MTi-3 AHRS


About

The MTi-3 is a self-contained Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS). In addition to the data collected and computed by the MTi-1 and the MTi-2, it delivers true North-referenced yaw, or heading.  

As a member of the MTi 1-series, the MTi-3 stands out for its small form factor (12.1mm x 12.1mm), easy integration, low cost and robustness – as well as its strapdown integration algorithm. Suitable for a wide range of (embedded) applications, the MTi-3 relieves you of the effort of integrating and maintaining gyroscopes, accelerometers and other sensors as well as of having to design an all-in-one AHRS solution.

Xsens MTi-3

Technical specifications

Sensor Fusion Performance

  • Roll, pitch
    0.5 deg RMS
  • Yaw/Heading
    2 deg RMS
  • Position
    Strapdown Integration (SDI): Yes

Sensing Components

  • Gyroscope
    Standard full range: 2000 deg/s
    In-run bias stability: 6 deg/h
    Noise density: 0.003 º/s/√Hz
  • Accelerometer
    Standard full range: 16g
    In-run bias stability: 40 µg
    Noise density: 70 µg/√Hz
  • Magnetometer
    Available

System Specifications

  • Mechanical
    IP-rating (equivalent): IP00
    Dimensions: 12.1x12.1x2.55 mm
    Weight: 0.6 gr
  • Electrical
    Input voltage: 2.19 to 3.6V
    Power consumption: 44 mW @ 3V
  • Interfaces/IO
    Interfaces: UART, SPI, I²C
    Protocols: Xbus
    Output frequency: up to 1kHz, 100 Hz SDI
Xsens MTi software

MTi-3 Software

Our MT Software Suite has everything you need to operate the MTi-3. The suite contains a specially developed, easy-to-use graphical user interface, as well as drivers for various operating systems. It also offers other useful tools and software programs, such as: 

  • MT Manager (GUI) 
  • MT SDK, including programming examples for C, C++, C#, MATLAB, Python, ROS and Nucleo boards 
  • Magnetic Field Mapper (MFM) calibration tool, as GUI and SDK 

 The suite comes with complete documentation. Of course, you can also always contact our technical support staff. 

Documentation

MTi-3 leaflet
MTi 1-series documentation
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Where to buy

Are you ready to purchase or try out an MTi-3 module? Here are three next options you can choose from.