PNI's sensors use the Earth's magnetic field and gravity to navigate and determine orientation, enabling accurate high-resolution measurement in the air, on the ground, or underwater. SmartSens and CompassPoint sensors provide direction data to hobby and toy robots. TCM sensor modules are ideal for high-performance robots, providing high-resolution compass heading in any orientation, as well as accurate pitch and roll, temperature, and raw magnetometer and accelerometer sensor readings. These sensor outputs allow robots to collect precise data and navigate in environments where human beings can't go.
Flying Robots/Drones
Surveillance and security drones — Robotic spy-planes/gliders
Land-based Robots
HazMat — First responders — Autonomous search and rescue — Border sentry — Tilt sensing for rollover avoidance (stabilization) — Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
Undersea Vehicles (ROVs and AUVs)
Offshore rig service — Mine detection and disarmament — Climate mapping — Oceanic research — Stabilization/attitude control — Navigation