SAN DIEGO, Calif., 13 June 2007.The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego, Calif., has awarded Omega Sensors Inc. a $49,000 product development award. The company will use the funds for continued development of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer technology.
Accelerometers are used to determine acceleration, (movement) in navigational vehicles, such as helicopters, airplanes, and unmanned military aircraft and can be used to measure vibration, velocity, and other types of movement. The San Diego-based Omega Sensors developed the MEMS accelerometer to provide a less expensive and more sensitive alternative to accelerometers currently on the market.
"This unique MEMS-accelerometer has not only been proven to provide world-class accuracy, but it's been determined that Omega Sensors can sell their technology for a fraction of the cost of those accelerometers currently used by NASA in their space shuttles and global positioning systems," says Tom Sheffer, program director for CCAT San Diego.
Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD), the CCAT program identifies, evaluates, funds, and fast-tracks the development of technologies for use by the DoD and homeland defense.
