{"66253":{"#nid":"66253","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Partners to Develop New Micro Gyro Technology for DARPA","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, in partnership with Northrop\nGrumman Corporation, has been selected to develop a new type of\nMicroelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) gyroscope technology for the Defense\nAdvanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\u0027s Microscale Rate Integrating\nGyroscope program.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe technology, developed by Georgia Tech and Northrop\nGrumman during the initial 12-month award period, will form the basis for a\nmicro resonator gyro capable of achieving navigation grade performance.\nUtilizing a new MEMS fabrication process, the Georgia Tech-Northrop Grumman team will\nproduce a proof-of-concept micro gyro that can perform as well as current\nsilicon MEMS devices in a smaller size, lighter weight and lower power package.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDARPA\u0027s Microscale Rate Integrating Gyroscope program seeks\nto develop miniature navigation grade gyros for use in personal navigation,\nunmanned vehicle navigation, GPS denied\/challenged locations, and other size\nand power constrained applications requiring precision navigation. \u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, was awarded a research and\ndevelopment contract for the preliminary design, development and testing of\nmicro-resonator devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Northrop Grumman and Georgia Tech team will\nadvance the frontier of micro- and nano-fabrication, enabling the extreme\nminiaturization of highly stable navigation devices, with small energy\ndissipation,\u0022 said Farrokh Ayazi, a professor in the School of Electrical\nand Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\nAyazi is a principal investigator for this project and serves as\nco-director for the school\u2019s Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENorthrop Grumman contact:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGina Piellusch, Northrop Grumman Corporation\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E818-715-2255\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gina.piellusch@ngc.com\u0022\u003Egina.piellusch@ngc.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is partnering with Northrop Grumman Corporation to develop a new type of Microelectromechanical Systems gyroscope technology for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u0027s Microscale Rate Integrating Gyroscope program.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, was awarded a research and development contract."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2011-05-23 14:44:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:45","author":"Liz 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