Trimble News

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today introduced the Trimble® BD910 and BD920 modules to its GNSS OEM portfolio. These small modules feature centimeter-level, Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning capabilities that are ideal for high-precision and control applications. Capable of receiving a wide range of commercially available GNSS signals, the BD910 and BD920 modules are designed to allow OEMs and system integrators to easily add centimeter-level positioning to specialized or custom hardware solutions.

The announcement was made today at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2011 Conference and Exhibition.

"The OEM and system integrator communities demand the highest performance, reliability and support for their positioning solutions," said Dale Hermann, director of marketing and sales. "The Trimble BD910 and BD920 deliver the latest GNSS technology in an easy-to-integrate form factor for demanding conditions and applications such as field computing, lightweight unmanned vehicles and port automation."

The single-frequency Trimble BD910 (measuring 41mm x 41mm) and dual-frequency BD920 (measuring 41mm x 51mm) GNSS modules are specifically designed for applications requiring high accuracy in a compact package. The modules track all available satellite GNSS signals including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and Compass. The BD910 and BD920 modules are designed for easy integration and rugged dependability. Flexible connectivity options — Ethernet, RS232, or USB — allow fast data transfer and easy configuration via standard Web browsers. The modules also feature an innovative full-metal enclosure design to protect from harmful electromagnetic interference.

New Rugged Enclosure for the BD982
 
Trimble also introduced the Trimble BX982, an environmentally rugged enclosure for OEM or system-level integration. The BX982 houses a dual-antenna Trimble BD982 OEM GNSS module for precise position and heading applications. This easy-to-integrate system is designed for high levels of performance and productivity.

The Trimble BD910, BD920 GNSS modules and BX982 rugged enclosure are available worldwide through the Trimble Precision GNSS + Inertial sales channel.

PNI News

Magnetic Interference? No problem for PNI’s new TRAX AHRS.

Santa Rosa, CA, August 16, 2011 -

PNI Sensor Corporation is introducing the first truly accurate and reliable attitude & heading reference system (AHRS) expressly for use in unmanned, land-based vehicles and robots. The FieldForce™ Trax AHRS module delivers accurate heading and tilt readings, even when moving and when encountering magnetic interference.

As our dependence on robots and unmanned systems in real-world conditions escalates, our need to know precisely where they are and where they are going has skyrocketed. The new Trax AHRS has mastered one of the final hurdles to getting real-world, accurate location and direction information – namely overcoming the effects of magnetic interference that can send traditional AHRS spinning out of control. Trax delivers dynamic heading accuracy – even in magnetically-compromised environments – enabling robots to perform complex tasks in the face of moving objects, inside buildings, and across landscapes of metal detritus and unknown matter. “This new AHRS is an important evolution of our technology. It dynamically fuses static accuracy readings of our TCM 3-Axis compass modules with 3-axis gyroscope data. All this is fused in real-time through field-tested Kalman-filtered algorithms that continually calculate and compensate for magnetic interference effects. The Trax outputs reliable heading information, pure and simple,” said Becky Oh, President & CEO of PNI Sensor Corporation.

Based on years of expertise in developing land-based magnetometers and algorithms for land-based compassing systems (PNI's compass modules are a key part of the navigational system of iRobot’s PackBot and QinetiQ North America’s TALON® robot), Trax works differently from traditional AHRS. Traditional AHRS were developed for aviation and are subject to magnetic distortion found virtually everywhere on land. Trax uses proprietary Kalman filtering algorithms that recognize when a transient magnetic distortion is present, compensates for this distortion, and continues to provide accurate heading output while in motion. Additionally PNI’s advanced hard and soft iron correction algorithms are incorporated and allow for in-field calibration of magnetic distortions inherent in the user’s system, resulting in reliable and consistent readings.



Mehr zu dem AHRS Modul sehen Sie auf diesem Youtube Video

Measurement (China) Limited Announces New Line of Pressure Sensors

Shenzhen, China - May 23, 2011 Measurement (China) Limited, a leading designer of low cost consumer sensor based products, announced today that the company will launch their new line of industrial pressure products at

Sensor + Test,

Nuremberg, Germany, June 7-9, 2011. Hall 12,

Stand 140.

Steve Petrucelli, Measurement (China) Limited Managing Director, commented, “We are excited at the opportunity to partner with customers and provide sensor based solutions that leverage our core MEMS and Electronics technology with our low cost manufacturing.”

Tim Worst, Measurement (China) Limited Chief Technologist, added, “We expect to set a new price and performance point for both the array of our standard industrial/commercial pressure sensors as well as full custom and semi-custom pressure sensing devices. This includes quick delivery of concept, standard and custom products.”

About Measurement Limited:

Measurement Ltd designs and manufactures OEM and custom products. Capabilities span a variety of sectors, including automotive, construction, home products and custom OEM opportunities in force, light, sound, temperature,

displacement, RF and USB sensor-based products. http://www.measurement-ltd.com