IMU and Wireless Overview
This post tries to collect an overview of Inertial Measurement Unit devices and Wireless Modules available. In part because the current DIY version of the gloves uses the ArduIMU which comes uncalibrated and without built-in wireless communication. The uncalibrated IMU sensor data makes it hard to use the DIY gloves in a meaningful way, and calibrating the sensors yourself is no easy task.
Wireless IMUs (WIFI and Bluetooth)
x-OSC
>> http://www.x-io.co.uk/products/x-osc/
LightBlue Bean
>> https://punchthrough.com/bean/
XSense
Shimmer
>> http://www.shimmersensing.com/shop/wireless-9dof-imu-sensor
Opal
>> http://apdm.com/Wearable-Sensors/Opal
Twiz v2
>> http://tangibledisplay.com/
Specs:
communicate to peripherical with 3.3V (1.6 before)
LED RGB embedded
10 pins (instead of 4): 10 GPIO (I2C / SPI / UART…), 3 analog in + 1 analog reg
dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm
weight: 2.8 gm / 5.8 with the BatteryCell 2032
x-BIMU
>> http://www.x-io.co.uk/products/x-bimu/
Ivensense
>> http://www.invensense.com/mems/devices.html
NOT Wireless IMUs
VectorNav
PNI Tech
>> http://www.pnicorp.com/products-overview
CH RObotics
>> http://www.chrobotics.com/products/inertial-and-orientation-sensors
ArduIMU
>> https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11055?
>> http://diydrones.com/
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