Honeywell Compact Inertial Navigation System
Overview
The Honeywell Compact Inertial Navigation System (HCINS) is a low size, weight, and power (SWaP) solution designed for all classes of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Engineered to ensure safe and reliable navigation during intermittent GNSS disruptions, HCINS is roughly the size of a deck of cards and offers seamless plug-and-play integration with Pixhawk autopilot systems—making it ideal for both rotary and fixed-wing UAV platforms.
HCINS is part of Honeywell’s Resilient UAV Navigation Suite, which also includes the Honeywell Radar Velocity System (HRVS) and the GPSdome Anti-Jamming System. When paired with HRVS, HCINS enables UAVs to operate in fully GPS-denied environments with a position error of less than 3% of distance traveled.
HCINS is part of Honeywell’s Resilient UAV Navigation Suite, which also includes the Honeywell Radar Velocity System (HRVS) and the GPSdome Anti-Jamming System. When paired with HRVS, HCINS enables UAVs to operate in fully GPS-denied environments with a position error of less than 3% of distance traveled.
Specifications
Physical
Width
- 60mm
Weight
- +22 grams (damping platform)
- 115 grams (excluding damping platform)
Volume
- 100mm x 67mm x 13mm (damping platform) cubic centimetre
- 162cm³ / 96mm x 60mm x 28mm (excluding damping platform) cubic centimetre
Size
- 96mm x 60mm x 28mm (excluding damping platform) millimetre
Length
- 96mm
Heading
- 0.15° (HCINS RTK)
- 0.28° (HCINS)
- 2.5° (Pixhawk 2.1)
Dimensions
- 100mm x 67mm x 13mm (damping platform)
- 162cm³ / 96mm x 60mm x 28mm (excluding damping platform)
Depth
- 28 mm
Power and Electrical
Vibration
- BFD Basic profile
Supply Voltage
- +4.5 – 5.5VDC (2A) voltage alternating current
Power Consumption
- 3W nominal Watt
- 5W with LTE connectivity Watt
Power
- PWR connector: connection with power source. Watt
Performance
Velocity errors X/Y/Z axes 9m/s
- 0.04 m/s
Velocity Error
- 0.02 m/s (HCINS RTK)
- 0.04 m/s (HCINS)
- 0.11 m/s (Pixhawk 2.1)
Typical Performance
- Attitude [deg] 0.04
- Heading [deg] 0.28
- Position Error [m] 2.5
- Velocity Error [m/s] 0.04
Typical Heading Error with HCINS
- 0.28 deg
Signal Reacquisition
- 2 sec
Shock
- DO-160G; section 8, Category S, Curve C
Position Error
- 0.03/0.015 m (HCINS RTK)
- 2.5 m (HCINS)
- 2.5 m (Pixhawk 2.1)
LTE Connectivity
- Global Multi-Band LTE-FDD/LTE-TDD/HSPA+
LED
- LED connector: connection of external status LEDs (Open Collector).
Key Performance Variables
- Altitude
- Position
- Velocity
Horizontal Position Drift, GNSS outage with no aiding
- 0.35 m (after 10 s) (HCINS RTK)
- 0.9 m (after 10 s) (HCINS)
- 13.0 m (after 60 s) (HCINS RTK)
- 2.6 m (after 30 s) (HCINS RTK)
- 22.0 m (after 60 s) (HCINS)
- 250 m (after 30 s) (Pixhawk 2.1)
- 5.0 m (after 30 s) (HCINS)
- 8.0 m (after 10 s) (Pixhawk 2.1)
- 900 m (after 60 s) (Pixhawk 2.1)
GNSS Capability
- RTK, GNSS Heading (with dual antenna)
GNSS
- Dedicated BAS (Base) and ROV (Rover) SMA connector for antenna
Features
- Heading: 0.28 (deg)
- MEMS based navigator
- Position Error: 2.5 m (standalone)
Connectivity and Systems
Software
- Internal Software
Serial Communication
- EAP connector: connection with External Aiding System (3V3CMOS).
- PX connector: connection with Pixhawk 2.1 Cube (3V3CMOS).
Output
- Altitude
- Position
- Velocity
Internal Data Storage
- Removable micro SD card up to 32GB
GNSS Constellations
- BeiDou B1I B2I
- GLONASS L1OF, L2OF
- GPS L1C/A, L2C
- Galileo E1B/C E5b
- QZSS L1C/A L1S L2C
- SBAS L1C/A
External LED Status Support
- Data Logging
- Navigation (Init, Nav, Nav GNSS RTK)
Ethernet Communication
- Configurable staic IP address.
- ETH connector: connection with computer (RJ-45).
Data Storage
- Micro SD card tray (up to 32GB).
Components
- GNSS Antenna
- GNSS Receiver
- IMU
- Processing Boards
Communication Ports
- Ethernet Communication
- Serial Communication
Cellular LTE
- 1. Built-in LTE antenna (default).
- 2. External LTE antenna.
- Cellular connectivity with 2 options available:
- LTE-FDD B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B66.
- LTE-TDD B34/B38/B39/B40/B41.
- Micro SIM card tray.
- UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+ B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19.
Maintenance
Setup
- Dual Atenna Setup
Mechanical
Operating Temperature
- -40 to + 85°C
Non-operating Temperature Range
- -40 to + 85°C
Chassis Included
- Yes, Plastic Chasis
Attitude
- 0.025° (HCINS RTK)
- 0.04° (HCINS)
- 0.2° (Pixhawk 2.1)
Filter
Industry
- Defense
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Ground Transportation and Logistics
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