positioning system-denied environments, such as urban buildings and subterranean tunnels, may now be possible thanks to a new technology that uses a range of sensors that are impervious to magnetic interference.
Vectronix, headquartered in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, has developed a core navigation module that can follow the movements of people in areas where electromagnetic disturbances disrupt traditional tracking devices.
The module incorporates existing digital compass technology--three accelerometers and three magnetometers--with a gyroscope and a barometer to track a person's location.
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