Spirent SimSENSOR™

MEMS Sensor Simulation

A unique R&D tool for performance testing of sensor fusion in MEMS inertial and Multi-GNSS navigation systems.

Key Features
• MEMS Sensor modelling • Range of MEMS noise profiles can be simulated
– Simulate up to four streams of data from – MEMS sensor Allan variance noise model
sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, – Magnetometer noise model
magnetometers, compasses and barometers
– Barometric data model
• Comprehensive
– Digital compass model
– Generate sensor outputs consistent with any
• Full flexibility
simulated trajectory
– Designed to meet the specific requirements of
– Library of pedestrian trajectories including
commercial device R&D
common ‘gestures’
– Builds on your existing Spirent GSS7000 or
– Noise and errors can be introduced on an
GSS9000 simulator
individual axis basis
• Ease of use
– Sensor error model with deterministic and
– Delivery of data as UDP stream over Ethernet
stochastic errors
– Options available for alternative delivery
mechanisms including I2C and smartphone OS’s

SimSENSORTM offers complete GUI control for defining sensor

parameters including sensor noise and errors such as bias and drift

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MEMS Sensor Simulation

Over a period of time, personal devices (for SimSENSOR works in conjunction with Spirent’s
example smartphones and tablet computers) have popular GSS7000 or GSS9000 Multi-GNSS platforms
incorporated GNSS receivers to provide position and by simulating MEMS sensor outputs on a common
navigation capability; however, they cannot always trajectory with the simulated GNSS signals.
receive GNSS signals when the device enters a tunnel SimSENSOR is compatible with both SimREPLAYplus
or building where GNSS signals are weak or denied. and SimGEN software and runs on either the GSS7000
embedded or the GSS9000 C50r host controller.
Increasingly now, personal devices contain sensors
(such as MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes) that The simulated MEMS sensor outputs include
enable detection of a full six degrees-of-freedom in representative noise and errors (bias/drift) and are
the inertial frame. To obtain more accurate positioning outputted over the UDP/IP packets to the unit under
for location-based services and navigation, GNSS test as shown in the architecture diagram below.
chipset manufacturers combine GNSS navigation with Trajectories that include representative human motion
these sensors. The combination of these sensors is gestures are also included with SimSENSOR.
known as “sensor fusion” or “signals of opportunity”.
Product Specification (MS3086) is available on request
SimSENSOR enables sensor fusion algorithm testing in Performance figures and data in this document are
the lab by presenting Multi-GNSS and simulated typical and must be specifically confirmed in writing by
MEMS sensor outputs to the bench environment. The Spirent Communications plc. before they become
key benefit of this approach is that the stimuli to the applicable to any particular order or contract.
navigation algorithms, in the form of GNSS pseudo
range measurements made by the GNSS receiver The publication of information in this document does
under test and the emulated linear delta velocity and not imply freedom from patent or other rights of
angular delta-theta inertial outputs amongst other Spirent Communications plc. or others.
sensor outputs, are under user control in the lab and
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and debugging of the navigation algorithms across a
range of operational test scenarios.
SimSENSORTM
GNSS RF architecture

UDP Inertial Data UUT

Navigation
(Ethernet) Processor

SimGEN or Hardware or
SimREPLAYplus Software
Un-errored Errored Interface
Delta Data Delta Data
UDP to UUT
SimSENSOR
(Optional) Host Converter
Noise Model DLL
Controller PC

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