by bn999 » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:13 pm
I reviewed and tested just about every sensor I could get my hands on. Some AD parts were tested, but did not make the cut. What I ended up with were the best in the low priced MEMs class at the time. There are better sensors, but they cost $100's and are 10 times the size and weight and would require 3D mounting. I was skeptical of the MPU6000 at first, but it ended up performing the best under the conditions that we typically experience during flight. The HMC5983 is by far the best MAG that I have tried and is compact and easy to interface to. The MS5611 is not cheap, but it is much better than the analog part that we have been using.