| Sol No.: |
Navy STTR FY2015.A |
| Topic No.: |
N15A-T004 |
| Topic Title: |
E-Field Sensor for Submarine Detection |
| Proposal No.: |
N15A-004-0181 |
| Firm: |
Virtual EM Inc.
3055 Plymouth Rd, Ste 200
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105-3208 |
| Contact: |
Tayfun Ozdemir |
| Phone: |
(734) 222-4558 |
| Web Site: |
www.virtualem.com |
| Abstract: |
A major challenge in MAD for submarine detection is the separation of the background magnetic noise from the magnetic field anomalies caused by a submarine. Virtual EM Inc., in partnership with the University of Michigan (UM), proposes to develop a novel electric field sensor system for measurement of the background magnetic noise by correlating the magnetic field background noise with the changing electric field. The primary advantages of this technique is that it allows for a real time measurement of background magnetic field noise with the sensor in close proximity to the magnetic field sensor used for detecting the magnetic anomalies caused by a submarine. This allows both sensors to be placed on a single UAV. |
| Benefits: |
This technology would have significant impact on the ability of the Navy to detect and track submarines using only a single Unmaned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) greatly reducing costs and complexity. It also has commercial applications in electrostatic discharge detection and magnetic detection sensors for mineral and oil detection. |