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Microgyro™ Goes Off-Highway
Systron Donner Automotive Aids Safety in Construction, Agriculture and ATVs
June 12, 2007
CONCORD, Calif. – The technology that forms the heart of over 40 million automotive active safety systems on the road today, the Systron Donner Automotive quartz MEMS gyro, also excels in numerous off-highway applications. The MicroGyro angular-rate sensor is available either as a standalone unit or bundled into a multi-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for industries such as agriculture, construction, and a host of recreational vehicles ranging from boats and snowmobiles to ATVs and dirt bikes.
Because the MicroGyro can measure an unmatched range of angular rates, it is impeccably suited for a wide variety of off-highway applications. Advances in applications such as GPS-enabled automated farming, event monitoring and stability control require a precision and level of performance that only the MicroGyro can deliver.
With its piezoelectric quartz tuning fork design, the MicroGyro can withstand conditions up to 125 C, and its patented Continuous Built-In Test provides true continuous monitoring of sensor health and simultaneous rate sensing. These features make the MicroGyro perfect for the harsh conditions of farming and construction and ideal for helping off-highway vehicles remain stable while roading.
The MicroGyro also offers:
- Fully compensated SPI digital or analogue output
- Flawless performance under high g-loads
- Flexible enough to be mounted virtually anywhere on a vehicle platform
- Custom IMU package configurations available
About Systron Donner Automotive
Systron Donner Automotive is the global leader in the design and manufacture of the highest performing inertial measurement products integral to advanced automotive safety applications. Installed in more than 40 million automobiles on the road today, the Systron Donner Automotive quartz MEMS gyro is the enabling technology behind the industry’s most reliable active safety systems. Systron Donner Automotive is now applying this same technology to the marine and off-highway markets, advancing the quality of vehicle safety beyond the automotive industry.
For more information about Systron Donner Automotive, a Custom Sensors & Technologies company, call (925) 682-6161 or visit www.systronauto.com.
About Custom Sensors & Technologies
Headquartered in Moorpark, Calif., Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST) is a business unit of Schneider Electric. CST was formed from the combination of Kavlico, Crouzet, Crydom and former divisions of BEI Technologies. CST provides sensors, controls and actuation products to the industrial, transportation, and military and aerospace markets. www.cst.schneider-electric.com
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is the world’s power and control specialist. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric anticipates and satisfies its customers’ requirements in the residential, building, industry and energy and infrastructure markets. With 105,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, Schneider Electric generated sales of €13.7 billion in 2006 through 15,000 sales outlets. www.schneider-electric.com.
Schneider Electric – Giving the best of the New Electric World To everyone, everywhere, at any time.
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