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InterSense
Industry	motion capture, IMU, AHRS, INS
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Number of employees	56
Website	www.InterSense.com

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InterSense, a subsidiary of Thales Defense and Security Inc. and the Thales Group, is a supplier of 3 and 6 degree of freedom hybrid motion capture products based on MEMS inertial sensor technology and other sensors such as optical and ultrasonic. It offers motion tracking solutions for the simulation and training, visualization, entertainment, medical, sports, robotics, and aerospace industries.

History

Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, InterSense was founded in 1996 by Eric Foxlin. Eric’s pioneering work in the area of MEMS based motion capture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) resulted in winning the prestigious 50k award. This award provided seed funding to create InterSense. InterSense went on to develop motion tracking products, first based on inertial hybridized with ultrasonic ranging (IS-600 and IS-900) and then inertial hybridized with optical (IS-1200^[1]^[2]). In 2009 the company developed and released a unique inertial measurement unit (IMU) called the NavChip that provides wide temperature range calibrated performance^[3]. NavChip’s combination of small size and high performance enables advanced inertial navigation applications, including GPS/INS integration previously limited to large-scale military vehicles, to be deployed on small unmanned vehicles such as UAVs and robots.

InterSense was purchased by Gentex Corporation in December 2011^[4]. The InterSense business was merged into Gentex’s Visionix Helmet Mounted Display business line. The Thales Group purchased the Visionix business line, including InterSense, in December 2012.^[5] The Visionix business was then placed under the Thales Group US defense business called Thales Defense and Security, Inc. InterSense continues to trade under the brand name InterSense.

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^ "InterSense | Precision Motion Tracking Solutions | IS-1200+ HObIT System". www.intersense.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
^ "InterSense Announces Breakthrough IMU Chip for Navigation and Stabilization - UV - Unmanned Vehicles - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
^ "Gentex boosts expertise in motion- and head-tracking technology with acquisition of InterSense". www.militaryaerospace.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
^ "Thales to Acquire the Helmet Mounted Display and Motion Tracking Businesses of Gentex Corp". www.defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

[1] "VIS-Tracker: a wearable vision-inertial self-tracker - IEEE Conference Publication". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

[2] "InterSense | Precision Motion Tracking Solutions | IS-1200+ HObIT System". www.intersense.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

[3] "InterSense Announces Breakthrough IMU Chip for Navigation and Stabilization - UV - Unmanned Vehicles - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

[4] "Gentex boosts expertise in motion- and head-tracking technology with acquisition of InterSense". www.militaryaerospace.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

[5] "Thales to Acquire the Helmet Mounted Display and Motion Tracking Businesses of Gentex Corp". www.defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved 2018-09-30.

