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Reference Number EP/M508378/1
Title SIGMA - Study of Industrial Gravity Measurement Applications
Status Completed
Energy Categories Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 15%;
Not Energy Related 85%;
Research Types Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 25%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering) 25%;
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator Dr N Metje
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Civil Engineering
University of Birmingham
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 01 June 2015
End Date 31 May 2016
Duration 12 months
Total Grant Value £116,296
Industrial Sectors
Region West Midlands
Programme Quantum Technology Grants
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Dr N Metje , Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham (99.999%)
  Other Investigator Mr P Atkins , Electronic, Electrical and Computer Eng, University of Birmingham (0.001%)
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Objectives
Abstract The SIGMA - 'Study of Industrial Gravity Measurement Applications' project is a collaboration between RSK and theUniversity of Birmingham (UoB) to carry out a feasibility study identifying the potential of Quantum Technology (QT) gravitysensors in geophysical surveys for environmental and engineering applications such as locating buried objects and findingvoids. These QT sensors currently do not exist, but are the focus of many research activities in UK universities such as theGG-TOP project at the UoB developing a gravity gradient sensors with many more sensor developments planned as part ofthe UoB led QT Hub, if funded. For the QT sensors to achieve an accelerated commercialization, it is vital to ensure thatthey meet user needs. Therefore, this project will assess the current geophysical sensing technologies, establish theirlimitations and also operational parameters. This will allow provide a quantitative assessment matrix against which the QTsensors can be judged. It will further provide those developing the QT sensors with a specification of capability to strive for.In a second step, this project will assess environmental and instrument noise and incorporate these into a forward model.This will provide information on the necessary sensitivity and tolerable noise levels for the QT sensors. Ultimately, it will benecessary to develop inversion models, which relate the measured signals to buried features in the ground. It is not withinthe scope of this project to seek to create new inversion tools, however it is possible to use the output from the forwardmodels to evaluate the capability of existing inversion tools available in the commercial market, and to prescribe the additional requirements of
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