Apogee-A: Accurate Orientation & Heave AHRS/MRU Solution

Name: Apogee-A: Accurate Orientation & Heave AHRS/MRU Solution
Brand: SBG Systems

0.01° Roll/Pitch & 0.02° Magnetic Heading

Apogee-A belongs to Apogee series line of high performance, MEMS-based Inertial Systems which deliver exceptional orientation data in a compact package. It includes an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and runs exclusive Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) algorithms.

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Motion & navigation performance:

Roll/Pitch	0.01°
Heading	0.02°
Real time heave accuracy	5 cm or 5 %

Sensor Performance:

Accelerometers

Gyroscopes

Measurement range

10 g

200 °/s

Bias in-run instability

<7 μg

<0.05 °/hr

Random walk

0.015 m/s/√h

< 0.012 °/√hr

Interface:

Aiding (input)	GNSS heading, external magnetometer
Protocols:	Input: NMEA, Trimble, Novatel, Septentrio, Hemisphere, DVL (PD0, PD6, Teledyne, Nortel) Output: NMEA, Binary sbgECom, TSS, Simrad, Dolog
Output Rate:	0.1 to 200 Hz
Logging Capacity:	8GB or 48h @ 200 Hz
Serial RS-232/422:	RS-232/422 up to 921kbps : 3 outputs / 5 inputs
CAN:	1 CAN 2.0 A/B bus up to 1 Mbit/s
Pulses:	Inputs: PPS, Event marker up to 1 kHz Outputs: SyncOut, Trigger 5 inputs / 2 outputs
Ethernet:	Full Duplex (10/100 Base T) PTP Grand Master Clock NTRIP v1/v2 client

Mechanical & electrical specifications:

Operating voltage:	9 to 36 VDC
Power consumption:	3W
Weight (g):	<680g
Dimensions (LxWxH):	130 mm x 100 mm x 58 mm

Model	Apogee-A Motion & Heave	Apogee-E Externally-aided INS	Apogee-D INS/GNSS
Roll, Pitch, Heading	✓	✓	✓
Navigation		✓	✓
GNSS receiver		Connect to any external survey-grade GNSS receiver	Single or Dual Antenna L1/L2/L5 GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BEIDOU
RTK			✓
Post-processing (raw data)			✓
External Aiding	Connect to external GNSS data to enhance computed roll, pitch, heading and heave measurements	Up to two external GNSS receivers, Odometer (DMI), DVL input for marine version	Up to two external GNSS receivers, Odometer (DMI), DVL input for marine version

Hydrography

Rail inspection & mapping
Ordering options for SBG Systems' Apogee-A

CA-AEK-PWR-3M | 3 meters sealed power cable

CA-AEK-MAIN-ETH-2.5M | 2.5 meters unsealed main cable that supports Ethernet communications (Fischer/RJ45)

CA-AEK-MAIN-RS232-3M | 3 meters sealed main cable that supports Ethernet, CAN and RS-232 communications (Fischer/Wire Ended)

CA-AEK-AUX-3M | 3 meters sealed auxiliary cable that supports RS-232 and RS-422 communications

Other Cable Options:

CA-AEK-MAIN-RS422-3M | 3 meters sealed main cable that supports Ethernet, CAN and RS-422 communications

CA-AEK-SPLIT-MAIN-0.5M | Ekinox/Apogee MAIN Split Cable: 0.5 meter sealed main cable splitter that supports, Ethernet (RJ45), CAN (DB9), SYNC IN A (SMA) and PORTA (DB9 with RS232 + SYNC OUT)