Italian startup developer of marine motion sensors is looking for distributors

An Italian SME based in Latium Region, is an innovative startup that designs and produces high end Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) with innovative ideas. The developed IMU system is a new generation of motion sensors based on MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology and, it combines temperature compensated, accelerometer, gyroscopes and magnetometers. The unit provides accurate heave motion, velocity, acceleration and angular rotation. Their developed IMU System is able to process the data in parallel taking advantage of the cutting-edge of FPGA technology, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and an advance parallel calculation algorithm. This IMU measures: • 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; • heave motion for marine applications. Accurate heave measurements are extremely important in the application of marine field to actively compensate for wave motion of a ship. For example, in the Active heave compensation (AHC) systems, an accurate estimate of the vertical vessel motion is essential in order to decouple the offshore crane's lift operation from the motion of the vessel. In this device the heave motion is estimated based on measurements from the accelerometers using an adaptive heave filter. The custom Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) guarantees high accuracy and no latency heave estimation. These motion sensors are being used in a wide range of applications, such as: • Gimbals systems stabilization in drones and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) • offshore oil & gas industry • hydro-graphic survey • helideck monitoring systems, crane monitoring systems • AHC systems for marine applications • robotics • Smart agriculture and renewable energy. The device is available in an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) package suitable for integration into larger products or an enclosed package for external and standalone use. As the company is now expanding globally and is looking for resellers with the competence to sell the device, distribution services agreements are required. .