Self-driving Cars
An Inertial Navigation System (INS) provides real-time roll, pitch, and heading integrated with a GNSS receiver to maintain accuracy in case of signal outages (buildings, trees, tunnel, etc.).
The inertial sensor is also used to precisely synchronize and stabilize additional equipment such as LiDAR or Camera for a driverless car application.
Recommended products
Ellipse-D
Motion & RTK Position
Ellipse-D is a compact Inertial Navigation System with integrated RTK GNSS receiver for centimeter-level position. It provides Roll, Pitch, Heading, and Navigation. Odometer and RTK corrections are used as aiding inputs to further enhance the navigation solution.
Ekinox-D
Reference Unit
The Ekinox-D is a highly accurate Inertial Navigation System with Dual L1/L2 GNSS receiver for real-time and post-processing operations. Choose the Ekinox-D for testing or for building HD maps. It is the best fit for such applications.
Pulse-40 IMU
IMU for Integrators
The Pulse-40 IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) brings tactical sensing to your systems without compromise on SWaP-C! It is particularly suited to use by integrators. It embeds low noise gyroscopes and accelerometers to deliver optimal performance in all conditions, even highly vibrating environments.
Case studies
Ellipse-D solution for autonomous navigation
UNMANNED SOLUTION, a South-Korean company based in Seoul, is dedicated to the development of autonomous vehicles of all kinds. They develop numerous different projects and activities, such as driverless shuttles, autonomous agricultural equipment, robots, and educational platforms. The First Agricultural Tractor Integrating an Auto Guidance System in South Korea Among these projects is … Continued
Coast Autonomous equips its driverless shuttle with Ellipse-D
Our esteemed partner Coast Autonomous, a company providing self-driving mobility solutions such as autonomous golf cart or utility vehicles, integrated our Ellipse-D inertial navigation sensor in their most recent P-1 shuttle. Driverless transportation solutions in urban environments It is with the idea of “giving back the city to people” that Coast Autonomous invented the … Continued
Formula Student: the crucial role of the IMU/GNSS
The Formula Student is an international educational engineering competition in which teams of students from around the world design, build, and race their own formula race cars. The competition includes 3 categories: Electric, Driverless, and Combustible cars. The challenge is not only to build the fastest race car, but also to show the best behavior … Continued
Inertial + Slam Webinar: Creating the Roadmap for Autonomous Vehicles
SBG Systems’ expertise in Autonomous Navigation for Driverless Cars On October 2nd, 2019, SBG SYSTEMS was part of an Inside GNSS webinar named Creating the Roadmap for Autonomous Vehicles. This free webinar about Inertial and SLAM for autonomous driving covered topics such as real-time navigation and high-definition (HD) mapping brought by SBG SYSTEMS and … Continued
Tips
Odometer Aiding
Odometer data may be fused with our IMU and GNSS data in real-time to provide enhanced performance in harsh environments (urban canyons, mountain, forest, etc.).
One or Two Antennas for Accurate Heading?
One antenna is good enough for accurate heading in dynamic motion applications. A dual-antenna GNSS receiver will provide a more precise heading, especially when the vehicle is in slow motion, or often static. A dual-antenna solution also initializes more efficiently.
Using Post-processing for Further Analysis and Mapping
At the office, the Post-processing Kinematic (PPK) Software enhances inertial navigation systems performance by post-processing inertial data with raw GNSS observables. This type of software is widely used to build precise maps of the environment. SBG Systems offers its own PPK software named Qinertia.
