File:DARPA TIMU Michigan Penny.jpg

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English: DARPA researchers at the University of Michigan have made significant progress with a timing & inertial measurement unit (TIMU) that contains everything needed to aid navigation when GPS is temporarily unavailable. The single chip TIMU prototype contains a six axis IMU (three gyroscopes and three accelerometers) and integrates a highly-accurate master clock into a single miniature system, smaller than the size of a penny. This chip integrates breakthrough devices (clocks, gyroscopes and accelerometers), materials and designs from DARPA’s Micro-Technology for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (Micro-PNT) program. See http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2013/04/10.aspx for more details.
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Source Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Author University of Michigan
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