Invited Speakers

The Highly Accelerated Learning of Vibratory Systems (HALOVS) portfolio is a fundamental science portfolio launched by DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office to develop, model, prototype, and demonstrate technologies to overcome the existing performance limitations of vibratory sensors (e.g., inertial sensors such as accelerometers or gyroscopes in your smartphone) for improved positioning and navigation.

The HALOVS programs will investigate and demonstrate new technology platforms that exploit the latest breakthroughs and insights in 3D micromachining, assembly, and fabrication processes using novel materials and chemistries to determine their dynamic performance limits while increasing lifetime. The goal is to provide precision navigation via a handheld device in GPS-denied environments.

Advances in inertial sensor technology with respect to power consumption, noise, and bandwidth are opening the door to a multitude of use cases for monitoring sounds from the heart, lungs, and digestive tract which contain a wealth of physiological and pathological information. 

Quantum inertial sensors based on atom interferometry have the potential to provide new capabilities in inertial navigation, guidance systems, geodesy, and geophysical exploration. Vector Atomic has developed mGal-class gravity sensors for strapdown operation in marine environments and Gal-class sensors for static operation in terrestrial environments. The prototype gravimeters have been fielded and tested under operational conditions on relevant platforms and test sites. In addition to the gravimeter efforts, Vector Atomic and Honeywell have partnered to develop, integrate, and test a quantum IMU. A prototype quantum gyroscope payload has been delivered for flight testing.