Analog Devices

[Richard100]

The ADIS16448 retails for $850-$900 in single item quantities depending on where you source it, as far as I can tell. Is this what others see? Very nice that Analog Devices provided it in FIRST Choice this year. Given that there are other IMUs with similar functionality for less cost (AdaFruit breakout for 10-DoF IMU part #1604, at $30 and has the baro, for example ... no affiliation), what is special about the ADIS16448?

The technical specifications are difficult to directly compare, as they are not standardized across companies. Does anyone have the typical gyro drift rate for the ADIS16448?

For those teams that used the ADIS16448 this year, what do you think is distinctive about its performance? Did you use a sensor fusion algorithm to improve performance (such as Juan Chong's above, or other)?

I found the Bosch BNO055 IMU, which has integrated sensor fusion, to have good performance (no drift, good magnetic disturbance rejection). Cost about $35, or free from Digi-Key using this year's KoP voucher. Is this a higher performing product for the cost, or are there other considerations (output data rate appears a bit faster for the AD device, no baro or flash on BNO005)?

Has anyone performed side-to-side comparison between these IMUs? With the navX MXP?