SBIR Phase I: Evaluation of New, Ultra-Sensitive Electric Field Measurement Technology for the Detection of Earthquake Precursors

SBIR 第一阶段：评估用于检测地震前兆的新型超灵敏电场测量技术

• 批准号: 0539772
• 负责人: Thomas Nielsen
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: QUASAR Federal Systems, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0539772&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Evaluation; New; Ultra

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to develop an electric field (E) based measurement system to acquire electromagnetic signals that may be earthquake precursors. Each year earthquakes cause considerable damage to property and enormous numbers of casualties. However, no one has yet been able to demonstrate a reliable method of earthquake prediction that has practically useful,repeatable results. The company plans to work with earthquake researchers and another firm that investigates these possible earthquake precursor signals, to test QFS's state-of-the-art E sensing technology's ability to refine these types of measurements. There are many theoretical arguments that the Earth produces electromagnetic (EM) signals that are earthquake precursors. Several groups are investigating this possibility working primarily with magnetic field (B) sensors. However, the B sensors have limitations that mean E sensors may actually be better suited to this work. Available E-sensing technology is not sensitive enough, and does not have adequate robustness to environmental factors. Statistics show that in the decade of 1991-2000, earthquakes caused US $270 billion of damage. In the 20th century, a million people died in earthquakes. Even a few minutes' warning would allow potential victims to take effective measures to prevent injury and death, and allow the shutdown of valuable systems that could be damaged by an earthquake. The global nature of earthquakes leaves no corner of the Earth untouchedand the potential market for an effective system would be significant.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目提出开发一种基于电场（E）的测量系统，以获取可能是地震前兆的电磁信号。每年地震都会造成相当大的财产损失和大量人员伤亡。然而，还没有人能够证明一种可靠的地震预测方法，具有实际有用的，可重复的结果。该公司计划与地震研究人员和另一家调查这些可能的地震前兆信号的公司合作，测试QFS最先进的E传感技术改进这些类型测量的能力。有许多理论认为地球产生的电磁（EM）信号是地震前兆。有几个小组正在研究这种可能性，主要使用磁场（B）传感器。然而，B传感器具有局限性，这意味着E传感器实际上可能更适合这项工作。现有的E感测技术不够灵敏，并且对环境因素不具有足够的鲁棒性。据统计，在1991-2000年的十年间，地震造成了2700亿美元的损失。在世纪，一百万人死于地震。即使是几分钟的警告也能让潜在的受害者采取有效措施防止伤亡，并允许关闭可能被地震破坏的宝贵系统。地震的全球性使地球上没有一个角落是不受影响的，有效系统的潜在市场将是巨大的。