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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical area: physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions. The Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program will challenge the research community to overcome the decade-long performance plateau of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) IMUs by exploring revolutionary sensor architectures that operate in highly nonlinear regimes. DARPA is soliciting proposals for the research and development of novel inertial sensors based on physics such as, but not limited to, electromagnetically levitated proof masses, non-linear resonators, and high-velocity tethered microsystems.
A central theme of this program is the tight co-design of the physical sensor package with advanced, real-time adaptive control systems necessary to stabilize and harness these complex dynamics. Performers should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
Performers will develop physics and nonlinear control methodologies to deliver proof-of-concept six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) IMUs. Phase I (24 months) requires demonstrating mathematical models and simulation results, laboratory noise measurements of all 6-DOF sensors, a live laboratory demonstration of individual sensing components by month 12, and delivery of 3 functional packaged sensor prototypes by month 21 and a total of 5 IMU sensors by month 24. Deliverables also include a comprehensive Design Guide and a Prototype Design Kit (PDK). Performers must enter into an Associate Contractor Agreement (ACA) to share program-generated data. The program includes regular PI meetings, quarterly teleconferences, and site visits.
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