ASC EQ accelerometers for aerospace testing, UAVs, Moon and Mars

To certain sensor applications, precision is more critical than to others, leading ASC Sensors to create the ASC EQ series. Based on proven MEMS technology and the capacitive operating principle, these ultra-precise accelerometers offer high resolution, stability, and repeatability

Their ability to register amplitudes of less than one millionth of the force of gravity enables the exact determination of vibrations, as well as the finest position and motion control.

In addition to their frequent use in structural health monitoring, ASC EQ accelerometers have potential for aerospace testing, microgravity research, UAVs, and space cargo development. They can be customised and integrated to fit tiny spaces. Hermetically sealed IP68 aluminium housing offers a lightweight option for applications where every little weight counts.

ASC EQ analogue accelerometers can provide reliable, reproducible measurement data under realistic conditions, even in demanding settings such as microgravity research, aerospace testing, and space cargo experimentation.

Technology for data integration

For example, the Drop Tower and GraviTower of the Centre of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at Bremen University, Germany, set new milestones for microgravity research. These laboratories enable short-term scientific and technological experiments to be conducted in near-weightlessness. They utilise ASC EQ-3211-005 accelerometers and inertial ASC gyroscopes in experiment capsules to achieve and verify the required space conditions and record and process measurement results.

The GraviTower at Bremen can also simulate specific, partial gravitational conditions on the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies. To ensure that sensitive experiments run under consistent, controllable, and reproducible conditions, all sensors embedded in drop capsules in Bremen must withstand acceleration and braking forces up to 50g.

According to ZARM researchers, the advanced precision, reliability, stability, and robustness of ASC’s inertial sensors are essential to enabling research and testing quality and quantity at Bremen University.