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Originally shared by Singularity 2045GPS without satellites.
dailymail.co.uk wrote: "The tiny chip contains three gyroscopes, three accelerometers and a master clock, and when combined with computer software, can work out exactly where it is going."
darpa.mil wrote: "The goal of the Micro-Technology for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (Micro-PNT) program is to develop technology for self-contained, chip-scale inertial navigation and precision guidance. Other recent breakthroughs from Micro-PNT include new microfabrication methods and materials for inertial sensors."
DARPA is capable of amazing stuff, which often defies our expectations. DARPA's statement confirms a variety of other sources stating the same points stated in the Daily Mail. While the research is at a development stage I do however think the tiny chip could be credible as a GPS replacement but not in the immediate future.
wired.com wrote: "At the University of Michigan on Wednesday, researchers for Darpa announced they’d created a very small chip containing a timing and inertial measurement unit, or TIMU, that’s as thick as a couple human hairs. When the satellites we rely on for navigation can’t be reached — whether they’ve been jammed or you’re in a densely packed city — the chip contains everything you’ll need to figure out how to get from place to place. It’s got gyroscopes, accelerometers and a master clock, to calculate orientation, acceleration and time."
gizmag.com wrote: "We’ve looked at numerous approaches using various mixes of technology that are designed to step up to the plate when GPS falls short. Navatar and Casio’s EX-H20G camera rely on a compass, accelerometers and pre-loaded maps, Smartsense and IndoorAtlas track a user’s movement through the Earth’s magnetic field, while UnLoc detects “invisible landmarks” to locate users."
engadget.com wrote: "The chips contain everything needed for precise navigation including an accurate master clock, a three-axis gyroscope and three accelerometers, all contained in three hair-width layers. If it gets out of the lab, it would give soldiers another option in the event of an enemy GPS attack or when they're in a tunnel, and might even guide you to that Macy's restroom if it ever hits civilian form."
militaryaeropace.com wrote: "WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 11 April 2013. Navigation and guidance experts at AOSense Inc. in Sunnyvale, Calif., are building experimental navigation-system-on-a-chip that combines traditional, solid-state, and atomic inertial guidance technology to reduce the U.S. military's reliance on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite guidance for advanced munitions, mid- and long-range missiles, and other weapons."
popsci.com wrote: "The chip is called a timing and inertial measurement unit (TIMU), and it's actually a pretty simple little tool. Stuffed inside the 10 cubic millimeters are three gyroscopes, three accelerometers, and a master clock, all engineered by DARPA to take up as little space as possible. Those devices can measure orientation, acceleration, and time, which, if you already have a starting point, is all that's needed to calculate where something is. The chip's possible because of a unique structure: six layers of silica, each about as thick as a hair, stacked together."
theverge.com wrote: "It's a tiny chip about one third the size of a penny that contains gyroscopes, accelerometers and a master clock — dubbed Time and Inertial Measurement Unit or "TIMU." Together, that's enough to produce an airtight record of your movements, which will keep your coordinates accurate until you can get your GPS connection working again. It's useful for soldiers, but crucial for the bombs, missiles and gliders that rely on the system."
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