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.
The HGuide HCINS is designed and built at a Honeywell facility. It has an ECCN of 7A994 and is generally available without an export license.
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.
The HGuide HCINS is designed and built at a Honeywell facility. It has an ECCN of 7A994 and is generally available without an export license.
Compatible Platform
Honeywell Aerospace Radar Velocity Sensor (HRVS)
Honeywell Aerospace Vision Aided Navigation
Specifications
Performance
LED
- LED connector: connection of external status LEDs (Open Collector).
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)
Typical Heading Error with HCINS
- 0.28 deg
Velocity errors X/Y/Z axes 9m/s
- 0.04 m/s
Accelerometer Sensor Technology
- MEMS
Key Performance Variables
- Altitude
- Position
- Velocity
Signal Reacquisition
- 2 sec
Typical Performance
- Attitude [deg] 0.04
- Heading [deg] 0.28
- Position Error [m] 2.5
- Velocity Error [m/s] 0.04
LTE Connectivity
- Global Multi-Band LTE-FDD/LTE-TDD/HSPA+
GNSS Capability
- RTK, GNSS Heading (with dual antenna)
Velocity Error
- 0.02 m/s (HCINS RTK)
- 0.04 m/s (HCINS)
- 0.11 m/s (Pixhawk 2.1)
Position Error
- 0.03/0.015 m (HCINS RTK)
- 2.5 m (HCINS)
- 2.5 m (Pixhawk 2.1)
Features
- Heading: 0.28 (deg)
- MEMS based navigator
- Position Error: 2.5 m (standalone)
Shock
- DO-160G; section 8, Category S, Curve C
GNSS
- Dedicated BAS (Base) and ROV (Rover) SMA connector for antenna
Mechanical
Non-operating Temperature Range
- -40 to + 85°C
Operating Temperature
- -40 to + 85°C
Connectivity and Systems
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).
Internal Data Storage
- Removable micro SD card up to 32GB
Serial Communication
- EAP connector: connection with External Aiding System (3V3CMOS).
- PX connector: connection with Pixhawk 2.1 Cube (3V3CMOS).
GNSS Constellations
- BeiDou B1I B2I
- GLONASS L1OF, L2OF
- GPS L1C/A, L2C
- Galileo E1B/C E5b
- QZSS L1C/A L1S L2C
- SBAS L1C/A
Communication Ports
- EAP connector: connection with External Aiding System (3V3CMOS).
Data Storage
- Micro SD card tray (up to 32GB).
Data Rate
- 100Hz
Software
- Internal Software
Output
- Altitude
- Position
- Velocity
Power and Electrical
Power Consumption
- 3W nominal Watt
- 5W with LTE connectivity Watt
Supply Voltage
- +4.5 – 5.5VDC (2A)
Vibration
- BFD Basic profile
Power
- PWR connector: connection with power source. Watt
Physical
Dimensions
- 100mm x 67mm x 13mm (damping platform)
- 162cm³ / 96mm x 60mm x 28mm (excluding damping platform)
Heading
- 0.15° (HCINS RTK)
- 0.28° (HCINS)
- 2.5° (Pixhawk 2.1)
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
Length
- 96mm
Width
- 60mm
Depth
- 28 mm
Size
- 96mm x 60mm x 28mm (excluding damping platform) millimetre
Maintenance
Setup
- Dual Atenna Setup
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