The Improved Fire Control System (IFCS) PNU / Universal Fire Control System (UFCS) UPNU family represents a true state-of-the-art system approach. Its design features permit ready adaptation and/or optimization to any current or future weapon system or sensor requiring precision pointing and positioning.

The PNU / UPNU and its variants point the way for the future direction of the land navigation systems. Utilizing advanced sensors, electronics, software and aiding (GPS and odometer), the PNU / UPNU family delivers precisely what the Army of tomorrow needs — a system designed to remain operationally effective and affordable to support well into the future.
Features
High-performance RLG-34 ring laser gyros
Common architecture and components (Paladin, PIM, Firefinder, IPADS)
Embedded 12-channel Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM)
Impervious to jamming (inertial mode)
Resistant to jamming (GPS-aided mode)
Combat-proven
Embedded Built-In Test (BIT)
High reliability MTBF, low mean time to repair (MTTR)
No periodic calibration required
Applications
Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)
High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
Pointing and position location

Featuring an ultra-compact package of less than 5 cubic inches, the TAC-440 delivers 1°/hour gyro bias with 1 mg accelerometer bias stability and very low 0.05°/√hour angle random walk (ARW) over wide temperature ranges. The breakthrough performance of the TAC-440 IMU is based on a EMCORE’s proven quartz MEMS inertial sensor technology. EMCORE’s quartz technology enables repeatable, high-volume production of precisely machined sensor structures combined with the inherent large signal output and thermal stability of quartz materials.

The TAC-440 is a compact IMU constructed with EMCORE’s latest generation quartz gyros, quartz accelerometers, and high-speed signal processing to achieve outstanding precision performance. The TAC-440 IMU is designed for demanding, mission-critical, rugged environments. The solid-state quartz sensors and hermetically sealed IMU construction provide reliable MTBF. Continuous Built-in Test (BIT), configurable communications protocols, electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection make the TAC-440 IMU easy to use in a wide range of higher order integrated system applications.

The QRS116 is a compact angular rate sensor ideally suited for applications in tactical, aerospace and mission-critical instrumentation.

The QRS116 features exceptionally low noise, fast start-up, and a simple electrical interface, the QRS116 has no moving parts ensuring long service life and high MTBF.

System Performance
PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS
Standard Ranges ±100°/sec
Input Voltage + 5 Vdc ±5% regulation
Short Term Bias Stability (100 sec at const. temp) 3 deg/hr
Output Noise ( DC to 100 Hz) ≤ 0.002°/√Hz*
* Values Indicated are for ±100°/sec. Range

Features
Exceptional Bias Stability
Unprecedented Low Angle Random Walk Values
Superior Vibration Performance
Compact Industry-Standard Package (Same as QRS11)
Rugged, Compact Package Integrates easily
Applications
Tank Turret Stabilization
Defense Fixed Wing
Defense Helicopter
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
UGV – Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Platform Stabilization
Camera Stabilization
Antenna Stabilization
ROV – Remotely Operated Vehicle

Features
Solid-state, maintenance-free, modular components for optimal mounting of controls, sensor, and display
Automatic compensation ensures the highest degree of accuracy (±1º)
LCD display with adjustable backlighting for easy viewing in all conditions
Variable control of electronic damping for use in rough seas
Meets demanding military standards for years of reliable performance
Dual compensation for degaussing on and off
Applications
Naval vessels including aircraft carriers, battleships
Smaller naval boats
Amphibious craft

ts advanced integrated optics and closed-loop Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) electronics deliver much higher accuracy, lower noise and greater efficiency than competing technologies. In addition, the EG-1300 can be calibrated internally for better thermal effect and has both digital and analog outputs, along with separation of the electronics from the FOG’s sensing coil assembly to accommodate the widest variety of installation parameters.
Features
Fully-integrated optics and electronics
Advanced optics and FPGA electronics for higher accuracy, lower noise and greater efficiency
Precise navigation (1 mile/hour without GPS)
Fast, precise gyrocompassing to 1 milliradian
Bandwidth to 500 Hz
Separate electronics and sensor modules
More economical than competing systems
Applications
Navigational grade applications
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) guidance
Missile guidance
Aeronautics and aviation
Robotics

Built with a rugged design and clear display, the TACNAV UMD offers:

Highlights
Active dot-matrix design, delivering unparalleled flexibility
User-friendly interface with easy-to-read icons, messages, and pop-up menus
Features
Generation III NVG (night vision goggle)-compatible
Four “soft keys” for easy operation
Interchangeable with both Commander’s and Driver’s Displays, reducing logistics and cost
Military standard approved for outstanding performance and reliability
Ideal for integration into digital Battle Management Systems
Compatible with all existing and future EMCORE TACNAV systems
Applications
Military vehicle requiring a user-friendly interface for its tactical navigation system
The TACNAV UMD is controlled by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, USC Sec 2751 et seq.) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, ITAR 22 CFR 120-130, and may not be exported from the United States or disclosed to a foreign person in the United States except as authorized by those regulations.

