PositionSense™ ensures reliable navigation & heading accuracy

9-axis position sensor solution for consumer and IoT products

InvenSense PositionSense™ is a dual-chip 9-axis position tracking solution for instant and precise absolute heading. The PositionSense se‑nsor solution includes the industry’s lowest power 6-axis IMU and 3-axis TMR-based magnetometer, with on-chip sensor fusion software and off-chip pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) software.

Ideal for smartphones, wearables, augmented reality / smart glasses, drones, robotics, and more, PositionSense ensures people are never lost and are always on the right track.

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PositionSense ensures your device users are never lost

Imagine instant and accurate positioning
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Absolute orientation detection for accurate heading and navigation

Users instantly see the correct heading, whether indoors, outdoors, or in a tunnel

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Fast and accurate sensor calibration without an incorrect compass heading until calibrated

The sensor always gives the correct orientation, even after restarting or magnetic interference, without a figure 8 motion to calibrate

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Ultra-low power consumption for always-on sensing

Enables battery life, with continuous sensing even when the rest of the device is asleep

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Easy-to-integrate turnkey solution for reduced cost/time to market

Proven solution including optimized software

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TDK PositionSense 9-axis Sensor Solution – IMU + TMR + Software for Absolute Orientation Detection

InvenSense PositionSense™ is a dual-chip 9‑axis position tracking solution for instant and precise absolute heading

Applications that benefit from accurate positioning

Does your device require navigation?

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Smartphones

Give users confidence with instant and accurate navigation, even indoors

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Smart glasses & AR/VR

Always send your users in the right direction and overlay AR elements accurately

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Drones & RC

Keep drones on course and smoothly operating as expected

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Robotics

Ensure accurate positioning for safe and reliable operation

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Applications that benefit from accurate positioning

Does your device require navigation?

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TMR Sensor

Magnetic 3-axis orientation

  • High sensitivity
  • High accuracy
  • Lowest-power magnetometer
  • Magnetic field shock-resistance
  • Low noise
  • Wide range
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IMU sensor

6-axis combining gyroscope and inertial sensing

  • Lowest power IMU technology
  • High-performance MEMS technology
  • Industry-first vibration-resistant gyro with BalancedGyro™ technology
  • Low noise accelerometer
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On-chip software

PositionSense software

  • On-chip sensor fusion and precise time synchronization, for immediate processing of sensor data at exact moment of motion
  • Fast and accurate gyro and mag cross-calibration
  • Automatic magnetic shock recovery
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Application-level software

Trusted Positioning software

Pedestrian Dead Reckoning software for a variety of operating systems and platforms 

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