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 == History ==
-Based in [[Billerica, Massachusetts|Billerica]], Massachusetts, InterSense was founded in 1996 by Eric Foxlin.  Eric’s pioneering work in the area of MEMS based motion capture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ([[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]) resulted in winning the prestigious 50k award.  This award provided seed funding to create InterSense.  InterSense went on to develop motion tracking products, first based on inertial hybridized with ultrasonic ranging (IS-600 and IS-900) and then inertial hybridized with optical (IS-1200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1191139|title=VIS-Tracker: a wearable vision-inertial self-tracker - IEEE Conference Publication|website=ieeexplore.ieee.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref>)
+Based in [[Billerica, Massachusetts|Billerica]], Massachusetts, InterSense was founded in 1996 by Eric Foxlin.  Eric’s pioneering work in the area of MEMS based motion capture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ([[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]) resulted in winning the prestigious 50k award.  This award provided seed funding to create InterSense.  InterSense went on to develop motion tracking products, first based on inertial hybridized with ultrasonic ranging (IS-600 and IS-900) and then inertial hybridized with optical (IS-1200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1191139|title=VIS-Tracker: a wearable vision-inertial self-tracker - IEEE Conference Publication|website=ieeexplore.ieee.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.intersense.com/pages/66/240|title=InterSense {{!}} Precision Motion Tracking Solutions {{!}} IS-1200+ HObIT System|website=www.intersense.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref>).  In 2009 the company developed and released a unique inertial measurement unit (IMU) called the NavChip that provides wide temperature range calibrated performance<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/uv-online/intersense-announces-breakthrough-imu-ch/|title=InterSense Announces Breakthrough IMU Chip for Navigation and Stabilization - UV - Unmanned Vehicles - Shephard Media|website=www.shephardmedia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref>.  NavChip’s combination of small size and high performance enables advanced inertial navigation applications, including GPS/INS integration previously limited to large-scale military vehicles, to be deployed on small unmanned vehicles such as UAVs and robots.
+InterSense was purchased by Gentex Corporation in December 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2011/11/gentex-boosts-expertise.html|title=Gentex boosts expertise in motion- and head-tracking technology with acquisition of InterSense|website=www.militaryaerospace.com|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref>.  The InterSense business was merged into Gentex’s Visionix [[Helmet-mounted display|Helmet Mounted Display]] business line.  The Thales Group purchased the Visionix business line, including InterSense, in December 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/139915/thales-to-buy-visionex-business-from-gentex.html|title=Thales to Acquire the Helmet Mounted Display and Motion Tracking Businesses of Gentex Corp.|website=www.defense-aerospace.com|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref>  The Visionix business was then placed under the Thales Group US defense business called Thales Defense and Security, Inc.  InterSense continues to trade under the brand name InterSense.
-InterSense was the first company to offer
-Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, '''InterSense''' is a venture backed firm founded by Eric Foxlin. Eric's pioneering work at MIT resulted in his winning of the prestigious 50k award providing seed funding for the creation of '''InterSense'''.
-Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, InterSense was founded in 1996 by Eric Foxlin as a commercial extension of his pioneering Ph.D. research at the Massachusetts		Institute of Technology (MIT). Privately held, InterSense has received numerous awards for its technology, including a Frost & Sullivan 2000 Market Engineering Technology Innovation Award and a ''Computer Graphics World'' 1999 Innovation Award.
-'''Xsens Technologies B.V.''' (or '''Xsens''') is a supplier of 3D [[motion capture]] products based upon miniature [[MEMS]] inertial sensor technology. The company has created intellectual property in the field of multi-sensor [[data fusion]] algorithms, combining [[inertial sensor]]s with aiding technologies such as [[GPS]], [[Motion capture]] and [[biomechanical engineering|biomechanical]] modeling.
-Xsens is an [[MCube|Mcube]] company, delivering [[solution]]s for the mobile, industrial, cloud, automotive, lighting, and computing industries.
-Xsens has offices in [[Enschede]] (headquarter), the [[Netherlands]], [[Los Angeles]], California and Hong Kong
-The company was founded in 2000 by Casper Peeters and Per Slycke, both [[University of Twente]] graduates. Following work in measurement of the performance of athletes, they specialized in sensor technologies and sensor fusion algorithms. The company developed [[Inertial measurement unit]]s or [[AHRS]] (MTi-series and MTx) and human movement measurement systems (a complete wireless system MTw Awinda, the successor of the Xbus Kit). In 2007 Xsens introduced an inertial motion capture system called "Moven" (renamed to Xsens MVN<ref>[https://venturebeat.com/2009/08/04/xsens-technologies-captures-every-human-motion-with-body-suit/ Article about Xsens MVN inertial motion capture]</ref> in 2009). In 2009 Xsens introduced the MVN BIOMECH system, a motion capture system for 3D human [[kinematics]] used in fields such as ergonomics, spots science and rehabilitation. In 2017 both Xsens MVN and MVN BIOMECH were renamed to Xsens MVN Analyze and Xsens MVN Animate.
-In 2008, Xsens acquired Utellus, a spin-off from telecom company Ericsson's EuroLab, specializing in applications of ultra wide band RF technology<ref>[https://www.rfglobalnet.com/doc/xsens-acquires-uwb-technology-company-utellus-0001 Xsens Acquires UWB Technology Company Utellus]</ref>.