Lockheed Martin Corporation

Stephen Michael Sekelsky

Gregory Scott Bruce

Arul Manickam

Peter G Kaup

Wilbur Lew

David Nelson Coar

Jon Carmelo Russo

Julie Lynne Miller

Bryan Neal Fisk

John B Stetson, Jr

Brian P Boesch

Thomas J Meyer

Jeff D Cammerata

James Michael Krause

Laird Nicholas Egan

Emanuel Solomon Stockman

Elton Pepa

James P Mabry

Peter V Bedworth

Joseph W Hahn

Jacob Louis Swett

Steven W Sinton

Andrew Raymond Mandeville

Duc Huynh

Nicholas Mauriello Luzod

Kenneth Michael Jackson

Jay T Hansen

John B Stetson

Michael John Dimario

Joseph A Villani

Anjaney Pramod Kottapalli

Gary Edward Montgomery

Margaret Miller Shaw

A system for magnetic detection includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the NV diamond material. The controller is configured to detect a gradient of the optical signal based on the hyperfine states emitted by the NV diamond material.

DNV magnetic field detector

A system for magnetic detection includes a magneto-optical defect center material including at least one magneto-optical defect center that emits an optical signal when excited by an excitation light; a radio frequency (RF) exciter system configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical light source configured to direct the excitation light to the magneto-optical defect center material; and an optical detector configured to receive the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material.

Magneto-optical detecting apparatus and methods

A device includes a propulsion unit configured to move the device and a steering unit configured to control the direction of the device. The device also includes a power unit configured to provide power to the propulsion unit and a charging unit configured to use an electric field to provide electrical power to the power unit. The device further includes a first magnetic sensor configured to determine a vector of one or more magnetic fields and a processor communicatively coupled to the propulsion unit, the steering unit, the power unit, and the magnetic sensor. The processor is configured to receive, from the magnetic sensor, a time-varying signal indicative of a magnetic field and determine, based on the time-varying signal, that the magnetic field is associated with an electrical power transmission line. The processor is further configured to cause the steering unit to direct the device toward the electrical power transmission line.

In-situ power charging

Methods and configurations are disclosed for exploiting characteristic magnetic signature of electrical power transmission and distribution lines for navigation.

Magnetic navigation methods and systems utilizing power grid and communication network

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Princeton, NJ, United States of America

Stephen Michael Sekelsky