IIT & DRDO develop sensor technology for underwater communications

New Delhi: As nation is ready to celebrate the National Technology Day tomorrow, in a major breakthrough scientists of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have accomplished a major technological development. They have jointly developed a cutting-edge sensor technology for underwater communications.

The sensor technology is going to be massively advantageous to defence applications, especially related to Indian Navy.

For our readers, sensor technology is a technology that uses sensors to acquire information by detecting the physical, chemical, or biological property quantities and convert them into readable signal.

According to IIT Madras, the indigenous development of this technology enables the nation to fabricate devices at a relatively lower cost than the internationally-available foundries.

The Piezoelectric MEMS technology is required to develop high-performance thin films and convert 'piezo thin film' into state-of-the-art futuristic Naval Sensors and devices for underwater applications.

The establishment of cutting-edge piezo MEMS technology enables India to push the boundaries of defence competencies and allows the nation to execute the strategic operations of critical applications.

The large area piezo thin films and MEMS process technology will support the ongoing/ futuristic technologies for the Next-Generation SONAR programme of DRDO for the Indian Navy.

In recent times, Indian Navy has inducted a number of underwater sensor systems like Abhay, Humsa-UG, NACS and AIDSS. These systems have been developed by DRDO. These systems enhance the underwater surveillance capability of the Indian Navy, as well as promote self-reliance in this field of technology.

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