NovAtel recently announced the release of the OEM Version of the Pinwheel GNSS Antenna, as well as the addition of SPAN GNSS/Inertial Navigation System (INS) technology to its OEM6 GNSS receiver platform.
The Pinwheel OEM is a GNSS antenna module that can be easily integrated into end-user GNSS positioning products. With a small form factor of only 143 mm x 30 mm, the antenna module receives GPS L1/L2, GLONASS L1/L2 and L-Band signals for enhanced positioning reliability and availability. Based on NovAtel’s Pinwheel technology, the Pinwheel OEM provides increased multi-path rejection and phase centre stability.
The Pinwheel OEM will be available for order starting December 2012, with product shipment commencing January 2013.
The release of SPAN on OEM6 provides SPAN OEM customers with new features and functionality previously unavailable on NovAtel’s OEMV based SPAN platform, including ALIGN GNSS heading determination, API, RAIM, and GPS+GLONASS positioning.
NovAtel’s SPAN technology tightly couples precision GNSS receivers with robust Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) to provide reliable, continuously available, position, velocity and attitude (roll, pitch, yaw), even during short periods of time when satellite signals are blocked or unavailable.
NovAtel’s SPAN technology will be supported on OEM615 and OEM628 board level receivers, and the FlexPak6 receiver, which gives integrators a rugged enclosed platform that can be paired with the company’s complete range of IMU sensors.
The OEM615 and 628 boards replace NovAtel’s legacy OEMV receivers to provide integrators a new platform for developing and embedding SPAN into their applications. Existing OEM6 customers can now upgrade their receiver to become full GNSS/INS SPAN platforms.
Shipments of OEM6 SPAN enabled receivers will begin September 2012.
Further information can be found on the company’s website at novatel.com or through a company representative, which can be located under the “Where to Buy” tab of its website.
