SBIR/STTR Research Award
Compact towed magnetometer and reel system
Award amount
$79,717Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Twinleaf LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2014-10-09
- Contract end date
- 2015-04-15
- UEI
- KVW6Q3KKMY83
- Solicitation number
- 2014.2
- Topic code
- N142-109
Research abstract
A new generation of atomic magnetometers are now becoming available that feature high performance in a package more than an order of magnitude smaller than the systems they replace. The development effort for such small, low-cost sensors has been focused on their implementation on small, disposable UAV platforms that are purpose built for magnetic sensing. The proposed project is designed to bring this sensor technology to existing, larger fixed and rotary wing aircraft. By towing the sensor it is possible to minimize the influence of platform magnetic noise.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Stable Quantum Vector Magnetometer
- Accurate and Reliable Quantum Vector Magnetometer
- Magnetic reference sensor for GPS-free navigation
- Microfabricated, vacuum-packaged alkali reference cells
- Atomic Triaxial Magnetometer
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Micro MAD Sensor Towing System Phase II
- Compact Aerial Towed Magnetic-Anomaly-Detection System
- Micro-MAD Tow System
Research funding history
30 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2007–2025). Reported award amounts total $14,011,670. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy