Navigation Specifications

Specification Boreas A70 Boreas A90
Roll & Pitch Accuracy 0.01 ° 0.005 °
Roll & Pitch Accuracy (Kinematica post processing) 0.01 ° 0.005 °
Heading Accuracy without GNSS (Secant Latitude RMS) 0.1 ° 0.01 °
Gyrocompassing Coarse Alignment 2 min 2 min
Gyrocompassing Fine Alignment (typical) 10 min 10 min
Heave Accuracy (whichever is greater) 2 % or 0.02 m 2 % or 0.02 m
Rotation Range Unlimited Unlimited
Hot Start Time 2 s 2 s
Internal Filter Rate 1000 Hz 1000 Hz
Output Data Rate 1000 Hz 1000 Hz

Boreas Orientation Specifications

Boreas can be upgraded to full INS capability through a software license upgrade. As an INS it can be interfaced to any of the leading brands of GNSS receivers to create an OEM GNSS/INS solution. When using a Trimble BD992 receiver, for example, the following specifications are achievable:

Specification Boreas A70 Boreas A90
Horizontal Position Accuracy 1.2 m 1.2 m
Vertical Position Accuracy 2.0 m 2.0 m
Horizontal Position Accuracy (SBAS) 0.5 m 0.5 m
Vertical Position Accuracy (SBAS) 0.8 m 0.8 m
Horizontal Position Accuracy (with RTK or Kinematica Post Processing) 0.01 m 0.01 m
Vertical Position Accuracy (with RTK or Kinematica Post Processing) 0.015 m 0.015 m
Accuracy with Odometer without GNSS (% of distance travelled) 0.05% 0.01%
Accuracy with DVL without GNSS (% of distance travelled) 0.05% 0.01%
Velocity Accuracy 0.005 m/s 0.005 m/s
Heading Accuracy with Dual GNSS (1.0 m antenna separation) 0.01 ° 0.006 °
Heading Accuracy (Kinematica post processing) 0.01 ° 0.006 °

Boreas Navigation Specifications (with external GNSS)

Sensor Specifications

Boreas A70

Parameter Accelerometers Gyroscopes Pressure
Range ± 15 g ± 490 °/s 10 to 130 kPa
Bias Instability 7 ug 0.01 °/hr 8 Pa
Initial Bias < 100 ug < 0.05 °/hr < 50 Pa
Initial Scaling Error 340 ppm 100 ppm -
Scale Factor Stability 150 ppm 20 ppm -
Non-linearity 150 ppm 10 ppm -
Cross-axis Alignment Error < 0.001 ° < 0.001 ° -
Noise Density 40 ug/√Hz 0.3 °/h/√Hz 0.4 Pa/√Hz
Random Walk 23 mm/s/√hr VRW 0.005 °/√h ARW -
Bandwidth 300 Hz 400 Hz 50 Hz

Boreas A70 Sensor Specifications

Boreas A90

Parameter Accelerometers Gyroscopes Pressure
Range ± 15 g ± 490 °/s 10 to 130 kPa
Bias Instability 7 ug 0.001 °/hr 8 Pa
Initial Bias < 100 ug < 0.01 °/hr < 50 Pa
Initial Scaling Error 340 ppm 80 ppm -
Scale Factor Stability 100 ppm 10 ppm -
Non-linearity 150 ppm 10 ppm -
Cross-axis Alignment Error < 0.001 ° < 0.001 ° -
Noise Density 30 ug/√Hz 0.06 °/h/√Hz 0.4 Pa/√Hz
Random Walk 17 mm/s/√hr VRW 0.001 °/√h ARW -
Bandwidth 300 Hz 400 Hz 50 Hz

Boreas A90 Sensor Specifications

Note: Boreas sensors are calibrated for bias, sensitivity, misalignment, cross-axis sensitivity, non-linearity and gyroscope linear acceleration sensitivity across the full operating temperature range.