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Norwegian Subsea Motion Reference Units (MRUs) can be used in a variety of offshore wind, subsea, marine and land applications. Explore some of the applications from the menu below.
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Norwegian Sybsea 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 plug-and-play interace.
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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.
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What is a Motion Reference Unit (MRU)?
A motion Reference Unit (MRU) is a device that measures motion in all six degrees of freedom (DoF): roll, pitch, yaw & surge, sway and heave. The six DoF positions, velocities and accelerations are measured by the MRU using high-end gyroscopes and accelerometers (and sometimes magnetometers) and processed by advanced sensor fusion algorithms.
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Usage area
IP 65
Connectors
RJ45 or RJ50
Roll & Pitch accuracy
- 3000±0.05°
- 6000±0.02°
- 9000±0.01°
Heave accuracy
5 cm or 5.0%
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