NOVEL COMPACT HIGH ACCURACY NON-MAGNETIC AZIMUTH SENSOR THAT IS INSENSITIVE TO LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, INTERFERENCE, AND JAMMING
Navy SBIR FY2008.2


Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2008.2
Topic No.: N08-106
Topic Title: NOVEL COMPACT HIGH ACCURACY NON-MAGNETIC AZIMUTH SENSOR THAT IS INSENSITIVE TO LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, INTERFERENCE, AND JAMMING
Proposal No.: N082-106-0965
Firm: Wavefront Research, Inc.
616 West Broad Street
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018-5221
Contact: Thomas Stone
Phone: (610) 694-9778
Web Site: http://www.wavefrontresearch.com
Abstract: The goal of this Phase-I SBIR effort is to establish the feasibility, performance, and advantages of advanced azimuth sensors that are non-magnetic, compact, low power, light weight, rugged, insensitive to magnetic interference and electronic jamming, are not dependent on GPS signals, are readily integrated in laser rangefinders and laser designators, and are useful in Battlefield environments. The Phase-I effort includes design, modeling, and experimental demonstration of the feasibility of the novel azimuth sensor. Extensive interaction is planned with Naval and System Prime personnel to optimize characteristics of the azimuth sensor for military system applications. Finally a Phase-II demonstrator will be pre-designed in an option period allowing for transition to a Phase-II effort in which a high performance azimuth sensor system demonstrator will be built and characterized.
Benefits: The anticipated benefit from this research is the creation of a family of azimuth sensors that are non-magnetic, compact, low power, light weight, rugged, insensitive to magnetic interference and electronic jamming, not dependent on GPS signals, readily integrated in laser range finders and laser designators, and are useful in Battlefield environments. This technology is initially focused on DoD markets, but will be expanded into commercial navigation and survey equipment markets.

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