ORLANDO, Fla., 14 May 2014. Sparton Navigation and Exploration (NYSE:SPA) is introducing GAINS-10, its GPS/GNSS Assisted Inertial Navigation System, at AUVSI 2014.
GAINS-10 provides accurate inertial navigation in the presence of mechanical shock, transient platform vibrations, and extreme magnetic interference, officials say. It features high-speed, synchronous sampling of all inertial systems combined with high-rate coning and sculling compensation and is calibrated across temperature.
“The GAINS-10 delivers precise performance in complex environments,” says Jim Lackemacher, group vice president of Sparton’s Defense & Security Engineered Products. “Sparton’s GAINS-10 provides flexible integration options and platform customization.”
GAINS-10 features include:
• Advanced EKF implementation coupled with Sparton’s proprietary AdaptNav sensor fusion algorithms
• Multi-GNSS receiver module using multiple satellite constellations in parallel
• 10 DOF High Performance Inertial Measurement Unit
• Enhanced MEMS sensing technology (3-axis magnetic, 3-axis acceleration, 3-axis gyro and barometer)
• High speed synchronous sampling of all inertial sensors
• Customizable on-board high speed digital filtering
• Sculling and coning compensation
• High-speed data logging capability to off-board µSD card
• Ruggedized, shockproof design, with proprietary seals that allow barometric pressure sensing combined with IP67 performance
• Low power consumption with power-management functionality (Sleep Mode)
• Interface to external GPS receiver
• External data interface via Multi-GPIO connectivity
• Powerful user programmable customizations via NorthTek Forth interpreter
