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Bosch has included ±28g accelerometers in its latest 3D inertial measurement unit, aimed at sports wearables. Called BHI385, it also includes a 32bit processor running embedded AI software “creating a complete programmable system”, claimed the company. It “accurately captures dynamic movements such as smashes, swings, and jumps [enabling] motion analysis for high-impact events across sports, fitness and gaming”. Features include ...

SBG Systems has demonstrated what it claims is the first mems-based gyrocompassing (north-seeking) inertial measurement unit (IMU), at Ocean Business 2025 “It is important to distinguish between a sensor or even an IMU that could perform gyro-compass functions and a complete gyro-compassing and navigating solution,” SBG marketing head Florian Ollier told Electronics Weekly. “In our case, we combine an IMU with ...

ST has integrated six accelerometers into a 2.5 x 3mm inertial measurement unit for sports wearables. “Capable of measuring events ranging from slight movements to intense impacts with equal accuracy,” said ST. The “low-g sensor provides high accuracy with limited range [and the] high-g sensor offers an extended range with less accuracy”. Packaged in a 0.86mm thick LGA and called ...

We've featured smart cricket balls, footballs, tennis racquets and golf clubs on Gadget Master, so how about a bit of smart snooker? Featuring a gyroscopically controlled surface, no less.

To help give robots a sense of touch, Bota Systems has created a six-axis sensor that can measure forces and torques on end-effectors. MiniOne Pro EtherCAT measures x, y and z force up to 50N with 35mN (21mN for z) noise-free resolution at 100Hz, and torque up to 1Nm with 0.4mNm (0.3mNm for z) resolution. To this, and internal inertial ...

STMicroelectronics has introduced automotive-qualified MEMS six-axis inertial-sensing module. ASM330LHB, as it will be known, contains a 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope, and is AEC-Q100 qualified. Used in pairs for fail-safe redundancy, with dedicated companion software, it can be used in functional-safety applications up to ASIL B. “Developed in accordance with the automotive functional-safety standard ISO 26262, the software library has ...

Bosch Sensortec announced four sensors all on the same day at CES in Las Vegas. BMP585 (right) is a toughened liquid-resistant barometer for altitude tracking in wearables. With a liquid-proof gel cover, it can be exposed to salt water and chlorinated swimming pool water – as well as dust, for example as part of a vacuum cleaner. “It includes all the ...

IAM-20685 is the smallest ASIL-B-compliant monolithic 6-axis MEMS inertial measurement unit in production, according to TDK, and it was developed in compliance with ISO 26262 for automated vehicle parking, for example. It “enables parking-assistance systems to determine the vehicle’s motion and vision systems to enable stabilisation techniques and improve image quality, and for positioning systems to enhance absolute position accuracy,” ...

Bosch is trying to push accelerometers and gyroscopes into lower-cost applications with an IMU (inertial measurement unit) called BMI323, which includes pre-developed function algorithms. “For example, BMI323 already includes Bosch Sensortec’s plug-and-play step counter software, so customers don’t need to spend time developing their own algorithms”, according to the company. “Other features include motion detection that can turn sub-systems on ...

Aaeon has introduced its first autonomous robot controller, with integrated hardware time synchronisation and support for an external nine-axis IMU (inertial measurement unit). Aimed at outdoor autonomous mobile robots and called RBX-I2000, “the largest improvements offered are its speed and positional accuracy,” according to the company. “By moving away from solely software-based time synchronisation, latency is reduced from the standard ...