EMCORE’s TACNAV Light is a field-proven digital compass-based battlefield navigation system. Type-classified by U.S. SOCOM and designed specifically for non-turreted vehicles, TACNAV Light offers:

Highlights
GPS backup and enhancement, vehicle position, hull azimuth, and steer-to/cross-track error displays
One of the lowest cost tactical navigation systems available
Improved operational effectiveness and increased force OPTEMPO
Application

Features
Compass for the highest degree of accuracy and unjammable position and navigation information
Dead reckoning and odometer interface for accuracy to within 2-3% of distance traveled
Digital interface with Battle Management Systems for improved situational awareness
Uses TACNAV Universal Multilingual Display (UMD) capable of presenting data in virtually any language
Applications
Light military vehicles

The TACNAV Light is controlled by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, USC Sec 2751 et seq.) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, ITAR, 22 CFR 120-130, and may not be exported from the United States or disclosed to a foreign person in the United States except as authorized by those regulations.

Leveraging industry’s leading MEMS technology to provide previously unheard of capabilities in angle random walk values (0.02°/√hr.) without loss of tactical grade levels across military environments, including 1°/hr. bias stability, the SDI500 is designed to achieve the demanding performance levels required in sophisticated systems applications. It is particularly suited for use by Integrators and OEMs, packaged in a highly miniaturized, cylindrical configuration with a volume of only 19 cubic inches. Boasting a 20-Year lifetime capability without requiring calibration and a MTBF of more than 100,000 hours, multiple output data formats and SDLC, RS232 and UART output interfaces are provided in this revolutionary IMU for optimized systems protocols.

Its compact and robust design, coupled with a choice of analog, digital, and digital RS-232 outputs, makes the DSP-3000 the most versatile fiber optic gyro available and an ideal solution for guidance and stabilization, low-cost IMUs, integrated GPS/INS, and AHRS.

Highlights
EMCORE’s mature all-fiber optical circuit for exceptionally low noise (ARW)
EMCORE’s proprietary E•Core polarization-maintaining fiber
Robust, modular design housed in a package roughly the same size as a deck of playing cards
Technology Details
DSP Technology
EMCORE’s DSP electronics improve FOG performance in critical areas such as scale factor and bias vs. temperature, scale factor linearity, and maximum input rate. EMCORE’s exclusive DSP design is covered by multiple patents* and overcomes the limitations of analog signal processing, eliminating temperature-sensitive drift and rotation errors.

*This product is covered by one or more patents, including U.S. Patent #6,429,939, “DSP Signal Processing for Open Loop Fiber Optic Sensors.”

Feature Options
Two Versatile Variants
If you need a compact FOG with a powerful high-speed RS-422 interface with 1000 Hz asynchronous output, consider the DSP-3100 FOG.
If you require a true RS-422 interface and a 1000 Hz synchronous output in a durable, shielded package, take a look at the DSP-3400.

The TAC-450 FOG offers exceptional performance in bias stability, scale factor, and angle random walk, and is available in nine configurations to solve the most challenging design projects. The TAC-450 FOG is ideal for air, land, or maritime stabilization and pointing applications. Due to its versatility, and accurate, reliable output, it can also be utilized in navigation, guidance, and control systems.

Highlights
Designed for maximum ease of integration with housed or unhoused (for OEM configurations) options
Available in nine configurations to solve the most challenging design projects
Exceptional performance in bias stability, scale factor, and angle random walk
1-, 2-, or 3-axis configuration, each employing the world’s smallest precision FOG
Technology Details
Photonic Integrated Chip Technology
EMCORE’s photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology* reimagines FOG technology by replacing individual fiber components with an innovative integrated planar optic chip. This results in a FOG with PIC Inside™ that’s reliable and robust. With three of these integrated photonic gyros at its core, the TAC-450-360 IMU provides the safe, accurate performance autonomous platforms demand.

