Crossbow Technology Releases Miniature, Low Cost uNAV Sensor Package for Air/Ground Robotic Vehicles; Complete Sensing Solution for Radio Control and Robotic Systems Targets Miniature Ground and Airborne Vehicles.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Crossbow Technology, Inc. (www.xbow.com), the leading provider of inertial systems to the Avionics market announced the release of the uNAV(TM), a low cost, miniature sized complete air/ground vehicle sensor package. The uNAV is a calibrated cal·i·brate tr.v. cal·i·brat·ed, cal·i·brat·ing, cal·i·brates 1. To check, adjust, or determine by comparison with a standard (the graduations of a quantitative measuring instrument): digital sensor system and servo control board targeted at miniature ground and airborne vehicles. Typical applications for the uNAV sensor system include navigation and control in robotics and radio control (R/C R/C Radio Control R/C Reinforced Concrete R/C Rate of Climb ) aircraft. The uNAV 9-axis sensor suite includes accelerometers, angular rate sensors, and magnetometers for inner loop control applications. It also combines static pressure (altitude) and dynamic pressure (airspeed airspeed Noun the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it moves Noun 1. airspeed - the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying speed, velocity - distance travelled per unit time ) sensors for airborne control and a GPS receiver for navigation and path planning. The uNAV R/C servo driving hardware allows direct connection of remote control servos to the uNAV for software control. The R/C receiver PPM interface allows for software interpretation of remote control receiver commands and switching between software control and remote control receiver control for human "takeover" capability. The uNAV firmware and tool chain is open-source for maximum user flexibility. PC based inertial calibration software is included for easy recalibration of the uNAV sensors. "We are excited about the launch of the uNAV sensor system. It will pave the way for use of MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. sensors in small sized ground and airborne robotics systems. It will widely extend the applications where Crossbow's state-of-the-art electronic MEMS sensor technology is deployed," said Mike Horton, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Crossbow Technology. "It continues to demonstrate our commitment to innovation and establishing leadership in the avionics sensors market." The uNAV system is now shipping in production. For more information about this product, contact Crossbow Technology at www.xbow.com. About Crossbow Technology Founded in 1995, Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the leading supplier of inertial sensor systems for aviation, land and marine applications and other instrumentation sensors. Crossbow crossbow: see bow and arrow. crossbow Leading missile weapon of the Middle Ages, consisting of a short bow fixed transversely on a stock, with a groove to guide the missile and a trigger to release it. has a ten-year history of delivering sensors for applications and industries with the most stringent performance requirements in the harshest of environments. Crossbow Technology, Inc. is also the leading supplier of end-to-end solutions in wireless sensor networks and the largest manufacturer of wireless sensor networks. Crossbow has for years been at the forefront of creating and deploying smaller, smarter, wireless sensing devices and mesh networking platforms for large-scale defense, environmental, agricultural, industrial monitoring and control, building automation, security and asset tracking applications. The company has shipped more than 500,000 of its advanced sensors to more than 1,000 customers, including select Fortune 100 and other leading industrial, defense, technology, civil engineering and manufacturing companies. The company's strategic partners include Intel Corporation. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and with direct offices in Beijing, China and Osaka, Japan, Crossbow has distributors in 24 countries worldwide. The company received its ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001/2000 Certification in May 2002, its FAA Certification for the AHRS AHRS Attitude Heading Reference System AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference System AHRS Attempted Hours (educational transcript) AHRS Altitude Heading Reference System AHRS Army Human Resources System AHRS Automatic Heading Reference System 500GA in January 2003 and its FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. Certification for the MICAz in October 2004. Contact Crossbow at +1-408-965-3300, e-mail info@xbow.com or visit Crossbow on the Web at www.xbow.com. Crossbow Technology is a registered trademark of Crossbow Technology, Inc. All other corporate names or trademarks stated herein are the property of their respective companies. (C)2005 Crossbow Technology, Inc. |
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