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Aceinna launches new guidance system for robots and other machinery

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Aceinna has launched its new INS1000 dual band Real-Time Kinematic Inertial Navigation System with built-in inertial sensors for construction, agriculture and automotive applications.

The INS1000 embeds Aceinna’s 9 degree-of-freedom inertial sensor technology to achieve Automotive Dead Reckoning performance in GNSS challenged environments like urban canyons, heavily tree-lined roads, tunnels, underpasses, bridges, and so on.

The dual frequency RTK and tight coupling between GNSS and inertial sensors provide cm-level accuracy, enhanced reliability, and superior performance during GNSS outages.  [Read more…] about Aceinna launches new guidance system for robots and other machinery

STMicroelectronics releases ‘always-on’ inertial measurement unit

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STMicroelectronics has launched what it describes as an “always-on” inertial measurement unit which “improves accuracy and optimizes system power”.

The LSM6DSO iNEMO Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) from STMicroelectronics is an always-on 3D accelerometer and 3D gyroscope system-in-package that is, by itself, extremely power efficient and accurate.

At the same time, the IMU makes the entire embedded system around it more power efficient, too.  [Read more…] about STMicroelectronics releases ‘always-on’ inertial measurement unit

Honeywell and VSI Labs building autonomous cars on IMUs

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How a tiny powerhouse part – the inertial measurement unit – went from airplanes to self-driving cars.

Aerospace technology has come down to earth. The same navigation technology that guides airplanes, drones and spacecraft is now being applied to self-driving cars.

Minnesota-based VSI Labs has been working to improve the performance of autonomous vehicles since 2014. Recently VSI turned to us for a critical navigation component called the inertial measurement unit, or IMU.

Honeywell says it pioneered the development of IMUs back in the mid-1990s, and it changed the face of aerospace navigation. (See video below.) [Read more…] about Honeywell and VSI Labs building autonomous cars on IMUs