Navigation Beyond GPS

Autonomous perception and positioning for drones, ground robots, and mobile platforms
operating in GPS-denied and challenging environments

The Critical Challenge

When GPS Fails, Autonomy Stops

GPS dependency is a fundamental vulnerability in autonomous systems. Signals drop indoors, underground, in urban canyons, and contested environments (exactly when reliable navigation is most critical). Mission failures from GPS loss represent a significant operational risk across commercial and defense applications.

Robust autonomy requires assured positioning without external infrastructure, real-time perception in challenging conditions, and edge-optimized processing on power-constrained platforms.

  • GPS unavailable: Indoor, underground, under canopy
  • GPS unreliable: Urban multipath, jamming, spoofing
  • Sensor fusion complexity and drift management
  • Real-time processing on embedded hardware
GPS-Denied Navigation

Platform Applications

Enabling autonomy across aerial, ground, and emerging mobile platforms

Aerial Systems

Drones & UAVs for delivery, inspection, mapping, and surveillance. GPS-denied flight through buildings, under bridges, and in contested airspace.

  • Indoor-outdoor transitions
  • Infrastructure inspection
  • Precision landing and docking

Ground Robotics

UGVs & AMRs for warehouses, agriculture, mining, and last-mile delivery. Localization in GPS-denied and feature-sparse environments.

  • Warehouse and facility navigation
  • Agricultural automation
  • Underground mining operations

Emerging Platforms

Marine, Off-Road & High-Altitude systems requiring robust positioning. Celestial navigation for space and aerospace applications.

  • Autonomous surface vessels
  • Off-road and all-terrain vehicles
  • High-altitude and space systems

Navigation & Perception Capabilities

Visual-Inertial Odometry

Camera and IMU sensor fusion for continuous pose estimation. Real-time position tracking without GPS infrastructure.

Sensor Fusion & SLAM

Multi-sensor integration combining vision, inertial, LiDAR, and depth sensors. Loop closure and drift correction for long-duration missions.

Object Detection & Tracking

Real-time multi-object detection, classification, and tracking. Obstacle avoidance and path planning integration for safe navigation.

Edge AI Optimization

Model compression, quantization, and hardware acceleration for real-time performance on embedded platforms. Sub-100ms latency within power budgets.

Celestial Navigation

Deep learning-based positioning using celestial cues for high-altitude UAVs and aerospace applications. GPS-independent global localization.

Real-Time Processing

Optimized perception pipelines for embedded hardware. Hardware-specific tuning for NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and ARM platforms.

Edge Deployment Expertise

Sensor Fusion & Edge Optimization

Our approach combines multiple sensing modalities (camera, IMU, LiDAR, depth) through robust fusion algorithms that minimize drift and maintain accuracy over extended operations. We address the unique challenges of feature-poor environments, dynamic lighting, and sensor calibration to deliver reliable positioning.

Hardware Platforms: Deep experience optimizing for NVIDIA Jetson (Orin, Xavier), Qualcomm Robotics RB5, and ARM-based edge processors. Leveraging TensorRT, INT8/FP16 quantization, and hardware accelerators for real-time inference.

Imaging Systems: Expertise across CMOS and CCD sensors, NIR/SWIR imaging for low-light and all-weather operation, and multi-spectral sensor integration.

ROS Integration: Compatible with standard robotics frameworks for seamless integration into existing autonomy stacks.

Edge AI

Expert Co-Development Partnership

Most autonomous systems companies excel at platform integration and domain expertise but lack specialized bandwidth for cutting-edge navigation and perception R&D. We complement your in-house capabilities with focused expertise in GPS-denied environments, sensor fusion, and edge-optimized AI.

Specialized Expertise: Deep technical capability in visual-inertial navigation, SLAM, and sensor fusion

Flexible Engagement: Co-development model adapts to your platform, sensors, and operational constraints

Platform Agnostic: Support for diverse sensor suites and compute platforms across aerial and ground systems

Production Focus: Practical solutions for real-world deployment, not just research prototypes

Accelerate Your Autonomy Roadmap

Discuss your navigation and perception challenges with our team. We offer time-boxed proof-of-concept projects to validate technical feasibility before full integration commitment.