Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Photonics Integrated Circuits-Based Inertial Measurement Unit with Enhanced Precision and Reliability for Autonomous Vehicles
Agreement Number:
1029550
Agreement Value:
$1,336,243.53
Agreement Date:
Mar 4, 2025 - Dec 31, 2026
Description:
Based on Photonics Integrated Circuits (PIC) technology, OSCP is developing the next generation of Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) navigation application. Unlike MEMS-based IMUs, OSCP’s IMU can reliably navigate a vehicle with Centimeter level of position accuracy even in the absence of GNSS for several minutes. OSCP’s IMUs are also both dramatically higher-performance and much less sensitive to environmental effects such as Thermal Drift, Vibration Induced Noise, and EMI. As compared to the high end IMUs such as Fiber-Optics Gyroscope (FOG)-based, OSCP’s IMU not only delivers the same performance but in a compact, low power, low-cost footprint, thanks to its on-chip integrated CMOS compatible technology. As a +30 years old technology, FOGs are specifically designed for Aerospace application and as a result they are not scalable and therefore super expensive for AVs applications. By integrating all optical components on the same chip, OSCP is delivering a scalable, revolutionary IMU with extraordinary performance at a low cost for AVs market.Addressing $45B total available market by 2032, and with an order of magnitude less power consumption than FOGs, OSCP's IMUs contributes to hundreds of kilotonnes of CO2 reduction over the next 10 years.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The expected results and outcomes of NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program is focused on growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through innovation and wealth creation for Canada.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3C 0T2
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029550
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
817933989
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 638 days.
Amendment Date
Mar 31, 2026
Recipient's Operating Name:
OSCP
Recipient's Legal Name:
OSCPS Motion Sensing Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding Number:
24077
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of Industrial Research Assistance Program Contributions to Firms is to provide support that assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to advance their innovation knowledge and ability to innovate, grow through innovation and stimulate wealth creation for Canada.
Coverage:
Industrial Research Assistance Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation and strengthen Canadian innovation ecosystem by creating new industrial capacity.
NAICS Code:
334511
Amendments: