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NVIDIA Jetson and Xsens inertial sensor modules for autonomous machines and edge AI applications

As a member of the NVIDIA Partner Network, Xsens sensors can be easily integrated with the NVIDIA Jetson™ platform for edge AI and robotics, offering full compatibility with all NVIDIA Jetson system-on-modules.

 

The highly compact Xsens industrial-grade sensors, also called “IMU”, are renowned for their high accuracy, reliability, and low latency, even under adverse conditions. They provide industrial-grade, real-time measurements of motion, orientation, and global position (GNSS), which are critical for navigating and controlling a wide range of mobile robots and smart automation applications, whether aerial, land-based, or subsea.

 

Offering compatibility with the powerful AI capabilities of the NVIDIA Jetson platform, the Xsens inertial sensors will help customers bring their intelligent and autonomous systems faster to the market.

 

FAQ: Using Xsens IMUs and NVIDIA Jetson products

Which NVIDIA Jetson modules are compatible?

All NVIDIA Jetson modules are supported by Xsens sensors. We have tested the following modules: Jetson Nano™, Jetson Orin Nano™, Jetson AGX Orin™, Jetson Orin NX™.

What are the main end applications?

The Xsens sensor portfolio includes IMU, VRU, AHRS, GNSS/INS, RTK GNSS/INS, and Visual Inertial Wheel Odometry systems based on RTK GNSS/INS that can be used in various applications.

 

- Marine: Navigation and control, inspection and maintenance, rescue and recovery, scientific research, defense, environmental monitoring, surveying and seafloor mapping, transportation and logistic.

 

- Outdoor mobile robots: delivery and logistic, surveying and mapping, defense, utility, urban mobility/smart public transport, surveillance, agricultural/forestry/landscaping vehicle, vehicle dynamic testing.

 

- Indoor mobile robots: industrial automation, warehousing and logistics, manufacturing, education and research, security and surveillance.

 

- Air: urban mobility, platform stabilization, defense, delivery and logistic, photography, security and surveillance, environmental monitoring, precision agriculture.

What are the advantages of combining Xsens IMUs and NVIDIA Jetson modules?

There are multiple benefits to developers when combining the precision and reliability of Xsens IMUs with the processing power of NVIDIA Jetson products.

- Improved product performance: faster processing, better AI integration, more accurate data handling.

- Faster time to market: reduced development timelines.

- Enhanced features and capabilities: advanced AI-driven features and real-time capabilities that would be challenging to develop independently

.- Cost efficiency: lower operational costs.

How do I get started?

We have a very comprehensive article in our knowledge base on how to interface Xsens IMUs with the NVIDIA Jetson products. You can read the full technical article here.

Which software do I need?

To integrate Xsens IMUs with NVIDIA Jetson products, we have used:

- JetPack 6.0

- MT Software Suite 2024.1

- ROS2 Humble

- Ubuntu 22.04.3