Italian developer of attitude and heading reference unit is looking for distributors worldwide

An Italian innovative startup based in the Latium Region designs and commercializes high-end Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The company has developed an AHRS (Attitude and Heading Reference System) sensor that provides true heading for outdoor use and not electromagnetic interference or magnetic disturbance. The unit is characterized for the extremely lightweight and size in the same category of sensors. This IMU has these specific tasks: • Measure Euler angles. roll, pitch, yaw, which is three angles that describe the orientation of a rigid body in the space with respect to a fixed coordinate system; • Linear velocities and the linear accelerations; • True heading for outdoor use. The AHRS unit contains a 3-axis magnetometer. The magnetometer measures the magnetic field at the sensor location. The sensor can be used to find the true magnetic north reference when influenced by the earth magnetic field. Any external magnetic signature has to be estimated and compensated, in order to obtain the best possible heading reference accuracy. The heading estimation is done by integrating the measurement from the magnetometer and the yaw gyroscope. The integration algorithm guarantees high accuracy heading measurement. The motion sensor is capable of reading standard format messages from external sources, such as GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) signals or compass messages. The motion sensor uses some of the information to optimize the heading calculation. These AHRS sensors are being used mostly in aerospace applications, such as: • UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) navigation • UAV-based surveying, • Gimbal camera, etc. They can also be applied in sectors such as robotics, smart agriculture, automation & drones, renewable energy, helideck monitoring system and aviation. The company is now expanding globally and is looking for resellers with the competence to sell the device under a distribution services agreement.