The Xsens Vision Navigator positioning sensor comes with two multi-band GNSS receivers, an embedded camera, and an IMU, and outputs position, velocity, and orientation information. The unique sensor fusion enables high accuracy positioning and highly reliable performance, even in areas with limited GNSS coverage. This combination of technologies significantly increases reliability and expands the availability of precise positioning in a compact module. With dimensions of 113 x 130 x 30 mm and a weight of 420 g, it is compatible with platforms of many sizes, from small outdoor AV systems and asset-tracking devices to mid-and large-sized ground robots.
The Xsens Vision Navigator incorporates the following sensors:
The embedded fusion engine makes use of the listed sensors(wheel speed sensors or odometry sensors are external input to XVN) to estimate position, velocity, acceleration and orientation at specific update rates. The figure below summarizes the main components of the Vision Navigator:
After connecting with the Vision Navigator through Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable, you can simply open your browser and enter the IP address of the Vision Navigator unit. There you will see a graphical user interface which allows you to configure the device and to visualize/log its data. See our Quick Start Guide for more details.
Alternatively, the Vision Navigator is fully compatible with the ROS driver available here.