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this seems nothing short of being pretty damn amazeballs 😮
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/uk-national-railway-quantum-navigation
#railways #physics #QuantumMechanics #QuantumNavigation #innovation #engineering
crouton@MsDropbear42 this sounds suspiciously like accelerometers dressed up with the "quantum" keyword. Reading further!
quantum navigation sounds a lot better than "improved accelerometers". An evolutionary improvement in inertial navigation (as opposed to revolutionary improvement imho). I think they would still need to periodically reset accumulated errors with balises or equivalent.
Quantum train location testing on the London Underground
UK: Researchers are using a London Underground train to test whether quantum inertial navigation systems could be used to provide accurate location information for condition-based monitoring, train control and signalling applications without needing satellites or lineside equipment. Source: MoniRail This forms part ...