IMU

Complete Small Satellite Propulsion Modules

At Micro Aerospace, we have off the shelf IMU products designed for space, UAV's, and balloon sounding rockets.

Micro Aerospace Solutions (MAS) has developed MEMS-based inertial sensor technology into inertial measurement units (IMUs) for small satellite attitude detection systems. These sensors can be combined with sun sensors, horizon sensors and other external references as well as MAS's thruster systems to provide a complete small satellite attitude detection and control system (ADCS).

MAS offers three levels of attitude detection inertial measurement units. The MASIMU01 is a low-cost, small unit which flew in space on the University of Texas' FASTRAC microsatellite for the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). The second unit improves on the drift rate while only having a slightly larger footprint. The MASIMU03 offers an innovative data fusion use of MEMS inertial sensors in a platform which is competitive with much larger conventional inertial measurement units.

Below is an image demonstrating the size of one of our IMUs and a table giving specifics of each IMU:

SpecificationMASIMU01MASIMU02MASIMU03
Power0.6 Watts0.6 Watts1.3 Watts
Mass (without enclosure)40 Grams20 Grams100 Grams
Mass (with enclosure)80 Grams60 Grams150 Grams
Voltage5 to 12 volts5 to 12 volts5 to 12 volts
Dimensions (with enclosure)2.5 x 2.2 x 1.4"2 x 2 x 1.5"4 x 3 x 1.5"
InterfaceRS 485 SerialRS 485 SerialRS485/232
Drift (deg/min)1.00.2<0.013

MAS Inertial Sensors Summary

Custom Design Work

We develop all hardware, software and firmware for our inertial sensors and can customize them for your specific application.

Gyros

We have developed specific gyro-only boards for sensing rotations and tip-off rates for a variety of applications.

Accelerometers

We have developed specific accelerometer-only boards for sensing rotations and tip-off rates for a variety of applications.

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