Industrial & Automotive-Grade Inertial for Drones & Autonomous Vehicles

Micro-Magic, a leading manufacturer of industrial- and automotive-grade inertial sensing systems for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), robotics and autonomous vehicles, is a trusted and valued supplier partner on Unmanned Systems Technology.

As a continued partner, UST is proud to spotlight Micro-Magic’s unique solutions and capabilities via the company’s supplier profile, which has been created in collaboration with their team. The Gold profile showcases their product portfolio, which has been developed in conjunction with leading research and development institutions and offers high precision and reliability with low SWaP footprints.

Read on to find out more:

Micro-Magic’s accelerometers provide high-precision linear acceleration measurement, critical for stabilization and control of drones and robotic vehicles. The product portfolio includes:

• MEMS Accelerometers – cost-effective ceramic package and fully-enclosed devices based on advanced MEMS technology
• Quartz Accelerometers – industrial- and tactical-grade accelerometers for high-precision, low-noise applications
• VF/IF Conversion Circuits – conversion of analog voltage and current signals into frequency outputs, taking input from up to three accelerometers simultaneously

The company’s gyroscope products offer robust angular velocity outputs, making them essential for orientation and stability applications. They are also ideal for integration into higher-order systems such as IMUs and INS.

• MEMS Gyroscopes – tactical-grade single axis gyroscopes in a miniature ceramic package
• Fiber Optic Gyroscopes – single-, dual- and triple- axis enclosed FOG units for enhanced precision

Micro-Magic’s IMUs combine three axes of accelerometers and gyroscopes to provide comprehensive real-time data on orientation, velocity, and acceleration. The portfolio includes a wide range of cost-effective MEMS and high-precision FOG-based units, with certain models offering the option for quartz accelerometers.

MEMS-based AHRS combine high-precision accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers with sophisticated Kalman filtering algorithms to provide ultra-reliable heading and orientation data for UAV and unmanned systems navigation and positioning, including heading angle, roll angle, pitch angle, angular velocity, acceleration and more.

GNSS-aided INS products provide high-precision and stable estimates of position, velocity, and orientation, and are also ideal for drone and autonomous vehicle navigation in GPS-denied environments or during jamming and spoofing attacks. The range includes both cost-effective MEMS and high-precision FOG-based models.

Micro-Magic provides electronic and gyroscope compasses in a range of enclosed and board-level form factors, delivering heading and orientation measurement for UAV and USV navigation and control, as well as stabilization and alignment of antenna and sensor platforms. Featuring advanced hard and soft iron calibration algorithms, they offer high precision with a low SWaP footprint.

The company also offers a wide range of tilt sensors and inclinometers for UAV, USV and UGV stabilization, orientation and motion compensation applications. Options include:

• Board-Level Sensors – for OEMs and systems integrators, and applications where space and weight are at a premium
• Enclosed – for deployment in harsh environments
• Wireless Transmission – provides real-time data transmission via IoT protocols, ideal for remote monitoring and applications where cabling is impractical

To find out more about Micro-Magic and their inertial sensing solutions for drones and robotics, please visit their profile page:
https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/company/micro-magic/