Avionics
Inertial Labs Unveils Visual Nav for GPS-denied Flight
System is designed to maintain aircraft positioning accuracy
VINS
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Inertial Labs, a Viavi Solutions subsidiary, has launched a visual-aided inertial navigation system (VINS) designed to maintain aircraft positioning accuracy when GPS signals are unavailable or compromised. The VINS technology addresses growing concerns over GPS jamming and spoofing incidents, which the Department of Transportation reports are increasing across North America and Western Europe.

The system enables uncrewed aerial vehicles to execute extended-range missions in GNSS-challenged environments by combining visual positioning software from Maxar Raptor with onboard camera feeds. VINS compares real-time imagery captured through day or infrared cameras against satellite-derived Precision3D maps, using perspective and point principles to determine absolute positioning.