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Quantum navigation system successfully tested at sea
A quantum technology-based navigation system has completed a successful trial at sea, which has shown its potential to operate where other networks are unavailable.
The HARLEQUIN system was tested on board the Galatea, a buoy and lighthouse maintenance vessel, and was shown to be capable of functioning in real-world conditions, outside the laboratory. It could be used to support more widely-used global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) when they are out of service or are less reliable.
HARLEQUIN combines conventional elements of navigation systems with a cold-atom quantum accelerometer. At the heart of this quantum technology is a gMOT (grating magneto-optical trap) cold-atom source, developed over more than a decade through collaboration between Strathclyde and CPI TMD.
The sea trials, led by CPI TMD, were carried out in partnership with the University of Strathclyde, Covesion and Trinity House. The trial was the first demonstration in the field of the gMOT based cold-atom technology, which has potential for other applications in future.
The project is funded by Innovate UK.
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