Inertial Positioning and Navigation Applications in the Automotive Sector
ABSTRACT
The current Automotive industry is being redefined, and the industry has evolved from a source of transportation into a mobility eco-system. Macro Trends in the mobility market are enabling this transition which include: autonomous, connected, electric and shared applications. A few key goals for the future are zero accidents, improved efficiency, multifunctionality, and zero emissions.
In this talk, Murata will provide an overview of Automotive MEMS application focusing on inertial sensors evolving beyond traditional applications. This talk will discuss transition from traditional stability control to enabling ADAS/positioning & localization , Visual inertial Odometry, Longer Distance perception and functional safety for today’s Autonomous Driving.
BIOGRAPHY
Nithin Narayanan is currently a Senior Manager in the Mobility Business Development group at Murata North America leading the team for sensors and connectivity for Automotive and Emerging Mobility applications. Nithin’s team is responsible for sensing technologies such as inertial, proximity, thermal and connectivity modules such as Wifi/BT/V2X. Nithin has 18+ years of experience in MEMS products, started off initially in MEMS design/simulation and moved on to MEMS sensor hardware such as accelerometers and gyroscopes. He has over 12 yrs experience in MEMS sensor applications in Automotive. Nithin has worked with several Automotive OEMs and Tier1s in the active safety space for sensor integration in stability control systems and has led the engagement with several Mobility players for sensor integration in Autonomous driving, ADAS and perception systems.