EMCORE’s IPADS-I (International) provides significant enhancements for today’s Army and Marine Corps survey teams. IPADS offers a proven, reliable, lightweight, off-the-shelf solution developed around four main components.

> Compact Position/Navigation Unit (CPNU)
> Control and Display Unit (CDU)
> Battery and Charger Unit (BCU)
> Porro Prism Assembly (PPA)

All components are housed in a robust frame that allows for easy component access and stability, while facilitating a ready, two-person transfer between vehicles and aircraft.
Features
High-precision common survey enables efficient mass fires
Impervious to jamming (inertial mode)
Embedded Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) GPS option
Navigation aids (compass rose and digital maps)
In-vehicle and offset survey
Combat-proven
Embedded Built-In Test (BIT)
High reliability MTBF, low mean time to repair (MTTR)
No periodic calibration required
Applications
Artillery Survey to Mark:
Survey Control Point (SCP) position; used to initialize weapon systems
Orienting Line (OL) position and azimuth; used to initialize and align artillery assets

The DRU-H-R has growth capacity to add an embedded Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) GPS with M-code capability. It can also be configured to function in unmanned, rotational and shipboard environments.

The DRU-H-R is an advanced precision navigation system that provides accurate vehicle position and attitude data. This unit replaced the DRU-H on Paladin and Firefinder, both playing critical roles in supporting U.S. ground forces in all phases of active combat operations. The EMCORE DRU-H-R design upgraded system performance by using high accuracy, combat-proven inertial sensors currently fielded on the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), and Improved Position and Azimuth Determining System (IPADS).

The DRU-H-R delivers precisely what the Army of tomorrow needs — a sustainable, affordable system designed to remain operationally effective well into the future.

The fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based TACNAV® IIc tactical Inertial Navigation System provides a solution with an embedded GNSS. Its modular tactical design and flexible architecture allow it to function as either a standalone tactical navigation solution, or as the core of an expandable, multi-functional Battlefield Management System (BMS).

TACNAV IIc joins the line-up of EMCORE’s inertial navigation systems and builds upon the success of the battle-proven EMCORE TACNAV family of products, and incorporates EMCORE’s high-performance, single-axis DSP-3000 FOG.

Ideal Navigation and Pointing Solution for the Digital Battlefield
Providing low-cost accurate heading and dead reckoning navigation and orientation, TACNAV IIc delivers 100% situational awareness in GNSS-denied environments with greater accuracy and at a lower cost than competing navigation systems.

Easily integrates with BMS to provides reliable vehicle position
Compact and lightweight
Designed for the close confines of turreted and non-turreted vehicles

Features
Compact single axis FOG-based navigation
Dead reckoning accuracy within ±1% of distance traveled
Heading accuracy within 0.5° RMS with GNSS
Modular design for expandability
Embedded GNSS – Optional GLONASS, GALILEO, and Biedou
Multiple interfaces for ease of integration: Ethernet, CANbus, RS-422
Ethernet connectivity
Integrates with a variety of military GNSS systems
Applications
Navigation and pointing solution for the digital battlefield
Designed for the close confines of turreted and non-turreted vehicles
Situational awareness in GNSS-denied environments

The new Super-TAC IMU integrates three fiber optic gyros that exceed tactical grade performance with three high-accuracy Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) accelerometers and state-of-the-art support electronics in a single small, lightweight package. This solution addresses the need for superior inertial performance in a tactical- grade package, critical for operation in GPS denied and contested environments.
The Super-TAC IMU measures change in velocity and angle, utilizing a configurable variable synchronous data link control (SDLC) digital serial bus. The Super-TAC is configured to offer customers the best value solution when designing new systems as well as provide the flexibility to upgrade existing platforms.
The Super-TAC IMU employs state-of-the-art optics with fewer components, providing significant performance and reliability improvements across standard military environments.
Background
Emcore, located in Budd Lake, NJ has been designing, developing and producing inertial components, sensors and navigation systems for Space, Ground, and Avionic applications for over 35 years. Emcore has been developing Fiber Optic Gyros (FOGs) since the early 1990s, producing and delivering IMU products with performance ranging from tactical to strategic grade

PERFORMANCE
GYRO PERFORMANCE
Bias Stability < 0.05 °/hr. (1σ)
Angle Random Walk ( ARW) ≤ 0.01 °/√hr. (1σ)
Scale Factor Repeatability ≤ 100 ppm (1σ)
Scale Factor Linearity ≤ 50 ppm (1σ)
Angular Rate Range 1,000 °/sec
Acceleration Range 100,000 °/sec2
ACCELEROMETER PERFORMANCE
Range ± 25 g
Bias Variation ≤ 50 μg (1σ)
Scale Factor Stability ≤ 300 ppm (1σ)
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Bandwidth (adjustable) 800 Hz (gyros)
150 Hz (accelerometers)
MTBF >25,000 hr.

