Trimble introduced today the Trimble® AP10 receiver, the latest addition to the Trimble AP line of embedded GNSS-Inertial OEM board products that combine high-performance precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Applanix IN-Fusion™ GNSS-Inertial integration technology—all running on a powerful, dedicated Inertial Engine (IE) board. The AP Series is ideal for a variety of commercial mobile positioning applications including airborne, terrestrial and marine mapping and guidance for unmanned vehicles. The announcement was made today at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2010, the world’s premier forum for unmanned systems. The AP10 incorporates a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) based Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) directly on the board set, resulting in the smallest GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation System available from Trimble to date. The lightweight, compact technology enables high-accuracy mobile mapping and positioning in almost any environment, including dense urban areas, under bridges, through tunnels, and during high banked turns of a survey aircraft—all at a lower cost than previous AP receivers. Read More
