Research summary
In the past decade, there has been a surge in the adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs), such as self-driving cars, unmanned ground vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles. But ensuring their safe and efficient operation necessitates unswerving, accurate, and high-precision positioning in all environments and conditions. Currently, AVs rely heavily on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) for positioning, navigation and timing. But GNSS signals are vulnerable to jamming and spoofing attacks. In urban environments, these signals can be obstructed or distorted by interference.
As Canada Research Chair in Resilient High-Precision Positioning and Navigation, Dr. Aboelmagd Noureldin is overcoming these vulnerabilities. He and his research team are using newly emerging technologies to develop reliable, precise and uninterrupted positioning and navigation solutions. By enhancing AVs’ positioning capabilities, their aim is to enable these vehicles to navigate safely and efficiently in complex and ever-changing environments, including poor weather conditions.