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VN-300 Surface Mount Dual Antenna GNSS/INS

The VN-300 is a miniature high-performance dual GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation System that combines MEMS inertial sensors, two high-sensitivity GNSS receivers, and advanced Kalman filtering algorithms to provide optimal estimates of position, velocity, and orientation for industrial applications.

Description

The VN-300 is a miniature high-performance dual GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation System that combines MEMS inertial sensors, two high-sensitivity GNSS receivers, and advanced Kalman filtering algorithms to provide optimal estimates of position, velocity, and orientation for industrial applications. By utilizing two separate GNSS receivers and antennas the VN-300 enables accurate heading measurements without reliance on vehicle dynamics or magnetic sensors, providing unmatched performance under both static and dynamic conditions.

OVERVIEW

The VN-300 is designed for applications that require highly accurate inertial navigation solution under both static and dynamic operating conditions, especially in environments with unreliable magnetic heading and good GNSS visibility. The VN-300 is the first and only Dual GNSS Antenna Inertial Navigation System in a single surface mount package. At the size of a postage stamp, the VN-300 SMD requires only a single 3.2-5.5V power supply and can be directly embedded into a user’s electronics for unprecedented SWAP advantages. 

The VN-300 Rugged is the “plug and play” version of the VN-300 SMD. Enclosed in a clamshell precision anodized aluminium enclosure, the VN-300 Rugged offers additional protection of the internal MEMs sensors, GNSS receivers and electronics. Interfacing with the module is made through a locking 10-pin connector, as well as two MMCX connectors for external active GPS antennas.

SENSOR SUMMARY
  • GNSS Compass for static and low dynamic heading accuracy

  • VectorNav Processing Engine (VPE) 2.0 for disturbance rejection, adaptive filtering, dynamic filter tuning

  • Hard/Soft Iron Compensation 

  • Coupled position, velocity and attitude estimates

  • Solid-State MEMS inertial sensors

  • All sensors are individually calibrated for bias, scale factor, misalignment, and temperature over full operating range (-40°C to 85 °C)

  • Two x 72 Channel GNSS Receivers:

    • GPS L1 C/A

    • Galileo E1

    • SBAS: L1 C/A

  • Raw Psuedorange, Doppler and carrier phase outputs

  • 800 Hz IMU Data

  • 400 Hz navigation and attitude data

  • Yaw/Pitch/Roll

  • Position and Velocity

  • Coning and sculling integrals (ΔV’s, Δθ’s)

  • Data output format: ASCII (VectorNav), NMEA-0183, Binary (VectorNav)

  • VectorNav Control Center freely available for easy setup, configuration and logging

  • ITAR-Free

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Specifications

Other specifications

Graphical user interface

Y

Typical application

Camera/Antenna Stabilization, UAVs, UAS, Ground Vehicles, Mapping

Distinguishable features

Onboard GNSS-Compass, SWaP-C optimized, surface mount design, calibrated over temperature, onboard Extended Kalman Filter, automatic filter initialization & dynamic alignment, external GPS, accurate heading under static and dynamic conditions

Export restrictions

ITAR free

Environmental

Max. rotation speed [deg/s]

2000

Min. operating temperature [°C]

-40

Max. operating temperature [°C]

85

Software

Filtering

Y

GNSS aided uncertainty

Heading [deg]

0.3

Pitch [deg]

0.03

Roll [deg]

0.03

General

Year of initial development

2015

Height [m]

0.003

Width [m]

0.022

Length [m]

0.024

Weight [kg]

0.005

Min. Voltage (DC)

3.2

Max. Voltage (DC)

5.5

Power consumption [W]

1.25

Splashproof casting

N

Water resistant casting

N

Type of accelerometer

3-axis MEMS

Type of gyro

3-axis MEMS

Removable from base plate

N

Type of application

Air, Land, Marine

Moving parts

N

Height [mm]

3

Width [mm]

22

Length [mm]

24

GNSS Positioning Sensor

Number of integrated GNSS receivers and antenna ports

2

No. channels p receiver

72

Tracked satellite signals

GPS L1, GLONASS L1, Galileo E1

SBAS differential signals

Y

RTK Network Compatibility

N

Update rate [ Hz ]

5

Cold start [ seconds ]

29

Hot start [ seconds ]

1

Unaided uncertainty

Heading [deg]

2

Pitch [deg]

0.5

Roll [deg]

0.5

Data formats

NMEA formats

RMC, GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV, HDG, HDT, THS, VTG, ZDA

Inertial Measurement Unit

Accelerometer bias [µ-g]

40

gyro bias [deg/hr]

5

Calibration procedure

Calibrated at room temperature or over full thermal operating range (-40 C to +85 C) for bias, scale factor, misalignment and gyro g-sensitivity.

GNSS positional accuracy

Horizontal Position Accuracy [ RMS in cm ]

250

Horizontal Position Accuracy (SBAS) [ RMS in cm ]

200

Documents

Brochure
migrationaaaqki.pdf
4.84 MB
migrationaaaqki.pdf
Other documents
  • Product Manual (80)
    4.33 MB
  • Next-Generation Aerial LiDAR Mapping
    2.25 MB

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