STMicroelectronics Boosts Realism and Accuracy in Gaming, Robotics and Navigation by Combining Multiple Sensors with Microcontrollers
Posted by Josephus van Kuijk on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 @ 09:11 AM
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the leading supplier of MEMS for consumer and portable applications[1], has introduced the first members in its iNEMOTMfamily of multi-sensor Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) devices. The integration of a variety of motion, magnetic, pressure and temperature sensors with a 32-bit processing unit and dedicated software in one package will lead to leaps in functionality and performance in a wide variety of applications, including Gaming, Human Machine Interface, Robotics, Portable Navigation Devices and Patient Monitoring.
The STEVAL-MKI062V1 (iNEMOTM) is a unique platform designed to demonstrate the performance of ST's most advanced inertial, temperature and pressure sensors. It provides a complete set of inertial measurements from an accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscopes, as well as data from pressure and temperature sensors to measure environmental conditions.
This 10-DOF (degrees of freedom) inertial system represents a complete hardware platform for a variety of applications including virtual reality, augmented reality, platform stabilization, human machine interfaces and robotics.
The STEVAL-MKI062V2* is the second generation of the iNEMOTM module family. It combines accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers with pressure and temperature sensors to provide 3-axis sensing of linear, angular and magnetic motion, complemented with temperature and barometer/altitude readings, representing the new ST 10-DOF (degrees of freedom) platform.
Based on the previous version, the STEVAL-MKI062V2 represents another step forward in miniaturization, integrating five ST sensors: a 2-axis roll-and-pitch gyroscope, a 1-axis yaw gyroscope, a 6-axis geomagnetic module, a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor.
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