Novariant’s ECU-S1 Autosteering Controller Wins 2015 AE50 Outstanding Innovations Award

FREMONT, Calif. - Feb. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Novariant, Inc. has been honored with the prestigious 2015 AE50 Outstanding Innovations Award for its ECU-S1 Autosteering Controller solution. Presentation of the award will take place at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) annual Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky on February 10, 2015.

Deemed as one of the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products or systems for the food and agriculture industries sector, ECU-S1 is a revolutionary high-precision autosteering controller that can be interfaced with any certified partner GNSS receiver and display to build a complete autosteering solution for precision agriculture applications. While existing autosteering solutions for agricultural vehicles require specialized displays or GPS receivers, the ECU-S1 is the first hands-free autosteering system that functions with virtually any certified GNSS source and/or partner display using standard API messaging. The ECU-S1 features a unique open API protocol using standardized messaging, which makes integration with different displays, GNSS receivers, and vehicle interfaces easy and seamless.

"The ECU-S1’s unique ability to interoperate with multiple GNSS receivers and/or displays provides Original Equipment Manufacturers and Value Added Resellers with the utmost flexibility to select the best-of-the-breed display, GNSS source, and vehicle interface” says Mark Bittner, Sr. VP Global Sales, Customer Service and Marketing of Novariant, Inc. “The ECU-S1 offers industry-leading performance in terms of line acquisition and steering accuracy, and provides an ideal solution for OEMs and VARs that demand greater flexibility in terms of product configuration and customization.”

Companies from around the world submit entries to the annual AE50 competition. From the many entries submitted each year, an expert panel of engineers selects up to 50 products for recognition. The award-winning products are those ranked highest in innovation, significant engineering advancement, and impact on the markets served.

Novariant has an established track record for winning AE50 Awards: In 2014, Novariant was honored with the AE50 Outstanding Award for SimpleSteer^®, the first tablet-based autosteering solution, and in 2011, for ParaDyme^®, the first fully integrated autosteering/wireless communications system.

The ECU-S1 Autosteering Controller Solution is featured in the January/February 2015 special AE50 issue of ASABE s magazine Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World.