Instrumentation and Control News - Gyroscopes

Motion Sensor Headed to the DS

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:28:13 +0100

Homebrew peripheral grants DS gyroscopic technology. DSpassMe has apparently started taking pre-orders for a DS motion card that includes a "3-axis accelerometer and a single-axis gyroscope." The device is scheduled to ship around January 1st of next year.

Motion Sensor Headed to the DS; Homebrew peripheral grants DS gyroscopic technology.

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:27:24 +0100

Being that the product is not an internally-developed product from Nintendo, fans hoping to see a DS title utilizing a motion sensor shouldn't get too excited just yet. There will be no official Nintendo DS titles released that will include motion sensing support until Nintendo creates a device of their own...

Nintendo DS wants to grow up to be like Wii

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:50:10 +0100

DS Motion Card unique plug-in is a revolutionary motion sensor which is compatible with both Nintendo DS and DS Lite handheld consoles. It comes with a 3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope combination that aims to bring handheld gaming to the next level

Northrop Grumman Inertial Measurement Unit Selected for Sikorsky BLACK HAWK Fly-by-Wire Upgrade Program

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:33:30 +0100

The new unit uses the LN-200 inertial measurement unit that is currently in operation on U.S. Army BLACK HAWK helicopters and is also deployed in many other applications across a wide variety of military platforms. The estimated mean time between failures for the LN-200 exceeds 19,000 hours, surpassing the reliability offered by ring laser gyroscope-based inertial measurement units.

BAE SYSTEMS to Upgrade U.S. Navy Seahawks to Improve Reliability

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:18:43 +0100

The R-AHRS replaces spinning-mass gyros and magnetic sensors with ring-laser gyros and other solid-state technology to increase reliability and availability and improve the accuracy of aircraft instruments. The system provides aircraft pitch, roll, and yaw information and uses a three-axis magnetic azimuth detector to derive aircraft heading.

MEMS yaw rate sensor

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:48:34 +0200

Vibrating Structure Gyros use a tiny vibrating silicon ring to detect angular velocity through the Coriolis Effect. The use of digital rather than analogue closed loop control of ring vibration amplitude and frequency enhances integrity, accuracy and reliability...

MEMS gyro is made for industrial application

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:59:13 +0200

A low power, highly programmable gyroscope contains all of the embedded calibration, tuning, and control functionality required to detect the rate at which a system is rotating.

Hubble telescope: Should it be scrapped?

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 04:41:55 +0200

Hubble telescope needs its batteries and gyroscopes to be replaced immediately. If the replacements are not provided till the end of 2005, then Hubble will not be able to work beyond 2007. The repairs would let the telescope send fantastic images to earth till 2011...

Analog - First programmable MEMs gyroscope heralds low-cost solutions

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 03:52:23 +0200

The single-component solution, which leverages the company's iMEMS Motion Signal Processing technology, requires less than half the design space of existing multi-component discrete solutions, but offers more advanced control functionality. Using the iSensor gyroscope, designers of industrial applications...

ADI MEMS gyroscope offers single chip design

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 23:17:03 +0200

the ADIS16250 gyroscope builds on the ADIS1620x family of iSensor accelerometers that was announced in October 2005. The ADIS16250 is the first MEMS gyroscope to provide both digital range scaling and embedded programmability, eliminating a significant barrier to integrating gyroscopes into industrial systems. ..

MEMS gyro delivers digital range scaling

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:50:29 +0200

The ADIS16250 programmable gyroscope contains all of the embedded calibration, tuning and control functionality required to detect the rate at which a system is rotating. The single-component solution, which leverages ADI's iMEMS Motion Signal Processing technology, requires less than half the design space...

Programmable MEMS Gyroscope

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:44:21 +0200

The ADIS16250 is the first MEMS gyroscope to provide both digital range scaling and embedded programmability, eliminating a significant barrier to integrating gyroscopes into industrial systems. The programmable features are accessible via a standard interface, enabling rapid adaptation to application-specific requirements, and...

Analog Devices Introduces First Programmable MEMS Gyroscope

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:37:46 +0200

iSensor(TM) Gyroscope, First to Provide Digital Range Scaling for Industrial Applications, Enables Cost-Effective Embedded Angular Rate Sensing to Be Implemented in Record Time.

Sensor takes over when GPS gets lost

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:37:46 +0200

A new angular rate sensor (gyroscope) will enhance the accuracy of GPS instruments in situations where satellite reception is lost.

Nanotech Gyroscope Steadies Cameraphones

Wed, 31 May 2006 17:29:43 +0200

The tiny micromachines react to and counteract vibrations in a user's hand, steadying the cameraphone's lens. While bulkier gyroscopes are becoming increasingly common in standalone digital still image and video cameras, InvenSense's "Gyroscop" was created to fit within the tiny confines of a cellular phone, which is taking on the functions, and feature sets, of low-end dedicated cameras