Photonic chip inertial movement sensors

光子芯片惯性运动传感器

• 批准号: LP200100029
• 负责人: Prof Arnan Mitchell
• 金额: $ 45.05万
• 依托单位: RMIT University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2021-07-01 至 2024-06-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP200100029
• 关键词: Photonic; chip; inertial; movement; sensors

This project aims to create a new class of optical inertial movement sensors using integrated photonic chip technology. By replacing optical fibre coils with compact waveguides, integrating light sources on-chip and by harnessing smart sensing approaches, we intend to reduce the required power from watts to milliwatts and reduce the dimensions from meters to centimetres. The expected project outcomes are sensors with military grade precision but with the size, cost and manufacturability of consumer electronics. This technology will fill a strategic gap in the movement sensor market enabling applications ranging from robotic infrastructure monitoring, manufacture and surgery to guiding satellites and other space craft.

该项目旨在使用集成光子芯片技术创建一类新的光学惯性运动传感器。通过用紧凑型波导取代光纤线圈，在芯片上集成光源，并利用智能传感方法，我们打算将所需功率从瓦特减少到毫瓦，并将尺寸从米减少到厘米。预期的项目成果是具有军用级精度的传感器，但具有消费电子产品的尺寸，成本和可制造性。这项技术将填补运动传感器市场的战略空白，使其应用范围从机器人基础设施监测、制造和手术到引导卫星和其他航天器。