Quantum infrastructure software firm Q-CTRL has announced the world’s first open-water field demonstration of a GPS-free, quantum-gravimetric maritime navigation system. Tested aboard a 29-meter surface vessel in the Coral Sea off Australia’s eastern coast, the company’s Ironstone Opal navigation platform achieved bounded 1-nautical-mile positioning accuracy without satellite signals, outperforming standard navigation-grade inertial backups by more than 10x over an 83-km trajectory. [ Q-CTRL Ironstone Opal Quantum GravNav Field Architecture ] Sensor & Hardware Setup Software & Signal Processing Field Trial Performance Metrics • Hybrid Atomic-Classical Gravimeter • AI Software-Ruggedization Engine • Bounded 1-Nautical-Mile Accuracy • Strapdown & Gimbaled Deployments • Passive [...]

Q-CTRL demonstrated GPS-free maritime navigation using a quantum gravimeter, maintaining positioning accuracy.

Quantum infrastructure software firm Q-CTRL has announced the world’s first open-water field demonstration of a GPS-free, quantum-gravimetric maritime navigation system. Tested…