DST Control latest news

DST Control's OTUS gimbal series now offer 1000 meter LRF in all models

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

DST Control is proud to announce that they can as of today offer a 1000 meter Laser Range Finder in all of their products, including the small single-sensor gimbal, the OTUS-U135, as well as the slightly larger dual-sensor gimbal, the OTUS-L170. For more information, contact info@dst.se.

DST Control signs exclusive distribution agreement with ATE-AeroSurveillance for USA and Canada

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

DST Control announced they have signed an agreement with ATE-AeroSurveillance to be the sole distributor of DST's gyro-stabilized gimbals in the United States and Canada. DST Control's light-weight, multi-sensor gimbals are used in mission-critical applications including surveillance and mapping., "ATE-AeroSurveillance currently offers selected DST products as part of its airborne surveillance solutions," said Magnus Sundstedt, Marketing Director at DST Control. "We're very pleased to partner with them in expanding our presence at the North American market.", ATE-Aero Surveillance is going to distribute the OTUS series in the United States and Canada, as well as integrate customized versions of the DST OTUS gimbals into its Airborne Real-time Detection and Notification (ARDENT™) system (www.ate-aerosurveillance.com). ARDENT is a fully scalable, autonomous airborne detection system based on open standards that can be adapted cost effectively on a broad range of manned and unmanned aircraft., "We're delighted to provide exclusive distribution and local technical support for the OTUS™ products in the U.S. and Canada," said Philippe M. Roy, Vice President of Business and Operations for ATE-AeroSurveillance. "DST's gimbals are providing best-in-class stabilization performance in highly compact packages and a broad choice of sensors.", For more information, contact DST Control at +46-13-211080; visit www.ate-aerosurveillance.com; or contact ATE-AeroSurveillance at +1-(978)-691-5832., About DST Control DST Control AB (www.dst.se) designs and manufactures light-weight, high performance gyro-stabilized electro-optical systems with both EO and IR capabilities. The gimbals provide unique functions such as geo-localization, automatic video tracking, video recording, everything integrated within the gimbals., About ATE-AeroSurveillance ATE-AeroSurveillance (www.ate-aerosurveillance.com) is focused on the integration of state-of-the-art airborne surveillance solutions and services for a range of government and commercial applications. As a subsidiary of the ATE Group, ATE-AeroSurveillance leverages ATE’s extensive experience in UAV manned and unmanned platform and advanced mission sensor technologies to deliver open, modular architectures that can be quickly adapted to specific countries and application requirements., Read the full press release here.

DST Control attending PAC 2011

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL is attending the 20th ESA Symposium on European Rocket & Balloon Programmes and related research (PAC 2011) in Hyères, France between May 24 and May 26. We will present the technology behind the PoGo Lite balloon based space telescope and we will be available for other questions related to gyro stabilised gimbals in general.

DST Control in newspaper Corren

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Swedish newspaper Corren recently published an article (in Swedish) about our most super-sized gyro stabilised gimbal so far. While our most light weight gimbal starts at 1 kg mass, the PoGo Lite gimbal will take off at a mass of 2 000 kg! The delicate payload is a telescope for gamma ray observations and the instrument alone weighs approximately 700 kg., DST CONTROL was contracted in 2009 to design and manufacture the gimbal and the pointing system. The gimbal is based on the same unique direct drive motor design we use in all our gimbals. The only difference is that the motors of the Pogo Lite system are 100 times more powerful than the motors used in our smallest OTUS range. In Pogo we also use the very same unique inertial sensors as we use in our top range OTUS family. By means of this technology we achieve an absolute pointing accuracy of 0.05 degrees and de-stability better than 30 µrad (RMS)., The purpose of the Swedish PoGo Lite project, led by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), is to collect polarization data from so called pulsars; a very special type of super nova. More specifically PoGo will focus on the Crab Nebula which was observed to have exploded by the Chinese in the year 1054. A gigantic stratospheric balloon will carry this special observatory to an altitude of 40 km. At this altitude the gamma ray attenuation of the atmosphere is small enough to get scientifically relevant data., The use of stratospheric balloons to carry heavy scientific equipment is very cost efficient compared to other technologies. Not only is the balloon itself low cost compared to other carriers. The gondola can also be reused since it will be recovered after its journey in the upper layers of the atmosphere. The whole system will be launched in June 2011 from the Esrange Rocket and Balloon Service site operated by Swedish Space Corporation (Rymdbolaget). The PoGo system will remain floating for 10-17 days and will make a circumpolar journey while gathering scientific data over Greenland, Canada and Siberia.

