Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)

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SPAN Brochure (PDF)

SPAN™ technology tightly couples NovAtel’s OEMV® GNSS receiver technology with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). NovAtel markets a variety of IMUs from leading IMU manufacturers. This provides our customers with the opportunity to select an IMU that offers the accuracy or price point their application requires.

IMU

Description

IMU-CPT The IMU-CPT is a stand-alone IMU based on NovAtel’s SPAN-CPT comprising fiber-optic gyros and MEMS accelerometers.

IMU-FSAS

Tactical grade, low noise IMU from iMAR GmbH.


Universal SPAN IMU Enclosure

UIMU-LN200

Tactical grade, low noise IMU from Northrop Grumman.

UIMU-HG1700

Economical, tactical grade IMUs from Honeywell including IMU-H62 and IMU-H58.
(Click here for IMU-HG62 performance specs)

UIMU-LCI

Tactical grade, low noise IMU from Northrop Grumman.


SPAN-CPT & IMU-CPT

IMU-H62

IMU-H58

IMU-FSAS

UIMU-LN200

UIMU-LCI

Gyro Bias In-run Stability (deg/hr)

1

1

1

0.75

1

1

Gyro Bias Offset (deg/hr)

20

5

1

0.75

1

1

Gyro ARW (deg/rt-hr)

0.067

0.5

0.125

0.1

0.07

0.05

Gyro Scale Factor (PPM)

1500

150

150

300

100

500

Gyro Range (+/- deg/s)

375

1000

1000

450

1000

800

Accel Bias (mg)

50

2

1

1

0.3

<1.0

Accel Scale Factor (PPM)

4000

300

300

300

300

<1000

Accel Range (+/-g)

10

50

50

5

40

40

Output Rate (Hz)

100

100

100

200

200

200

SPAN MEMS Technology

IMU

Description

HG1900

The HG1900 is a gyro-based MEMS IMU manufactured by Honeywell. Economical, robust and small in size, the low power HG1900 provides high end tactical grade performance for commercial and military guidance and navigation applications.

Dimension: 73.7 mm dia. x 73.7 mm h
Weight: 454 g

HG1930

The HG1930 is a small, low-cost MEMS IMU manufactured by Honeywell. It provides tactical grade performance for unmanned vehicles and other commercial and/or military guidance applications.

Dimension: 50.8 mm dia. x 33 mm h
Weight: 159 g

Landmark 20

The LandMark™ 20 is the mid performance model of Gladiator Technologies Landmark™ series of MEMS IMU. It features low noise gyros and accelerometers in a small, light weight and ruggedized environmentally sealed enclosure. The LandMark™ 20 enables precision measurements for applications that require both low cost, high performance and rugged durability in a very small form factor.

Dimension: 50 x 45 x 32 mm
Weight: 108 g

Landmark 40

The LandMark™ 40 is a high performance Micro Electromechanical System (MEMS) inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Gladiator Technologies. It features ultra low noise gyros and accelerometers in a small, light weight and ruggedized environmentally sealed enclosure. The LandMark™ 40 enables precision measurements for demanding dynamic applications that require high performance in a small size.

Dimension: 50 x 45 x 32 mm
Weight: <103 g