Our technology
Precisely accurate mapping at speed
Unique fingerprints
At Machines With Vision, we have developed an innovative localisation solution that uses the underlying surface of the ground to create a unique fingerprint of each location.
Our technology
We use state-of-the-art cameras housing dynamic vision sensors, mounted on vehicles, to generate, and regularly update, a visual map of the ground, whilst identifying the vehicle’s precise location relative to that map.
Our technology enables us to identify a vehicle’s location through the capture and processing of images, without the usual latency or motion blur. Upscaled from the technology used in mobile robotics and self-driving cars, where a map of the environment is built using sensors on the robot.
This precise method of data collection enables us to accurately build a blueprint of the rail infrastructure and map precise locations from vehicles travelling at speeds to 200km/hr.
Continuous data positioning from our specialist sensors works in conjunction with mapping algorithms and software, to supply a millimeter accurate map of track features.
Data from other monitoring streams can be layered on to the map/ blueprint to supply specific location data which can be tracked and analysed over time.
Highlights
Millimetre accuracy
No latency
No motion blur
Speeds to 200km/hr
Reduced processing power requirement
the long read
Location and positioning in the railway
Our CTO takes a deep dive into the challenges of location and positioning in the rail sector.
Starting with ‘why do we need accurate location’, he discusses the technologies currently being utilised, their benefits and limitations, and options for the future that would bring better positioned data and the benefits that could realise.