no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 spaceage control inc. type private industry manufacturing sensor founded 1968 headquarters palmdale california products 3d displacement sensors website http spaceagecontrol.com spaceage control is a design manufacturing and service company focused on 3d displacement sensing and measurement . the company has supplied precision displacement sensors to industries worldwide since 1969 . during its history the company has created a number of displacement sensing innovations spaceage control facility in palmdale california us originator of the miniature and subminiature string potentiometerv smallest cable type displacement sensor in the world directconnect sensor installation eliminates backlash error accutrak threaded drum ensures repeatability roundabout cable exit allows dynamic 3d tracking and reduces installation time to seconds patented universal base offers unparalleled mounting flexibility transducer mounted idlers give 2d motion tracking flexibility man rated space qualified redundant sensors for the ultimate in reliability originators of the first 2d and 3d cable actuated displacement sensors contents 1 history 2 businesses 2.1 3d displacement measurement 3 references 4 external links history edit spaceage control was established in 1968 to design develop and manufacture pilot protection devices in support of space based and high performance test aircraft programs . in 1970 the company was awarded a nasa contract to produce precision small format position transducers for aircraft flight control testing . the successful completion of this contract led to the development and production of a complete line of innovative small size position transducers . in 1974 the company was tasked with producing a multi dimensional swivel head air data probe to enhance total and static pressure accuracy at the high angles of attack associated with rotary wing aircraft . the resulting product the 100510 air data boom is used for flight test air data sensing requirements to include stol vstol rotary wing business jet military transport and general aviation aircraft . through the 1970s 1980s and 1990s significantly all u.s. canadian and european aerospace companies have used the company s air data products and position transducers in their research development and test activities . often these products were designed and manufactured to custom specifications . in 1989 the company began its focus on unmanned aerial vehicles uavs with the development and introduction of the 100400 miniature air data boom . that product use led to the adoption of spaceage control air data products on a broad range of unmanned aircraft to include aerial targets autonomous vehicles and experimental vehicles . also in 1989 a single auto racing team began using these position transducers to monitor throttle movement and suspension travel . this use resulted in the adoption of the products in automotive test and measurement projects including anthropomorphic dummy instrumentation impact testing and control verification . businesses edit 3d displacement measurement edit oem displacement sensors mmi man machine interface sensors cmm coordinate measurement machine sensors references edit string potentiometer and string encoder engineering guide external links edit google finance entry for company spaceage control inc. website dspm industria webpage italian distributor retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title spaceage control & oldid 732909390 categories companies established in 1968aerospace companies of the united stateshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 august 2016 at 02 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view