Quantum enabled magnetic anomaly detection for military surveillance and quality assurance - I2I phase I project

用于军事监视和质量保证的量子磁异常检测 - I2I 第一阶段项目

• 批准号: 516242-2017
• 负责人: PioroLadrière, Michel
• 金额: $ 9.11万
• 依托单位: Université de Sherbrooke
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=618740
• 关键词: Quantum; enabled; magnetic; anomaly; detection

Magnetic anomalies are slight perturbations of Earth's magnetic field induced by magnetic objects. Magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) is used by the military for weapon detection and the mining industry for prospecting large underground or underwater ferromagnetic deposits. The leading commercial MAD detectors are expensive, bulky, power hungry, and require temperature compensation, drastically restricting their use. A team of physicists and engineers at the Université de Sherbrooke is currently working on a disruptive MAD sensor technology based on quantum effects. The fundamental unit of their quantum MAD sensor (QMADS) is an atomic defect in diamond whose quantum properties are extremely sensitive to magnetic anomalies.This I2I project aims to provide a low-cost, reliable, more efficient MAD detector using Université de Sherbrooke's proprietary QMADS technology. After refining the already functional QMADS prototype, performances tests will be conducted in a controlled laboratory environment and, then, on the field, in partnership with the National Research Council of Canada. At the end of this project, it will be fully validated if the technology can meet the market needs for long range MAD detection (army, geology). The project will also reveal the potential for short range detection with applications in quality control in microelectronics, public works, etc.Unlike commercial MAD detectors, QMADS fulfill all the requirements for autonomous MAD sensing aboard drones. QMADS-equipped drones would allow surveying of large territories to help detect and prevent, for instance, power outages and oil spills.

磁异常是由磁性物体引起的地球磁场的轻微扰动。磁异常探测（MAD）被军方用于武器探测，采矿业用于勘探大型地下或水下铁磁矿床。领先的商用MAD探测器价格昂贵、体积庞大、耗电量大，并且需要温度补偿，这大大限制了它们的使用。舍布鲁克大学的一个物理学家和工程师团队目前正在研究一种基于量子效应的颠覆性MAD传感器技术。他们的量子MAD传感器（QMADS）的基本单元是金刚石中的原子缺陷，其量子特性对磁异常极其敏感。这个I2I项目旨在利用舍布鲁克大学专有的QMADS技术提供一种低成本、可靠、更高效的MAD探测器。在改进已经运行的QMADS原型之后，将在受控的实验室环境中进行性能测试，然后与加拿大国家研究理事会合作在现场进行测试。在本项目结束时，将充分验证该技术是否能够满足市场对远程MAD检测（军队，地质）的需求。该项目还将揭示短程探测的潜力，并将其应用于微电子、公共工程等的质量控制。与商用MAD探测器不同，QMADS满足无人机上自主MAD传感的所有要求。配备QMADS的无人机将允许对大片领土进行调查，以帮助检测和预防停电和石油泄漏等情况。