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Northrop Grumman's High-Endurance Gyro Reaches Another Milestone

Northrop Grumman Corporation's patented hemispherical resonator gyro (HRG) technology, which is used for military and commercial space applications, recently achieved a major milestone of 25 million hours of continuous operation without a single mission failure.

From Northrop Grumman Corporation 12 Jul 2013

Northrop Grumman Supplies Modified LCR-100 AHRS for Sikorsky S-92A Helicopter’s Offshore Rig Approach Capability

Northrop Grumman Corporation is supplying a modified LCR-100 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the newly certified offshore rig approach feature on Sikorsky's S-92A helicopter.

From Northrop Grumman Corporation 26 Jun 2013

Gyrodata Announces Commercial Availability of Gyro-Guide GWD90 System

Gyrodata is proud to introduce the commercial availability of its new Gyro-Guide GWD90™ system. Introduced at the 2013 SPE/IADC conference in Amsterdam earlier this year, the system is the company's latest addition to its highly acclaimed Gyro-Guide Gyro-While-Drilling suite of tools. Capable of surveying up to and beyond 90 degrees of inclination, GWD90™ represents a major step forward in accurate and reliable wellbore placement and drilling safety.

10 Jun 2013

VectorNav Launches Improved Firmware for VN-200 GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System at Sensor Expo 2013

VectorNav Technologies will be exhibiting at the Sensor Expo 2013 Conference at Booth # 317, June 4-6, in Rosemont, Illinois and will be introducing an improved firmware version for its VN-200 GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS).

From VectorNav Technologies 31 May 2013

Northrop Grumman Reports Milestone Delivery of 8,000th Inertial Navigation System

Northrop Grumman Corporation has achieved a significant milestone by delivering its 8,000th LN-100 inertial navigation system (INS), which provides primary and backup navigation information for a variety of airborne and shipboard platforms.

From Northrop Grumman Corporation 24 May 2013

Large Ring Laser Gyroscopes Facilitate New Applications in Geodesy, Geophysics and Seismology

Accurately sensing rotation is important to a variety of technologies, from today's smartphones to navigational instruments that help keep submarines, planes, and satellites on course.

7 May 2013

Epson to Showcase New Inertial Measurement Units at Sensor + Test 2013

Epson Electronics America (EEA) has developed two new products, the M-G550-PC and the M-G550-PR, for its inertial measurement unit (IMU) lineup. The new products will be on display at Sensor + Test 2013, the world's largest international fair for sensors to be held from May 14th - 16th in Nuremburg, Germany. Later this year, EEA will also be showing these two new products at AUVSI 2013, in Washington D.C., from August 12th - 15th, 2013.

From Epson America Inc. 26 Apr 2013

Augmented Eyewear with 360-Degree Camera Utilizes Gyroscopes and Accelerometers

Infinity Augmented Reality, Inc. ("Infinity Augmented Reality" or "Infinity AR") -- Infinity AR, the pioneering developers of proprietary augmented reality software are proud to announce that it has commenced the development of its 360-Degree AR Platform.

18 Apr 2013

Lockheed Martin Reports Successful Testing of Gyrocam Maritime Sensor Systems

Lockheed Martin recently completed a series of successful demonstrations of its Gyrocam 15-inch Dual Sensor and 15-inch Triple Sensor in a realistic military maritime environment.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 2 Apr 2013

NavtechGPS and VectorNav to Market World’s First GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System, VN-200

VectorNav Technologies, a leading provider of inertial navigation solutions to the industrial and military markets, announced today a new strategic partnership with NavtechGPS to market and include the VN-200 GPS/INS and the VN-100 IMU/AHRS into their extensive catalogue of GNSS-related products.

From VectorNav Technologies 25 Mar 2013