SBG Systems
About
About SBG Systems
SBG Systems supplies compact IMUs, attitude and heading reference systems and full inertial navigation systems. Product families including Ellipse, Ekinox, Apogee, Quanta and Pulse cover different accuracy, size and environmental requirements, with post-processing software available for survey and mapping workflows.
Robotic and uncrewed platforms use the systems for position, velocity and orientation when GNSS is degraded or unavailable. The privately owned French company designs and manufactures its products in France and supports customers through international subsidiaries.
Products
- Ekinox Micro
Ekinox
- Ekinox-E
Ekinox
- Navsight Marine Apogee Grade
- Pulse-40 OEM
- Quanta Plus
Quanta
- SBG Ellipse-D
Ellipse
Observed use
- SBG Systems Ekinox D with SL40
2019-12-18 - Evaluation - Mounted - OceanAlpha equipped an SL40 USV with an SBG Systems Ekinox D INS for a simultaneous underwater and above-water survey in France.
Source - Navsight Marine Apogee Grade with Jan De Nul Beluga 01 survey USV
Evaluation - Tested With - Navsight Apogee was tested and integrated on Jan De Nul’s Beluga 01 survey USV for bathymetric measurement.
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Marine Technology
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Marine Technology integrated an SBG Ekinox2-D INS/GNSS into its HydroDron USV
Source - Unmanned Solution
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems supplies Ellipse or Ekinox RTK GNSS/INS used across Unmanned Solution autonomous platforms
Source - SUNCAR
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems Ellipse-A is used in SUNCAR MOVASYST excavator-assistance work for construction machinery
Source - Leo Drive
Outbound - Navigation - Leo Drive integrates SBG Systems Ellipse-D GNSS/INS into its Autoware autonomous test vehicle
Source - Unmanned Survey Solution
Outbound - Navigation - USS integrated SBG Navsight Apogee INS/GNSS into the standard Accession Class USV payload
Source - YellowScan
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems Quanta Micro and Qinertia support YellowScan LiDAR mapping payload accuracy and processing workflows
Source - Resonon
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems supplies Ellipse-N and Ellipse-D INS units for Resonon airborne hyperspectral imaging systems
Source - GRYFN
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems supplies Quanta Micro navigation and Qinertia post-processing used in GRYFN’s Gobi UAV sensing platform
Source - SeaRobotics
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SeaRobotics USV 2.5 integrates SBG Ekinox-E INS for multibeam compensation and bathymetric data georeferencing
Source - Quantum Systems
Outbound - Navigation - SBG Systems supplies Quanta Micro GNSS-inertial units integrated in Quantum Systems Qube 640 payloads
Source - COAST Autonomous
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - COAST Autonomous integrated SBG Ellipse-D INS/GNSS into its P-1 driverless shuttle localization stack
Source - BoE Systems
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems supplies Ellipse-D inertial navigation for BoE Systems’ ELV16 UAV LiDAR scanner
Source - Cadden
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Cadden integrated SBG Ekinox-D RTK with an OceanAlpha SL40 USV for multibeam bathymetric survey
Source - VIAMETRIS
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems supplies Ellipse-D RTK INS used in VIAMETRIS vMS3D mobile mapping systems
Source - Team Bumblebee
Outbound - Sensing - SBG Systems supplies Ellipse-D inertial navigation system for autonomous maritime vehicles to Team Bumblebee
Source - Transmin
Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SBG Systems supplies Ellipse-A AHRS units for Transmin RockLogic remotely operated rockbreakers
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Team
- Thibault Bonnevie - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer - As co-founder and CEO, Bonnevie leads SBG Systems’ international inertial-navigation business, manufacturing and customer-support network.
- Alexis Guinamard - Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer - As CTO, Guinamard leads the navigation algorithms and sensing technology behind SBG Systems’ IMU, AHRS and GNSS/INS portfolio.
- Raphaël Siryani - Co-Founder - Siryani is part of the founding engineering team behind SBG Systems’ inertial sensor and navigation-system business.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-07-08 - Product Launch - SBG Systems launches updated Pulse-40 OEM tactical IMU
SBG Systems introduced the updated Pulse-40 OEM tactical-grade IMU. The module targets UAVs, loitering munitions and autonomous platforms. Evaluation and integration units were made available immediately at launch.
Source - 2026-03-24 - Product Launch - SBG Systems unveils Stellar-40 resilient inertial-navigation system
Stellar-40 combines a tactical-grade IMU, resilient GNSS receiver and sensor-fusion algorithms. The product targets mission-critical land, air and marine platforms. SBG says worldwide commercial availability is planned for June 2026.
Source - 2025-09-30 - Facility Opening - SBG Systems opens Tokyo subsidiary for inertial-navigation support
The Tokyo subsidiary was announced on September 30, 2025. The office provides local sales, technical support and customer engagement for Japanese customers. Kyoki Shimomura leads the local team.
Source - 2023-05-03 - Product Launch - SBG Systems introduces Ekinox Micro INS
The unit combines tactical-grade inertial sensing with an integrated multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS receiver. Its enclosure weighs 165 g and is rated IP68 for demanding operating environments. SBG positioned Ekinox Micro for UAVs, ground robots, marine systems and other autonomous platforms.
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Context
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Context tags
- Inertial and resilient navigation stack - Stack Layer - SBG Systems supplies inertial navigation systems for UAVs and autonomous systems.
- Inertial measurement module supplier - Peer Group - Context audit 2026-09-07: Pulse inertial measurement modules are a dedicated supplied product family. https://support.sbg-systems.com/sc/imu/latest
- GNSS-aided INS supplier - Peer Group - Context audit 2026-09-07: GNSS-aided inertial navigation systems are an explicit core product family, including Stellar. https://www.sbg-systems.com/
- Component supply - Commercial Stage - Company supplies navigation components.
- Inertial navigation - Capability - SBG Systems's robotics offering includes inertial navigation capability.
- GNSS/INS - Stack Layer - SBG Systems's robotics role maps to the gnss/ins stack layer.
- Localization hardware supplier - Stack Layer - SBG inertial navigation products support localization hardware supply; the defining tag remains inertial navigation.
- Robot localization - Capability - SBG Systems is tracked as an inertial navigation and localization supplier.