Revolutionary Development in Navigation Technology

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Over the last few years, high-end inertial measurement units (IMU’s) have emerged as the main component in inertial navigation systems that are used for gauging the movement of objects in areas where other forms of navigation systems are not reliable. 

One of the major factors that have impacted the demand in the market is the scaling down in the size and power consumption of IMU devices and the expanding application base of MEMS technology for high-end inertial systems, without compromising on their performance metrics, according to mordorintelligence.com.

A new IMU for control and stabilization applications demanding precision motion control and performance over a range of rugged environments has been introduced by Gladiator Technologies. It is designed for use in UAV’s, camera stabilization, and UGV’s, and other applications where small size and high performance are required.

The LandMark005 IMU offers low noise sensors, high-speed VELOX technology, and is designed for small size, weight, power consumption, and cost (SWaP-C).

This high speed, six-axis IMU is based on the MEMS technology which enables miniaturization, mass production, and cost reduction of many sensors. Applications of inertial sensors have now extended into the field of networked sensing systems, according to ieee.org.

To meet demanding motion control and monitoring application environments, the LandMark005 IMU is complemented by low noise gyros with an angle random walk (ARW) of less than 0.0028 degrees per second, and low-noise accelerometers. They are the smallest IMU in their Performance Class.

Gladiator Technologies performs specialized test and calibration routines at the system level to ensure that products meet specifications across time, temperature, and environments.