SWaP Reduction for High Dynamic Navigation Grade Accelerometer Based on Quartz VBA Technology

Abstract

This paper reports a new Quartz vibrating sensor developed by iXblue to respond to new challenges for navigation applications as high dynamic range (100g), navigation grade performance (< 100μg and 30 ppm bias and scale factor respectively) according with the challenge of Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) consumption reduction (less than 10 grams and 50mW).