# Reliable IMU

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/reliable-imu/38998>\
**Category:** Projects\
**Created:** [February 24, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/reliable-imu/38998 "2020-02-24T12:17:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![johnwalker1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@johnwalker1](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/johnwalker1)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/reliable-imu/38998/1 "2020-02-24T12:17:43Z")

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Hi,

I am planning to work with an Arduino and need to get orientation, translation information from a custom built device. I am looking for a reliable 9DOF IMU that I can use for it. My budget is around $30-$60. Do you have any links to it or any recommendations?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![TS-Brandon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TS-Brandon](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Brandon)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/reliable-imu/38998/2 "2020-02-24T23:06:04Z")

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Here are some of our most popular IMU’s with at least 4 star review ratings: [https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/160 … rice\_ceil=](https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/160?sort_by=popular&filter_option%5Breviews%5D%5B%5D=is_rating_4&filter_price_floor=&filter_price_ceil=)

I hope this helps point you in the right direction.

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**Author:** ![jremington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/jremington/32/6595_2.png) [@jremington](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/jremington)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/reliable-imu/38998/3 "2020-02-26T16:41:15Z")

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Unfortunately, it is not possible to get useful “translation information” from a consumer grade 9DOF IMU. They are too noisy and inaccurate. For more on the topic, see [http://www.chrobotics.com/library/accel … n-velocity](http://www.chrobotics.com/library/accel-position-velocity)