Asterium delivers compact, cost‑effective optical fibre sensing solutions that provide continuous real‑time structural inspection, enabling early fault detection and condition‑based maintenance for increased reliability and safety.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Structural health monitoring of composite components often relies on periodic manual inspections or bulky sensor systems, which can miss early-stage damage and increase maintenance costs. The lack of continuous, real‑time data makes it difficult to predict failures and schedule condition‑based maintenance, reducing reliability and safety of critical assets.
Solution
Asterium offers compact, cost‑effective optical fibre sensing modules that can be embedded directly into laminated composites to provide continuous, real‑time inspection of structural integrity. Their speckle‑based fiber sensors generate high‑resolution strain and deformation data, which is processed with AI algorithms to detect incipient faults and predict remaining service life. The technology is available as ready‑made development boards for research and as custom‑engineered sensor systems tailored to specific applications. Consulting services support integration, calibration, and data‑interpretation, enabling customers to implement condition‑based maintenance programs and extend component lifetimes.
Target Audience
Primary customers are aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturers that use composite structures and require continuous health monitoring, as well as research institutions developing advanced structural sensing technologies.
Features
- Fiber‑optic speckle‑meter sensors that deliver high‑precision strain measurements within composite laminates
- Embedded, lightweight sensor packages compatible with standard composite manufacturing processes
- Real‑time data streaming to cloud or edge analytics platforms for continuous monitoring
- AI‑driven fault detection and life‑prediction models that translate raw speckle data into actionable insights
- Environmentally stable development board for rapid prototyping and R&D experimentation
- Bespoke system design and integration services to address unique sensing challenges