Summary:
A team led by Jason Gorman, Thomas LeBrun, David Long, and Benjamin Reschovsky at NIST has been awarded a silver medal for inventing a new optomechanical sensing platform. This platform enables the development of highly sensitive, intrinsically accurate, and field-deployable accelerometers.
Key points:
1. The accelerometers provide SI traceability without requiring external calibration
2. They have the lowest uncertainty for vibration sensing compared to other technologies
3. The sensors are more compact than existing options, making them more suitable for commercial applications
4. The technology has potential applications in transportation systems, space exploration, and inertial navigation
The team’s work represents an important advancement in accelerometer technology, offering improved performance and practicality for various industries and research fields.
Keywords: Accelerometer, Intrinsically Accurate, Optomechanical, SI Traceability
