Trimble launches ‘autonomous-ready’ positioning receiver

Global positioning equipment firm Trimble has rolled out a new receiver unit meant for “high volume, autonomous-ready” ag applications.

The company on May 25 introduced the Trimble BD9250, a dual-frequency receiver module that supports Trimble RTX correction services or RTK, and all major GNSS constellations, including GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS and NavIC.

The company described the new unit as “a more affordable option” giving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a way to integrate into “hundreds or thousands of applications” while offering high-accuracy corrections in the field.

“The BD9250 provides centimetre-level RTX accuracy without the need of a base station,” Finlay Wood, general manager of off-road applications for Trimble Autonomy, said in a release.

“This OEM GNSS board is ideal for high-volume autonomy applications that require precise positioning, without sacrificing accuracy, availability or integrity — enabling integrators to bring systems to market faster.”

The BD9250 uses the company’s ProPoint positioning engine, for “robust and accurate” positioning, Trimble said.

The receivers — the BD9250 and its sister unit, the BD9250s — are capable of allowing OEM system integrators to choose either the L2 or L5 frequency.

That feature, Trimble said, will “optimize” signal performance and make the greatest number of measurements available to the GNSS engine, depending on the need for either “more traditional” corrections or “modernized constellations” based on the field and the task.

The Trimble BD9250 and BD9250s evaluation receiver modules, and the Trimble RTX correction service subscription, are now available through the company’s OEM GNSS sales channel.