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MHD Earth Referenced Azimuth Detector (MERAD)

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: M67854-09-C-6512
Agency Tracking Number: N082-106-1075
Amount: $69,957.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N08-106
Solicitation Number: 2008.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-03-31
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2009-09-30
Small Business Information
1300 Britt SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123
United States
DUNS: 081475873
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Henry Sebesta
 Principal Investigator
 (505) 767-1202
 henry.r.sebesta@aptec.com
Business Contact
 Cathy Mcginnis
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (505) 767-1214
Email: mcginnis@aptec.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Applied Technology Associates (ATA) proposes to develop a miniature, rapid, non-magnetic azimuth sensor by exploiting innovative magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) inertial angular rate sensing technology. The proposed solution centers upon use of a spinning MHD sensor that outputs a modulated version of Earth rate and offers means of deriving true azimuth. Inertial rate sensing is employed to link the MHD Earth Rate Azimuth Detector’s (MERAD's) orientation accurately to the vector that defines the rotation of the Earth. This avoids the errors inherent in systems that only use magnetic field information. The MERAD technical approach draws on the high signal-to-noise feature of ATA’s MHD sensor technology. The compute intensive nature of the required mechanism control and signal processing algorithms will be implemented in a processor to ensure meeting size and power goals compatible with the need for a man-portable far-target locator capability.

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