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142 × 115 × 65 mmOctantis INS-GNSSRugged High Reliability Inertial Navigation System for Land and Unmanned Applications
172.4 × 155 × 114 mmAldebaran FOG INS-GNSSSuperior tactical Fibre-Optic Gyro based Inertial Navigation System
37 × 37 × 15 mmPollux 3 INS-GNSSMicro-miniature Inertial Navigation system
| Octantis 2MEMS · Land & Unmanned | Octantis 3MEMS Dual-Antenna | AldebaranTactical FOG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor Technology | |||
| Gyro TypeAldebaran pairs closed-loop fibre-optic gyros for the lowest gyro bias in the family | MEMS | MEMS | Closed-Loop FOG (stronger) |
| Gyro Bias Instability | <1°/hr (typical) | 0.8°/hr | 0.1°/hr (stronger) |
| Accelerometer Bias Instability | <50 μg | 15 μg | 15 μg |
| GNSS & Positioning | |||
| GNSS Frequencies | L1/L2/L5 + IRNSS/NavIC | L1/L2/L5 + IRNSS/NavIC | L1/L2/L5 + IRNSS/NavIC |
| Antenna Configuration | Single Antenna | Dual Antenna (GNSS Compassing) (stronger) | Single Antenna |
| RTK Horizontal Accuracy | <0.8 cm | <0.8 cm | <0.8 cm |
| TTFF Cold Start | 45 s | 30 s (stronger) | 45 s |
| Attitude & Heading | |||
| Heading AccuracyOctantis 3's dual-antenna compassing delivers the sharpest heading in the family | <0.3° RMS with GNSS (single antenna) <0.5° RMS with magnetometer | 0.3° (1σ) single antenna 0.1° (1σ) dual antenna @1m 0.02° (1σ) dual antenna @5m (stronger) | 0.3° RMS with GNSS 0.5° RMS with magnetometer |
| Communication & Interfaces | |||
| Interfaces | RS232 ×2 · RS422 CAN · Ethernet · 1PPS | RS232 ×2 · RS422 ×2 CAN · Ethernet | RS232 ×2 · RS422 ×2 1PPS |
| Update Rate (Nav / IMU) | 100 Hz / 200 Hz | 200 Hz / 500 Hz (stronger) | 100 Hz / 200 Hz |
| External Aiding | CAN/pulse odometer velocity, position, altitude, heading | Speed, velocity, position altitude, heading, magnetometer | GNSS, magnetometer, airspeed position/speed, odometer |
| Environmental & Compliance | |||
| Operating Temperature | -40 to +71°C | -40 to +65°C | -40 to +71°C |
| IP Rating | IP65 | IP65 | IP65 |
| MIL Qualification | MIL-STD-810G · 461F 1275E · 704D · 2164 | MIL-STD-810G · 461E/F 1275E · 704D | MIL-STD-704D/1275E 461E · 810G |
| Survival Shock | Up to 40 g | Up to 40 g | — |
| Power & Physical | |||
| Power Consumption | <7 W | 5.4 W (stronger) | <12 W |
| Input Voltage | 12–32 V DC | 12–32 V DC | 12–32 V DC |
| Weight | <1.1 kg | 1.0 kg (stronger) | <2.5 kg |
| Dimensions (mm) | 142 × 115 × 65 | 138 × 115 × 56 | 172.4 × 155 × 114 |
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