DST Control attending DSEi 2011

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

DST Control has just booked an exhibition booth at DSEi 2011! Don't miss the opportunity to see the OTUS micro gimbal family live at booth N3-480.

DST Control attending SPIE

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Don't miss the opportunity to see the OTUS micro gimbal family during the SPIE exhibition, 26-28 of April 2011 at Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA. Visit us in booth 1331.

UVS-TECH 2011 in Moscow

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL does once again exhibit the OTUS micro gimbal family at the UVS-TECH exhibition in Moscow the 1-3 of March 2011.

Happy New Year!

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

DST did it again and doubled the gimbal sales even during 2010. The same goal is set for 2011!

OTUS Gimbal on IACP 2010

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The OTUS micro gimbal is displayed during the IACP 2010 exhibition, 23-27 October 2010, Orlando, Florida. Read more about the IACP 2010 exhibition.

Yet another delivery to RUAG Space

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

DST is awarded a contract for delivery of a third batch of Guidance Processing Units (GPU:s) to RUAG Space. The GPU:s will be part of deliveries of S19L Guidance & Control modules for NASA scientific sounding rockets of type "Terrier-Black Brant".

OTUS-L170 Released!

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Today, the new improved micro gimbal OTUS-L170 is officially released during the Eurosatory exhibition 2010 in Paris. The OTUS-L170 has amazing de-stabilisation performance for its small 170 mm diameter size and light weight. Read more about the trend setting OTUS-L170 micro gimbal at the electro-optical product pages.

DST Control exhibiting at Eurosatory 2010

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

EUROSATORY is a major exhibition in the Defence and Security domains. This Paris exhibition will last from 14-18 of June. DST CONTROL will exhibit its products in the UVS Forum Technology Cluster, stand U760. More information about the exhibition could be found at the EUROSATORY web site.

DST Control exhibits at AUVSI 2010

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL exhibits at AUVSI 2010, the largest unmanned vehicle exhibition in the world. The exhibition is arranged by AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) in Denver, USA, and last from 24-27 of August. Come and visit us in stand 111. Visit the AUVSI 2010 web site for more information about the exhibition.

DST Control exhibits at UVS-TECH 2010 in Moscow

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL exhibits the OTUS micro gimbal family at the UVS-TECH exhibition in Moscow the 1-4 of July 2010. UVS-TECH 2010 is the unique professional specialized exhibition event, combining Russian and foreign companies-developers, manufacturers and customers of unmanned systems. The Event gives impulse for community of unmanned systems to cooperation on a new international level. Visit the UVS-TECH 2010 web site for more information about the exhibition.

DST CONTROL will exhibit at Heli-Expo 2010

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL will exhibit at Heli-Expo 2010, one of the largest dedicated helicopter exhibition, in Houston, USA. The exhibition is arranged by HAI (Helicopter Association International) lasts from 21-23 of February. Come and visit us in stand 4525.

New year, new gimbal name

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

New year, new gimbal name, new better performance. The COLIBRI micro gimbals have changed name to OTUS. OTUS is a genus of owls and a suitable name of DST CONTROL's light-weight high-performance gimbals.

DST CONTROL will exhibit at Helitech

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL will exhibit at Helitech, the largest dedicated european helicopter exhibition, in Duxford, UK. The exhibition lasts from 22-24 of Septemper. Come and visit us in stand 1315. Visit the Helitech web site for more information about the exhibition.

DST Control exhibits at MAKS in Moscow

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL exhibits OTUS-U135 & OTUS-L164 at the MAKS exhibition in Moscow the 18-23 of August. The gimbals are found in the Everest VIT stand. MAKS, the International Aviation and Space Salon, is one of the top aviation exhibition in the world and is held in Russia every year. Visit the MAKS web site for more information about the exhibition.

