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Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT)

Name: Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT)
Creator: Department of Defense
Keywords: GRANT

Department of DefenseDARPA - Defense Sciences Office

AI Overview

DARPA seeks breakthrough inertial navigation sensors that break through decades of MEMS performance limits using revolutionary physics like electromagnetically levitated proof masses and nonlinear resonators. The program demands tight integration of novel sensor architectures with adaptive control systems for tactical and unmanned applications.

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Key Details

Agency

Department of Defense

Funding Amount

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Release Date

August 6, 2026

Due Date

September 25, 2026

Official Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the following technical area: physics and nonlinear control of inertial measurement units (IMUs) appropriate for tactical and unmanned missions. The Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT) program will challenge the research community to overcome the decade-long performance plateau of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) IMUs by exploring revolutionary sensor a...

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Change History

Date ChangedAug 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM