About Sensonor
Sensonor designs and manufactures high-precision tactical grade gyro sensors, gyro modules and IMUs for demanding applications. The company serves a global customer base in the Defense, Industrial, Aerospace and Commercial markets with ITAR-free solutions utilized in a wide range of applications. Sensonor operates its own wafer fabrication facility for production of the key sensor components in its products. Assembly, test and calibration are all in-house processes to secure the product performance.
The tight integration between sensor fabrication, testing and assembly is what puts the company in a position to offer the highest performing sensors in the market. Sensonor is a global leader in MEMS technology and has more than 30 years of experience developing and manufacturing reliable sensor solutions for demanding applications involving high vibration, high shock and harsh environments.
Industrial
High Accuracy Gyro and IMU solutions used in a range of industrial applications
Sensonor designs and manufactures High Accuracy Gyro and IMU solutions that are used in a range of industrial applications. These applications often require cost effective and small gyro and IMU solutions while maintaining very high performance and accuracy requirements.
Sensonor products are designed into the applications below:
- Man portable LIDAR systems
- Camera and mapping systems
- Road surface monitoring systems
- Industrial robotics precision control
- Cavity monitoring tools
- Medical surgery equipment
- Tunnel drilling systems
- Borehole surveying
- Railway inspection systems Autonomous delivery vehicles
- Semiconductor test equipment
- Automotive test systems
- Stabilized camera turrets for security surveillance
- ROV guidance
- UUV/UAV guidance and control
Space
In space since 2012
Sensonor designs and manufactures High Accuracy Gyro and IMU solutions. With NASA’s support, identifying leading edge components for space applications, some companies ventured into space with the Sensonor Gyro modules due to its SWaP and reliability. With several successful missions, the Sensonor STIM products became a standard for LEO satellites. Since 2012 Sensonor has been in continuous operation in space with its gyro solutions. Several hundred units are today flying with more than 30 different companies and several hundred more units are scheduled to launch.
Sensonor products are designed into the applications below:
- Sounding rockets
- Launch vehicles
- LEO satellites
- LEO constellations
- Cubesats
- Cubesat launchers
- Reaction wheel based control systems
- Optical satellite downlinks
- Environmental monitoring systems
- Autonomous servicing satellites
- International Space Station
- Planetary mining equipment
- Rovers (including the Mars rover Curiosity)
Marine
Long-term stability and absolute reliability
Sensonor designs and manufactures High Accuracy Gyro and IMU solutions that are used across a range of maritime applications. For the last decade, an increasing amount of customers has gained extensive field experience with the Gyro and IMU modules. Long-term stability and absolute reliability has been a driving factor for this segment.
Sensonor products are designed into the applications below:
- Multibeam sonar systems
- Subsea surveying systems
- DVL systems
- Missile launchers
- Gimbal and turret control
- Stabilized searchlight systems
- Close defense weapon pointing systems
- Navigation
- Helideck monitoring
- Heave compensation
- Underwater navigation for scuba divers
- Drilling systems
Air
Flexible High Accuracy Gyro and IMU solutions
Sensonor designs and manufactures High Accuracy Gyro and IMU solutions utilized in the avionic inertial field. The Gyro and IMU modules hold the industry best SWaP to cost ratio.
Sensonor has served the avionics industry with reliable sensor solutions for several decades. Initially, the company ventured into this segment with the industry first high accuracy MEMS pressure sensors for air data computers and engine control.
Today, the ultimate focus is on flexible inertial solutions. The unique configuration possibilities allow the customer to optimize the product for their specific use.
Sensonor products are designed into the applications below:
- Camera/Mapping
- Gimbal Control
- DIRCM systems
- Radar/LIDAR Stabilization
- AHRS
- Stand-by instruments
- Navigation
- Flight path tracking
- Electronic warfare systems
- Line-of-sight tracking / Precision pointing
- Smart Munitions
- Seeker stabilization
- UAV/Target Drones
Land
Components for safety critical applications in the automotive segment
Sensonor designs and manufactures High Accuracy Gyro and IMU solutions that are used across a range of land operated applications. Sensonor has for several decades supplied components for safety critical applications in the automotive segment requiring the highest reliability. Sensonor was the first company ever to implement MEMS based accelerometers for airbag control. The experience and unprecedented focus on reliability and safety is the backbone in the development philosophy of all current products. The Gyro Modules and Inertial Measurement Units are after a decade in production established on a range of demanding platforms.
Sensonor products are designed into the applications below:
- Gun turret stabilization and RWS
- North keeping systems
- Pointing and target acquisition systems
- Land navigator solutions
- Autonomous vehicles
- Mobile mapping systems
- Man and vehicle portable LIDAR systems
- GNSS supported navigation systems
- Gimbal stabilized camera systems
- Long range pointing and observation systems
- General platform stabilizations
- Humanoids
- Motion picture industry high-end systems
- Weapon launchers
- Mortar control and pointing systems