New KVH Series 1750 IMU Offers Breakthrough Performance in Ultra Compact Form Factor

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI) introduces the new Series 1750 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), an advanced 6-degrees-of-freedom sensor (DOF) designed to integrate easily into the most demanding stabilization, pointing, and navigation applications, enhancing performance at a lower cost than competing systems. The Series 1750 IMU marries the groundbreaking E•Core® ThinFiber™ technology of KVH's DSP-1750 fiber optic gyro (FOG) with very low noise, solid state MEMS accelerometers to create a commercial-off-the-shelf IMU. The Series 1750 IMU offers exceptional precision in a very small form factor, making it ideal for applications where space is limited, such as unmanned and autonomous systems.

"System designers and integrators have been requesting a convenient, compact solution for applications ranging from stabilization and pointing of high-speed gimbals, cameras, and lasers to autonomous vehicle control and navigation," explains Jay Napoli, KVH's vice president of FOG/OEM sales. "We've developed an IMU that is less costly and offers better performance than competing systems, while also offering an industry standard RS-422 interface along with user programmable data outputs, making it very easy to integrate into new or existing applications. The Series 1750 IMU is the new flagship in a planned series of small, advanced navigation and stabilization system sensor products based on the DSP-1750 FOG and KVH's ThinFiber technology."

KVH's new Series 1750 IMU provides highly accurate 6DOF angular rate and acceleration data. It delivers excellent bias stability (