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Test track

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A unique feature of the roof based laboratory of the Nottingham Geospatial Building is a fixed track designed for dynamic positioning system research and testing.

Equipped with a custom designed remote controlled locomotive that has been designed to carry a navigation grade POSRS inertial unit the track is a total of 120m in length with a 7¼” (184.15mm) gauge. It provides a multi-sensor platform with the capability for sub-centimetre level accuracy for developing and testing integrated navigation and positioning solutions

 

System specification

  • Track length 120m
  • Speed Variable up to 7.2 km/hr
  • Locomotive mass 400kg
  • Payload mass 100kg
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The test track layout
 
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The inside view
 
   
 
 

 

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