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3D Location with SmartPressure™ MEMS Barometric Pressure Sensors

TDK InvenSense at CDI
3D Location with SmartPressure™ MEMS Barometric Pressure Sensors
3D Location
3D Location

Traditional location positioning utilizes latitude and longitudinal coordinates produced by the GPS in a smartphone or other portable device. While this is useful with traditional navigation, how do you get real-time navigation or positioning when the location is on the 10th floor of a 30 floor high-rise?

SmartPressure barometric pressure sensors can differentiate the height of a single stair step. This provides precise Z-Axis location information enabling you to know exactly where you are in relative space, when combined with traditional GPS.

2D Location, GPS 3D GPS + Pressure Sensor
NEXTNAV Certified

NextNav announced that the ICP-10111 is the first to achieve NextNav Certified status. The performance data produced by the NextNav Certified process provides independently verified data on sensor accuracy and gives hardware manufacturers guidelines for optimal integration.

Over a six-week period, the ICP-10111 was subjected to a rigorous testing regimen jointly designed by InvenSense and NextNav engineers. Using real-world data sets from NextNav’s nationwide network of altitude stations, sensor components were tested against a variety of operational scenarios.

Applications
e911 Indoor Navigation
Emergency responders will be able to locate someone’s exact location, even in a tall building, saving critical time and saving lives. Mega shopping center navigation will be as easy as turn by turn navigating, providing directions to elevators and stairs to get to the shop of your choice.
Products
ICP-10111

ICP-10111

Provides ultra-low noise at the lowest power, enabling industry leading relative accuracy, sensor throughput, and temperature stability.

It can measure pressure differences with an accuracy of ±1 Pa, an accuracy enabling altitude measurement differentials as small as 5 cm, less than the height of a single stair step.
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DK-10111

DK-10111

The platform designed around Microchip G55 MCU can be used by developers for rapid evaluation and development of ICP-10111 based solutions.

The DK-10111 includes an on-board Embedded Debugger so external tools are not required to program or debug the G55 MCU.

Includes the necessary software, InvenSense MotionLink, a GUI based development tool and embedded Motion Drivers for ICP-10111.
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About TDK InvenSense
InvenSense, Inc, a TDK Group Company: InvenSense is part of the Sensor System Business Company within TDK and is the industry leader in MEMS Motion, Audio, and Pressure Solutions for the consumer, industrial, automotive, and IoT market segments. TDK provides a very robust portfolio of MEMS 3/6/7/9 axis motion sensors, accompanied by the highest performing MEMS audio microphones, and pressure sensors. TDK continues to push the boundaries of performance and quality; setting new standards of innovation across multiple industries.
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