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MTi-680G GNSS/INS

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About MTi-680G GNSS/INS

MTi-680G combines calibrated gyroscopes, accelerometers, magnetometer and barometer with an integrated u-blox ZED-F9 real-time-kinematic GNSS receiver. Sensor fusion provides stated position accuracy of one centimetre plus one part per million, roll and pitch accuracy of 0.2 degrees and heading accuracy of 0.5 degrees under suitable conditions.

The 98-gram IP68 module accepts RTK corrections and communicates through CAN and RS-232, with output rates up to two kilohertz. Xsens supplies configuration, logging, calibration and SDK tools for C, C++, Python, MATLAB and ROS. The unit targets outdoor robots, drones, surveying platforms and autonomous equipment requiring one rugged positioning and orientation module.

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  • MTi-680G GNSS/INS

    GNSS Receiver - navigation - u-blox - Xsens MTi-680G GNSS/INS incorporates a u-blox ZED-F9 GNSS receiver - source: xsens.com

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Context

Market context

MTi-680G is Xsens' RTK GNSS/INS module for robots, drones, and vehicles that need fused positioning, orientation, and inertial navigation data.

  • Target environment: Outdoor mobile robots, UAVs, autonomous vehicles, mapping platforms, field machines, marine systems, and test vehicles operating beyond controlled indoor environments.
  • Workflow context: RTK positioning, orientation output, navigation-state estimation, velocity and motion sensing, sensor-fusion input, and localization support for autonomy stacks.
  • Customer context: Robotics developers, drone teams, vehicle autonomy programs, mapping-system integrators, field-robotics companies, and research or test fleets.
  • Deployment model: Packaged navigation component integrated into customer machines through hardware interfaces, software tooling, calibration, and application-specific localization pipelines.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial Xsens module with software tooling and positioning for robot, UAV, and vehicle navigation.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on GNSS availability, RTK correction access, antenna and mounting design, calibration, environmental conditions, and integration with the wider autonomy stack.
  • Market position: Packaged localization component between raw IMUs and full autonomy software, useful for field robotics and mobile-machine supply-chain coverage.
  • Adjacent products: ICM-42688-P 6-Axis IMU, BHI360 Smart IMU, JT16 Mini 3D LiDAR

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