
Stabilising Fins
Stabilising fin and roll damping systems rely on motion sensors to accurately measure the roll motions of a ship.
Stabilising Fins

MRUs designed for your needs
Norwegian Subsea produces industry-leading Motion Reference Units (MRUs) for subsea, marine, and land applications. Our MRUs are robust and affordable, and offer high-accuracy performance, along with a plug-and-play interface.
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What is the difference between the MRU Marine and MRU Marine SW?
- The MRU Marine has an IP-68 rating, uses a Lemo 16-pin connector and has indicator lights.
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When navigating the complexities of motion sensing and navigation systems, it is essential to understand the distinctions between devices and systems like Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), Inclinometers, Roll & Pitch sensors, Vertical Reference Units (VRU), Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS), Motion Reference Units (MRUs), Gyrocompasses, and GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation Systems (GNSS/INS). Each serves specific purposes and offers different levels of functionality, accuracy, and application scope.
Gyrocompass
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The MRU Compact uses a standard RJ45 ethernet cable where power is supplied through Passive PoE (Power over Ethernet). In most cases you cannot connect the MRU directly to a an ethernet switch with PoE, since most of these are Active PoE.
We normally supply your first MRU Compact with a start kit containing a POE RJ45 spliter socket. You will only need standard RJ45 cat5 ethernet cables to connect the MRU to the spliter socket and the spliter socket to your PC or ethernet switch.
Further reading

Advanced motion compensation for sonars introduced at Ocean Business 2025

MRUs for vessel performance optimisation in focus at Europort 2025
