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High-precision gravity field mapping plays a critical role in geological survey, resource exploration, and geoid modeling. The traditional ground-based static absolute gravity measurements possess high accuracy, but they are fundamentally constrained by low operational efficiency and inability to survey complex terrains such as river networks, lakes, and mountainous regions. This study tries to address these limitations through the development of an airborne absolute gravity measurement system based on quantum gravimeters. At a flight altitude of 1022 m and a speed of 240 km/h of the airplane, after a filtering process of 3 km, the measured gravity value shows a standard deviation of approximately 8.86 mGal. Furthermore, a comparative analysis with the EGM2008 gravity model shows a residual standard deviation of 8.16 mGal, validating the consistency of the system with established geophysical references. The experimental results confirm the operational feasibility of quantum gravimeters in scenarios of airborne dynamic measurement, demonstrating the viability of this technological framework for high-resolution gravity field mapping.
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Keywords:
- quantum gravimeter /
- airborne absolute gravity measurement /
- cold atom /
- atom interference
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图 1 机载绝对重力测量系统组成及其测量原理图
Figure 1. System composition of the airborne absolute gravity measurement system and the basic measurement principle.
图 2 测试飞机及重力测量系统现场照片
Figure 2. Picture of aircraft and the absolute gravity measurement systems.
图 3 倾斜调制实验数据(图中黑点为实测重力值, 红色曲线为正弦函数拟合曲线) (a) 重力值随横摇角度变化; (b) 重力值随纵摇角度变化
Figure 3. Experimental data for tilt modulation, the black dots are the measured gravity values and the red curve is the fitted curve with the sine function: (a) Change of measured gravity values as the roll angle; (b) change of measured gravity values as the pitch angle.
图 4 (a) 不同T的拟合曲线, 其中实心红、蓝、黑点分别为T = 10 ms, T = 12 ms, T = 14 ms时的原子布居数, 实线为其对应拟合曲线; (b) 静态测量灵敏度; (c) 静态测量重力值
Figure 4. (a) The fitted curves for different T, where the red, blue, and black dots are the atomic population at T = 10 ms, T = 12 ms, and T = 14 ms, respectively, the solid lines are their corresponding fitted curves; (b) static measured sensitivity; (c) static measured gravity values.
图 5 飞行路线(红线为重力测线, 橙线为往返路线)
Figure 5. Trace of flight. The red line is the pratical measurement route, and the orange line is the take-off and landing route.
图 6 飞机的状态参数 (a) 高度; (b) 速度; (c) 横滚角; (d) 俯仰角
Figure 6. Detailed parameters of the airplane during the flight: (a) Flight altitude; (b) flight speed; (c) roll angle; (d) pitch angle.
图 7 飞行环境下的振动信号 (a) 时域振动信号; (b) 振动信号功率谱
Figure 7. Vibration signals in the case of flying: (a) Time-domain vibration signals; (b) power spectrum of vibration signals.
图 8 飞行环境下的温湿度变化 (a), (b) 分别是温湿度变化曲线, 其中红线、蓝线、黑线分别为AG-1探头、机舱、AG-1控制器内部的温湿度变化; (c)光路模块的温湿度变化
Figure 8. Variations of temperature and humidity during the flight campaign: (a), (b) Temperature and humidity change curves, where the red, blue and black lines are the data measured in AG-1 sensor, cabin and AG-1 controller, respectively; (c) temperature and humidity variation in the optical module.
图 9 机载绝对重力测量结果 (a) 重力数据处理结果(灰色实线为原始重力数据, 蓝色实线为Eötvös修正量, 红色实线为经过Eötvös修正和滤波后的修正重力值); (b) 实测航空重力数据与模型计算数据的对比(黑色实线为基于EIGEN-6C2模型计算的重力数据, 蓝色实线为基于EGM2008模型计算的重力数据, 红色实线为实测的航空重力数据)
Figure 9. Measurement results of absolute gravity with airborne platform: (a) Gravity correction results. The gray line denotes the original gravity data, the blue line represents the gravity value dues to Eötvös correction, while the red line illustrates the gravity values after the Eötvös correction and filtering; (b) comparison of measured airborne gravity data with the data obtained with gravity models, black line is the gravity data calculated by the EIGEN-6C2 gravity model, blue line is the gravity data calculated by EGM2008 gravity model, and red line are the measured gravity airborne data.
表 1 噪声来源及其引起的重力值偏差
Table 1. Budget of noise sources and their resulted gravity deviations.
噪声来源 引起的重力值偏差/mGal 振动噪声 >103 Eötvös效应 0—37 惯性稳定平台姿态控制残余噪声 ≈10–3 飞行高度变化 0—0.8 
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