COTS sensors set for US Government ops

The MTi-G GPS-aided attitude and heading reference system from Xsens Technologies has been specified for a US defence contract.

Leading defence contractor ArgonST recently secured a US Government contract for a new generation of reference motion trackers for use on a variety of air and ground vehicles.

ArgonST selected the MTi-G GPS-aided attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) from Xsens Technologies and ordered more than 100 units covering initial requirement.

The MTi-G addresses the requirement for a low-cost, yet accurate and reliable orientation tracker with a small footprint.

Historically such reference orientation data are obtained using tactical grade AHRS, the cost of which proved prohibitive for widespread use.

The US Government contract delivers a product capable of accurate location, attitude, velocity and acceleration sensing, that provides wireless delivery of this information to test monitoring locations.

This product provides a measurement capability that surpasses previous systems, operates in difficult environmental situations and significantly reduces cost.

"The MTi-G from Xsens proved very suitable for the application", says Donald Chaffee, Argon's Program Manager, "we were impressed about the accuracy and reliability of the product".

"We were unable to locate any other product that met our demanding specifications while allowing us to meet our cost goals".

"Moreover, we were very pleased with support from the Xsens team".

"We are excited about Argon selecting the MTi-G" says Gerben Groothuis, Director of Sales and Marketing of Xsens.

"The MTi-G is the result of many years of development of motion trackers using MEMS inertial sensors".

"It proves that we can provide a performance that is almost at par with high-grade inertial sensors using eg fibre optical technology, but at a significantly lower price point".

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