Cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applications
Quantum sensors based on atom interferometers can provide measurements of inertial quantities with unprecedented accuracy and precision. It has been suggested that this sea change in sensing could provide an inertial navigation capability that is comparable with current satellite based navigation sy...
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| author | Michael J. Wright Luke Anastassiou Chinmaya Mishra Chinmaya Mishra James M. Davies Alexander M. Phillips Simon Maskell Jason F. Ralph |
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| description | Quantum sensors based on atom interferometers can provide measurements of inertial quantities with unprecedented accuracy and precision. It has been suggested that this sea change in sensing could provide an inertial navigation capability that is comparable with current satellite based navigation systems. However, the accuracy of sensor measurements is not the only factor that limits the accuracy of inertial navigation systems. In this paper, we explore the fundamental limits to inertial navigation, and explain how quantum inertial sensors could be used to alleviate some of the problems encountered in current classical inertial navigation systems, but not to solve the fundamental instability inherent in inertial navigation methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2c01e96d0f942e885826922960f58072022-12-22T04:32:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2022-10-011010.3389/fphy.2022.994459994459Cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applicationsMichael J. Wright0Luke Anastassiou1Chinmaya Mishra2Chinmaya Mishra3James M. Davies4Alexander M. Phillips5Simon Maskell6Jason F. Ralph7Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomInstitute of Flight System Dynamics, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstrasse, GermanyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomQuantum sensors based on atom interferometers can provide measurements of inertial quantities with unprecedented accuracy and precision. It has been suggested that this sea change in sensing could provide an inertial navigation capability that is comparable with current satellite based navigation systems. However, the accuracy of sensor measurements is not the only factor that limits the accuracy of inertial navigation systems. In this paper, we explore the fundamental limits to inertial navigation, and explain how quantum inertial sensors could be used to alleviate some of the problems encountered in current classical inertial navigation systems, but not to solve the fundamental instability inherent in inertial navigation methods.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.994459/fullcold atomatom interferometerinertial naviagation systemnavigation calibrationquantum sensing |
| spellingShingle | Michael J. Wright Luke Anastassiou Chinmaya Mishra Chinmaya Mishra James M. Davies Alexander M. Phillips Simon Maskell Jason F. Ralph Cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applications Frontiers in Physics cold atom atom interferometer inertial naviagation system navigation calibration quantum sensing |
| title | Cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applications |
| title_full | Cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applications |
| title_fullStr | Cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applications |
| title_short | Cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applications |
| title_sort | cold atom inertial sensors for navigation applications |
| topic | cold atom atom interferometer inertial naviagation system navigation calibration quantum sensing |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.994459/full |
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