Xsens has introduced the Xsens Avior, a cutting-edge inertial measurement unit (IMU) designed for a wide range of industrial and commercial applications. With its compact 36.8mm x 40mm footprint, the Avior offers enhanced performance in a lightweight, OEM form factor.

The Xsens Avior is particularly well-suited for products manufactured in high volume. Its vertical 10×2-pin socket connector simplifies board mounting, and the IMU can be mounted in any orientation across all three axes. The product also facilitates design integration with its on-board UART, CAN, SPI, and I2C interfaces, while also supporting RS232 and RS422 via the product’s development kit or an external transceiver.

Featuring a new generation of sensing components and advanced analog filtering, the Avior delivers significantly improved performance compared to its predecessors. The IMU boasts 1° RMS heading accuracy and 0.2° RMS roll and pitch accuracy. In addition, the gyroscopic in-run bias stability is 8°/hr, and the accelerometer in-run bias stability is 15μg.

Weighing just 35.2g, the Xsens Avior is housed in a durable aluminum casing with an IP51 rating and an operating temperature range of -40°C to 85°C. Its small size, light weight, high performance, and robust construction make it ideal for various applications, including camera/payload stabilization, marine equipment, mobile robots, drones, and humanoid robots.

The Xsens Avior is available in three versions: IMU, Vertical Reference Unit (VRU), and Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS). These versions cater to different requirements, providing calibrated inertial sensor data, accurate roll and pitch values, and heading data referenced to true North, respectively.

Customers can access the Xsens Avior through a ready-to-use hardware development kit, which includes free software development kits supporting various programming environments. The IMU is fully compatible with the MT Software Suite development environment and holds certifications such as CE, FCC, RoHS, and ITAR free.

Key Specifications:

• Typical power consumption: <0.5W
• Maximum output data rate: 400Hz
• Gyroscope full range: ±300°/s
• Accelerometer full range: ±8 g
• Magnetometer full range: ±8 G
• Fully supported in the MT Software Suite development environment
• Certifications: CE, FCC, RoHS, ITAR free