Honeywell Introduces DRM4000 Dead Reckoning Module

Honeywell Introduces DRM4000 Dead Reckoning Module

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PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announced today that
it has added a DRM4000 miniature electronic navigation aid to its
existing line of dead reckoning products.

The DRM 4000 Dead Reckoning Module provides accurate position
information for first responders and other people on foot in places
that the global positioning system (GPS) is unable to reach. The
small, easy-to-integrate unit contains ten sensors including three
gyros, accelerometers and magnetometers as well a barometric
altimeter to accurately deliver position location.

"The miniature size of this state-of-the-art dead reckoning device
enables man-portable applications like personnel tracking, disaster
relief operations, safe pathway guidance and mapping tasks," stated
Tamara Bratland, Director, Magnetic Sensors, Honeywell Defense and
Space. "The DRM4000 uses patented motion classification algorithms to
analyze walking motion and compensate for unique user kinematics."

The device enables a wider variety of applications than previously
designed modules and can be extremely helpful to first responders in
emergency and disaster operations as well as site inspectors and
visually impaired persons for everyday navigation use.

The DRM4000 contains an internal Kalman filter for integrating
onboard sensors and external GPS data. It nominally provides position
data that is accurate to within 2% of the actual distance traveled by
a user in environments without GPS. The unit can be directly
interfaced to many GPS receivers and man-pack computers and includes
capabilities for accurate field calibration.

More information on the complete family of Honeywell\u2019s Dead
Reckoning Modules along with other products in the Magnetic Sensor
line is available at www.honeywell.com/magneticsensors.