Plain-language guides for engineers specifying an inertial sensor, plus the documentation and drivers you need to evaluate and integrate one.
IMU datasheets bury the story in a dozen numbers measured under conditions your vehicle will never see. Here is what each spec really tells you, which ones drive navigation performance, and the traps that catch even experienced buyers.
One number on an IMU datasheet matters more than the rest. Here is what it means, how it is measured, and the three ways it gets flattered.
Keeping a vehicle on course when satellite positioning is jammed, spoofed or unreachable. The answer is inertial navigation, and the sensor grade decides how long you stay accurate.
There is no single number, and anyone who gives you one without asking about your platform is guessing. Here is how to work out your own.
ITAR-free means a product contains no US-origin controlled content, so US export controls have no hold over where you sell the system you build around it.
Choosing the sensor is the easy part. Here is what integration actually involves, and the questions worth asking before you commit to a part.