KVH Launches New Inertial Sensor with Photonic Integrated Chip Technology
June 30 2020 - 6:00AM
KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced today that the
P-1775 inertial measurement unit (IMU) featuring KVH’s new PIC
InsideTM photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology is now available
and the first units have started shipping. KVH has been developing
and testing the technology for more than three years and is now
incorporating it into existing product lines. One of the first
customers has integrated the P-1775 IMU with PIC Inside into their
next-generation rocket launch vehicle.
KVH’s PIC Inside technology features an integrated planar
optical chip that replaces individual fiber optic components to
simplify production while maintaining or improving accuracy and
performance. The PIC Inside product is designed to deliver 20 times
higher accuracy than less expensive MEMS inertial measurement
units, uses modular designs for ease of integration, and has
outstanding repeatability unit-to-unit. “I applaud the tremendous
effort by our incredible engineers in developing this
groundbreaking technology and I am thrilled that we have begun to
incorporate PIC Inside technology into our existing products, a
process that we expect to continue throughout the year,” says
Martin Kits van Heyningen, KVH CEO.
The PIC technology will be added to KVH’s inertial sensor
product line for use across a broad range of applications from
navigation to stabilization and pointing. KVH’s fiber optic gyros
(FOGs) and FOG-based products are particularly well-suited for the
large and growing autonomous market. This market includes
applications on land, sea, and air, such as drones, people movers,
trucks, and mining and construction equipment. Autonomous
applications rely on high quality inertial sensors to deliver an
extremely accurate navigation solution, delivering the performance
required in critical metrics such as angle random walk (ARW) and
bias instability. Next-generation driverless cars, which require
centimeter-level precision for safety, are the ideal application
for KVH’s inertial products. Employing the PIC design allows for a
lower cost and scalable solution due to the elimination of various
fiber components and a reduction of labor. Last year, KVH announced
that it had delivered its first product prototypes containing PIC
technology to leading automotive customers and presented the
science behind the technology to an audience of engineers at a
leading inertial sensor conference, describing the extensive
development, testing, and benefits of the new technology.
KVH is a leading innovator for assured navigation and autonomous
accuracy using high-performance sensors and integrated inertial
systems. KVH’s widely fielded TACNAV® systems are currently in use
by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps as well as many allied militaries
around the world. KVH’s FOGs and FOG-based IMUs are in use today in
a wide variety of applications ranging from optical, antenna, and
sensor stabilization systems to mobile mapping solutions and
autonomous platforms and cars.
Note to Editors: For more information about KVH’s FOGs and
FOG-based products, please visit the PIC Inside website.
High-resolution images of KVH products are available at the KVH
Press Room Image Library, kvh.com/Press-Room/Image-Library.
About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH Industries, Inc.,
is a global leader in mobile connectivity and inertial navigation
systems, innovating to enable a mobile world. A market leader in
maritime VSAT, KVH designs, manufactures, and provides connectivity
and content services globally. KVH is also a premier manufacturer
of high-performance sensors and integrated inertial systems for
defense and commercial applications. Founded in 1982, the company
is based in Middletown, RI, with research, development, and
manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL,
and more than a dozen offices around the globe.
This press release
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. For example, forward-looking statements include
statements regarding the performance, functionality,
characteristics, quality and manufacturing costs of KVH products
and technology, our product development goals, market trends, and
competitive positioning. The actual results could differ materially
from the statements made in this press release. Factors that might
cause these differences include, but are not limited to:
inability to complete the commercialization stage of development
and incorporation of the new photonic-chip-based technology into
existing product lines; potential failure to achieve expected
manufacturing goals, including production volumes and reductions in
labor costs; unexpected increases in costs of materials; reductions
in the prices customers are willing to pay; manufacturing
challenges that increase costs; potential unanticipated technical
impediments and poor or delayed research and development results;
unforeseen changes in competing technologies and products,
including undisclosed breakthroughs by competitors; lack of
reliable vendors; potential changes in market trends, and other
developments affecting the buying patterns of end-users of inertial
products, including management’s assessment of the probability and
effect of future events. These and other factors are
discussed in more detail in KVH’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on February 28, 2020, and May 1, 2020, respectively.
Copies are available through its Investor Relations department and
website, http://investors.kvh.com. KVH does not assume any
obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect new
information and developments.
KVH Industries, Inc.
has used, registered, or applied to register its trademarks in the
U.S.A. and other countries around the world, including but not
limited to the following marks: KVH, PIC Inside, and TACNAV. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective
companies.
For further
information, please contact:Jill ConnorsSr. Manager, Media
& Industry Analyst RelationsKVH Industries, Inc.Tel: +1 401 851
3824jconnors@kvh.com
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