It is especially suited for demanding applications, which require reliable performance, such as missile seeker gimbal stabilization, where small size and low power consumption is required, while in a low cost design that is also ideally suited for high volume commercial applications.

System Performance
PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS
Standard Ranges ±100°/sec, ±200°/sec, ±400°/sec
Input Voltage + and - 5.0 Vdc
Bandwidth 110 Hz
Output Noise < 005°/sec/√Hz
Scale Factor Accuracy ±1% Nominal

Features
Dual Axis Capabilities in Small Form Factor
Miniature Size: Only 25gm.(1.05” x 0.71” diameter)
Hermetically Sealed In Stainless Steel Cylinder
High Reliability
DC Input/High-Level DC Analog Output
Low Cost
Applications
Tank Turret Stabilization
Missile Targeting
Platform Stabilization
Antenna Stabilization
Camera Stabilization
Spacecraft

Designed to deliver the highest level of performance, the non-ITAR TAC-450-360 IMU includes our exclusive photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology. The high-performance TAC-450-360 IMU is designed for applications in which high bandwidth, low latency, and low drift are critical. The TAC-450-360 IMU is integrated with inertial-grade accelerometers and three axes of magnetometers to provide the high accuracy levels that leading autonomous and manned platforms demand.

Highlights
Designed for ease of integration with flexible interface settings and programmable message outputs
Excellent performance in critical applications and the specs that matter most
Improved SWaP plus robust performance and survivability
Technology Details
Photonic Integrated Chip Technology
EMCORE’s photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology* reimagines FOG technology by replacing individual fiber components with an innovative integrated planar optic chip. This results in a FOG with PIC Inside™ that’s reliable and robust. With three of these integrated photonic gyros at its core, the TAC-450-360 IMU provides the safe, accurate performance autonomous platforms demand.

The SDI170 IMU is designed for demanding, mission-critical, rugged environments and ideal for continuous use applications with no wear-out components, highly linear accelerometer performance and longer life compared to competing alternatives. It is constructed with EMCORE’s latest generation quartz gyros, quartz accelerometers, and high-speed signal processing to achieve outstanding precision performance. The solid-state quartz sensors and hermetically sealed IMU construction provide reliable MTBF and a 20-year operating and storage life. Continuous Built-in Test (BIT), configurable communications protocols, electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection and flexible input power compatibility make the SDI170 IMU easy to use in a wide range of higher-order integrated commercial and defense system applications.

EMCORE’s exclusive photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology delivers improved reliability and repeatability. The precision non-ITAR GEO-FOG 3D Dual features two GNSS antennas on a fixed PTK baseline to offer increased heading, pitch, and roll accuracy for static and dynamic applications where a single antenna system can be problematic. This dual antenna INS is the best choice for systems requiring heading at start-up or in low dynamic conditions.

Highlights
Data rate 10x faster than other available systems
Cutting-edge sensor fusion for dependable, precise navigation in a full array of applications and conditions
Six degrees of freedom (DoF) IMU with integrated gyros and accelerometers
Technology Details
Photonic Integrated Chip Technology
EMCORE’s new photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology reimagines FOG technology by replacing individual fiber components with an innovative integrated planar optic chip. This results in a FOG with PIC Inside™ that’s even more reliable and delivers superior repeatability unit-to-unit. With three of these integrated photonic gyros at its core, the P-1750 IMU enables the GEO-FOG to provide the safe, accurate performance autonomous platforms demand.

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DSP Technology
EMCORE’s DSP electronics improve FOG performance in critical areas such as scale factor and bias vs. temperature, scale factor linearity, and maximum input rate. EMCORE’s exclusive DSP design overcomes the limitations of analog signal processing, eliminating temperature-sensitive drift and rotation errors.

GEO•FOG Manager
The GEO•FOG Manager is ideal when integrating EMCORE’s GEO•FOG 3D and GEO•FOG 3D Dual INS.

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Developer’s Kit for Rapid Integration
The KVH FOG/IMU Developer’s Kit includes easy-to-use software to accelerate your IMU and FOG integration, development, and interface efforts.