NOVEL COMPACT HIGH ACCURACY NON-MAGNETIC AZIMUTH SENSOR THAT IS INSENSITIVE TO LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, INTERFERENCE, AND JAMMING

The goal of this Phase-I SBIR effort is to establish the feasibility, performance, and advantages of advanced azimuth sensors that are non-magnetic, compact, low power, light weight, rugged, insensitive to magnetic interference and electronic jamming, are not dependent on GPS signals, are readily integrated in laser rangefinders and laser designators, and are useful in Battlefield environments. The Phase-I effort includes design, modeling, and experimental demonstration of the feasibility of the novel azimuth sensor. Extensive interaction is planned with Naval and System Prime personnel to optimize characteristics of the azimuth sensor for military system applications. Finally a Phase-II demonstrator will be pre-designed in an option period allowing for transition to a Phase-II effort in which a high performance azimuth sensor system demonstrator will be built and characterized.