OTUS-U135 mounted on Skeldar at AUVSI 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The OTUS-U135 is displayed in SAAB's booth at the AUVSI's Unmanned Systems exhibition in Washington, DC, USA during 10-13 of August. The gimbal is mounted on the SAAB SKELDAR UAS. AUVSI's exhibition is the world's largest Unmanned Systems event and is organized by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. Visit the AUVSI web site for more information about the exhibition.

OTUS-L164 released today

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The OTUS-L164 with dual sensor capability was today released and presented at the Conference and Exhibition UV-Europe 2009 in Wales.

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL participated at the "Markstridsdagarna 2009" (Land Warfare Days) in Karlsborg. The event was arranged by the Swedish Armed Forces - Land Warfare Centre.

DST CONTROL will exhibit at the Conference and Exhibition UV-Europe 2009

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL will exhibit at the Conference and Exhibition UV-Europe 2009 in Wales. The exhibition is arranged by the Shephard Group and lasts from 21-23 of July at Celtic Manor Hotel in Newport, UK. Welcome to visit us in Stand 13.

DST Control will introduce dual sensor systems

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Jan Erik Strömberg CEO of DST CONTROL did today announce that the company will introduce its new imaging system with dual sensor capability. The new system is an upscaled version of the OTUS Family and will house both a daylight camera as well as a thermal imager. Formal introduction will be made at the UV-Europe 2009 Conference and Exhibition in Wales (21-23 of July). "This product will also be an interesting product for the manned helicopter market as an entry level system for Law enforcement" says Dr. Strömberg. The weigt of the system will be in the range of 1.8-2.2 kg depending on configuration and mounting hardware.

DST CONTROL will exhibit at the UVS-2009 Conference and Exhibition

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL will exhibit at the UVS-2009 Conference and Exhibition. The exhibition will take place in Paris, France on 9-12:th of June 2009. Welcome to visit us in booth E07.

OTUS gimbal test

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The performance of the OTUS gyro stabilised gimbal was today successfully tested on a MD 500 helicopter in very tough wind conditions.

DST Control gets space contract

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL is awarded a contract by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH, Stockholm) for the development of the attitude control system of a stabilised gondola for astrophysics research. The gondola will be launched by means of a stratospheric balloon from Esrange in Kiruna and carries the research instruments to an altitude of approx. 42 km where "near space" conditions apply. The international "PoGOLite" research project is led by Professor Mark Pearce from KTH. The purpose of the project is to investigate the nature of the gamma radiation emitted by pulsars, and black holes. For more information on the project see the official web-page. The project has been selected to represent the International Year of Astronomy on postage stamps released by the Swedish post office in January 2009. See Posten for more information on the PoGOLite related stamp.

DST CONTROL exhibits at the UVS-Tech 2009 in Moscow

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

DST CONTROL exhibits at the UVS-Tech 2009 in Moscow. The exhibition lasts from 26-29 of January at the EXPO-ECOS center in Moscow. See the official web-page for more information about the exhibition.

DST Control winner of the Swedish Embedded Award 2008

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

During the embedded meeting at Tekniska Mässan, it was announced that DST CONTROL is the winner of the Swedish Embedded Award 2008 in the category "nano/micro". "This is a fantastic recognition of an outstanding team", says Jan-Erik Strömberg, managing director. The award is received for the OTUS miniature gyro stabilised electro-optical gimbal. Read Elektronik i Norden for more information.

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

DST is awarded a contract for delivery of a second batch of Guidance Processing Units (GPU:s) to RUAG Aerospace Sweden, previously SAAB Space. The GPU:s will be part of deliveries of S19L Guidance & Control modules for NASA scientific sounding rockets of type "Terrier-Black Brant". The GPU:s are based on the DST inhouse developed credit card sized embedded PC board MPC-32.

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

DST is awarded a contract for development and delivery of an advanced electro-optical gimbal to FMV. The gimbal is to be designed for mounting on manned military ground vehicles and the purpose is to demonstrate the capabilities of a new revolutionary optical radar solution for reconnaissance.

OTUS gimbal nominated for the Swedish Embedded Award 2008

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

DST:s OTUS miniature gyro stabilised electro-optical gimbal is nominated for the Swedish Embedded Award 2008. The winner of the price is to be announced at Tekniska Mässan on Tuesday October 21.