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IMU-P4

Inertial Measurement Unit with integrated gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer for satellites. 

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MSRP

€6.000

Specifications

Description

Inertial measurement unit with integrated gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer for satellites.

The IMU-P4 is a compact and rugged inertial measurement unit comprising two redundant Murata SCHA63T 6-DOF XYZ-axis Gyroscope and XYZ-axis Accelerometer and two RM3100 magnetometers as well as temperature sensors. The two redundant sets of sensors are interfaced via two redundant microcontrollers and redundant CAN bus interfaces.

Features

Dual redundant sensors
6 Degree of freedom IMU sensor
3 axis magnetometer
Temperature sensor
Gyro
Bias instability down to 1°/h level
Noise density level 0.0015°/s/√H
Accelerometer
Range
+/- 3g
Sensitivity
4905 LSB/g
Magnetormeter
Range
± 1100 µT
Noise
15 nT
Bandwidth
147 Hz
Interface
CAN bus + CSP 2.0 protocol
Power
Power consumption
200 mW
Mechanical
Aluminium housing
Size
50.5 x 50.5 x 10 mm
Mass
150 g
Radiation total dose tested EEE parts
Vibration rated for all launch vehicles
5 years design lifetime

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