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MultiNav Pro+ GNSS 18Hz rate - heading accuracy from course-over-ground?

Barbara AndersonJune 23, 2026
Hey all, working on a small autonomous ground vehicle project and I'm trying to figure out if I can rely on the MultiNav Pro+ GNSS module for heading data purely from course-over-ground at low speeds. The 18Hz fix rate is honestly what sold me on this thing - most modules I've used top out at 5-10Hz and the lag is noticeable when you're doing any kind of control loop. But COG-based heading only really holds up when you're moving fast enough for it to be meaningful, and my rover is going to be crawling at like 0.3-0.5 m/s in some modes.
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AdamJune 23, 2026
@Barbara Anderson yeah you've already identified the exact problem — COG heading is basically useless below about 0.5-1 m/s because the positional noise starts to dominate over the actual displacement vector. At 0.3 m/s you're moving maybe 1.5-2.5cm between fixes even at 18Hz, and the 1.5m accuracy spec on the MultiNav means that positional jitter is orders of magnitude larger than your actual movement per sample. You'll get heading estimates that are all over the place.
 
The good news is the RFOXiA Sensors Module has a magnetometer and a full IMU (accel + gyro) built in, so the natural fix here is sensor fusion — use the GNSS for position and velocity reference, and the magnetometer/gyro for heading at low speeds. The 18Hz GNSS rate is actually really helpful for this because it gives you a tighter velocity estimate when you're above the noise floor, which you can use to periodically correct gyro drift. Below that threshold you lean on the mag and integrate the gyro.
 
If you're building a proper control loop, a complementary filter or a basic EKF fusing those two data sources will handle the speed transition cleanly. The hard part is magnetometer calibration in the field — if there's any motor or battery interference near the sensor you'll need to account for that.

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