Enabling Positioning on Devices with Limited Battery Power
Wearable devices, like Smart Watches and Smart Glasses, contain their own power supply inside the device.
To make these devices comfortable and trendy, the batteries inside are small and lightweight, which limits their capacity and makes traditional GNSS positioning impossible due to its large demand for power.
At TDK Trusted Positioning, we offer embedded software tailored to this unique set of requirements. By integrating INS and available GNSS signals, we deliver a solution of always available and accurate positioning to enhance safety and connectivity on devices that were previously constrained by limited power.
Key Consumer Electronics Applications
Wearables: Smart watches and Smart Glasses
Whether to enhance user safety when entering GNSS-degraded or denied environments or to take fleet/asset tracking beyond the delivery truck to pinpoint the exact location of the courier, we offer the necessary software.
STRIDE delivers PDR, which cycles through moments of pinpointing the device’s position using GNSS to periods of pedestrian dead reckoning where INS is used to “fill in the gaps”. This approach makes positioning accurate, always available, and possible on devices that previously did not have the capacity for it.
Ideal for:
Smart Watches| Smart Glasses | Wearable fitness trackers | Geofencing
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Internet of Things (IoT)
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The vast network of digitally interconnected objects, called the Internet of Things (IoT), is one of the most important industries for a provider of embedded navigation software. We offer a number of different solutions, each specially designed for different applications under the umbrella of IoT. For device components like GNSS modules, see our TRACK solution, which enables telematics and continuous location awareness for vehicles and fleets, even when GNSS signals are unavailable. For devices like Dash Cams, you may choose DRIVE for its control-grade accuracy without requiring high-end sensors, making it an excellent choice for passenger vehicles, off-road mining, construction and agriculture, and semi-autonomous robots and vehicles. For a Smart Phone, or the components in it, see our STRIDE solution, which is tuned to the movement of a pedestrian and is designed to conserve the device’s battery by duty-cycling GNSS. For micromobility platforms (e-bikes, e-scooters), see our RIDE solution. For fully autonomous platforms, check out AUTO. And for indoor machines and vehicles, see VENUE.
Other Applications
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Let us take a look at some real-world applications of our INS. For those looking to track their fitness progress, like their distance and time achieved on a jog or hike, we offer STRIDE, which can be integrated into a Smart Phone or wearable device like Smart Glasses or a Smart Watch. Without draining your device’s battery or requiring additional hardware, STRIDE enables real-time location awareness and creates the capacity for trip route reports, helping you track your fitness journey and stay motivated! For lone workers, we offer a number of options. Truck drivers and those that spend a lot of time commuting may benefit from installing TRACK, DRIVE or AUTO to their vehicle, keeping them connected when working long hours alone. Anyone that uses e-bikes or e-scooters to commute on the job would benefit from our RIDE solution and the many features it enables, like real-time location awareness and riding dynamics. Those who work indoors all or most of the time could benefit from VENUE, which enables positioning of personnel and assets in indoor environments where GNSS signals are unreliable or completely unavailable.
Platform Integration
Streamlined software designed for the consumer electronics industry
All TDK Trusted Positioning products are designed for simple integration across OEM and aftermarket systems.
They run fully embedded, require no additional hardware or Cloud service, and work with your existing sensor suite.
Why Choose TDK Trusted Positioning?
Trusted Positioning — a TDK Group company — brings decades of sensor innovation together with advanced inertial and geomagnetic fusion technology to deliver discreet, efficient, and reliable location solutions.
It is our mission to enable seamless, always-available positioning for any device or wearable — from scooters to helmets, smart glasses, and beyond.
Our advantages:
Discreet integration
Maintains industrial design while embedding navigation hardware seamlessly.
Smart tracking
Enables location monitoring between uses for “nearest available device” and theft detection.
Ultra-efficient performance
Supports PDR on power- and memory-constrained MCUs.
Versatile positioning
Ideal for wearables such as helmets, smart glasses, and smart watches.
Safety
Perfect for monitoring personnel or children moving within defined areas, like schoolyards.
Test & Evaluate
Experience Trusted Positioning in Action
Get hands-on with our Evaluation Kits (EVKs) to test RIDE or STRIDE within your own vehicle or fleet system.
Each kit includes:
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Access to the software SDK
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Developer support from our engineering team
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Evaluation data logs and integration documentation
Next Steps
For e-scooters and e-bikes
For wearable devices
