New SPAN GNSS + INS Technology from NovAtel Provides Exceptional Positioning For Fixed Wheel Land Vehicles

Yesterday at Xponential 2017, NovAtel introduced its new SPAN Land Vehicle technology for fixed wheel land vehicle applications. SPAN Land Vehicle optimises integrated GNSS + INS performance for land vehicles during periods of extended GNSS outage, in low dynamic operating environments, or in dense urban canyons. SPAN Land Vehicle ensures that accurate position, velocity and attitude is maintained during such difficult operating environments.

NovAtel uses intelligent vehicle dynamics modelling and its patented Antenna Phase Windup technology to achieve the exceptional performance of SPAN Land Vehicle. The intelligent vehicle modelling identifies Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) errors in the integrated GNSS + INS system that accumulate after extended GNSS outages, and reduces the impact of those errors within the SPAN solution. NovAtel’s Antenna Phase Windup technology is used to sense changes in direction, and when combined with intelligent vehicle modelling, corrects for IMU errors in attitude (roll, pitch, yaw).

SPAN Land Vehicle performance can be enhanced even further by adding an external sensor such as a Distance Measurement Instrument (DMI), dual antennas or any other external position, velocity or attitude input. It is available on NovAtel’s entire line of SPAN supported IMUs.