Title :
Superconducting magnetic sensors operating from a moving platform
Author_Institution :
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, FL, USA
fDate :
6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Sensors incorporating Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) provide the greatest sensitivity for magnetic anomaly detection available with current technology, The Coastal Systems Station (CSS) has pioneered the use of superconducting magnetic sensors in the field operating onboard airborne and undersea moving platforms, where environmental and instrument noises present operational problems which are not encountered under laboratory conditions. Basic conceptual approaches for utilizing these sensors onboard moving platforms, including field deployable sensor configurations, are described. Environmental and instrumental technical issues are also addressed. A historical sketch of sensor development, current sensor capabilities, recent technology advances, and future trends is included. Naval applications and dual use opportunities for this technology are given based on experience developed at CSS.<>
Keywords :
SQUID magnetometers; magnetic sensors; marine systems; object detection; target tracking; Coastal Systems Station; MADOM system; SQUID; airborne moving platforms; autonomous mine reconnaissance systems; environmental issues; field deployable sensor configurations; gradiometer detection; magnetic anomaly detection; magnetic target detection; mine detection; naval applications; superconducting magnetic sensors; thin film gradiometer; undersea moving platforms; Cascading style sheets; Instruments; Interference; Magnetic devices; Magnetic sensors; SQUIDs; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Superconducting devices; Superconducting magnets;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
