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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Precision Magnetometers for Aerospace Applications: A Review.

James S Bennett, Brian E Vyhnalek, Hamish Greenall, Elizabeth M Bridge, Fernando Gotardo, Stefan Forstner, Glen I Harris, Félix A Miranda, Warwick P Bowen

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

James S BennettSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4421-919X
Brian E VyhnalekNASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, USA.
Hamish GreenallSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5982-9185
Elizabeth M BridgeSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5947-5930
Fernando GotardoSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9053-9792
Stefan ForstnerSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2747-9838
Glen I HarrisSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3651-839X
Félix A MirandaNASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, USA.
Warwick P BowenSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8127-1715

Funding

Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, Australian Research Council CE170100009Defence Science and Technology Group of the Department of Defence, Commonwealth of Australia NGTF QT30/40Glenn Research Center SCaN
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aerospace technologies are crucial for modern civilization; space-based infrastructure underpins weather forecasting, communications, terrestrial navigation and logistics, planetary observations, solar monitoring, and other indispensable capabilities. Extraplanetary exploration-including orbital surveys and (more recently) roving, flying, or submersible unmanned vehicles-is also a key scientific and technological frontier, believed by many to be paramount to the long-term survival and prosperity of humanity. All of these aerospace applications require reliable control of the craft and the ability to record high-precision measurements of physical quantities. Magnetometers deliver on both of these aspects and have been vital to the success of numerous missions. In this review paper, we provide an introduction to the relevant instruments and their applications. We consider past and present magnetometers, their proven aerospace applications, and emerging uses. We then look to the future, reviewing recent progress in magnetometer technology. We particularly focus on magnetometers that use optical readout, including atomic magnetometers, magnetometers based on quantum defects in diamond, and optomechanical magnetometers. These optical magnetometers offer a combination of field sensitivity, size, weight, and power consumption that allows them to reach performance regimes that are inaccessible with existing techniques. This promises to enable new applications in areas ranging from unmanned vehicles to navigation and exploration.

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aerospacemagnetic navigationmagnetometer

Identifiers

PMID34451010
PMCPMC8402258

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