The Next Generation Xsens Motion Trackers for Industrial Applications

The Xsens manufactured MEMS-based Motion Tracker finds its use in industrial applications such as UAV and UGV navigation, robotics, antenna-steering and camera system stabilization platforms. These applications require control signals with very low data latency that are accurately time-referenced and are accessible with an easy-to-use API. These control signals can be IMU signals, tracking estimates of orientation, position or specific outputs like acceleration in the navigation frame. In these applications, the sensors are typically mounted on platforms that experience vibrations due to engines and actuators or interaction with the environment. The signal processing pipeline together with the sensor fusion algorithms ensure effective capturing of the dynamics of the platform under sustained vibrations, prolonged accelerations, magnetic disturbances, and provide tracking estimates that are reliable, accurate, continuously available and with high integrity. This paper presents the features and tracking performance of the 4 generation of Xsens Motion Tracker products for industrial applications, namely the MTi R ©.