Progress towards the development of a cold-atom inertial measurement unit for onboard applications

Abstract

In this paper we present our progress towards the development of a complete cold-atom Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). Our goal is to have a single atomic sensor that will alternatively measure each inertial component (3 accelerations and 3 rotations). Every atomic measurement will be hybridized with a set of classical inertial sensors. Hybridization enables to combine the advantages of both technologies and to provide accurate continuous measurements with high dynamic range, in the scope of onboard inertial navigation compatibility.