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Bosch BMI088 Inertial Measurement Units
Bosch's BMI088 features high vibration suppression for drone and robotic applications. Bosch Sensortec's BMI088 is a high-performance 6-axis inertial sensor consisting of a 16-bit digital, triaxial, ±24 g accelerometer and a 16-bit digital, triaxial, ±2000°/s gyroscope. BMI088...
Continue ReadingLSM6DSO – Always-on Motion-Processing iNEMO inertial measurement unit
The LSM6DSO is a system-in-package featuring a 3D digital accelerometer and a 3D digital gyroscope boosting performance at 0.55 mA in high-performance mode and enabling always-on low-power features for an optimal motion experience for the consumer. The LSM6DSO supports main OS...
Continue ReadingMinature Optical Gyroscope is Smaller Than a Grain of Rice
Gyroscopes are present in virtually any modern electronic gadget. They re used in a host of techs, like cell phones, vehicles, drones and wearables. The gyroscopes used presently in our phones will most likely be MEMS-based. Caltech, has gone some extra miles, by successfully developing...
Continue ReadingIota V2 – Gyroscope Sensor in tiny dimensions
De Martin Cote @ kickstarter.com designed v2 of his gyroscope sensor that is able to track movement on 3-axis. The new board is smaller, lighter, cheaper and has PPM output to connect on your RC remote control. He writes: Here is the evolution of my successful Gyroscope Sensor. Now...
Continue ReadingL20G20IS Gyroscope: The secret behind the perfect picture
STMelectronics introduces a super tiny two-axis gyroscope (L20G20IS), a Micro-Electro-Mechanical system (MEMS) designed for the optical image stabilization for Smartphones with less energy consumption compared to its predecessor (L2G2IS). A gyroscope, or gyro for short, adds an...
Continue ReadingFlight controller unit evaluation board for drones
The STEVAL-FCU001V1 board from ST is designed to support quadcopter drone designers with the latest solutions for motor control, sensors and and microcontroller. A complete sample FW project allows the designer to begin flying small and medium size quadcopters (with brushed or...
Continue ReadingOpen-Hardware Reaches The Outer Space with UPSat Satellite
Libre Space Foundation completed the mission of building a completely Open-Source 2U CubeSat Satellite from scratch. It’s called “UPSat”. On April 18th at Cape Canaveral in Florida, Atlas V Rocket launched Private Cygnus Cargo Ship, and UPSat was among its cargo. With both...
Continue ReadingMEMS — A 22-billion-dollar-worth industry by 2018
Thanks to Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems MEMS technology, which will be a 22-billion-dollar-worth industry by 2018, our mobile phones are equipped with accelerometers and gyroscopes so they know the direction and rotate our mobile screen as needed. The applications of MEMS had...
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