MF-01 / Momentum Lab

Measure the difference.

A proposed in-house force platform. Three campaigns to turn a small signal into a result another team can assess.

Current stage: program designNext deliverable: measurement requirements and uncertainty plan
Concept view of MF-01 precision force-measurement equipment
Illustrative instrument concept, not a completed apparatus or manufacturing drawing.
MF-01A / PLANNED

Recover a known force

Establish what the complete instrument can measure before testing a candidate propulsion mechanism.

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MF-01B / PLANNED

Learn the false signals

Measure how ordinary heat, fields, gas and mechanical connections can imitate the candidate's predicted response.

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MF-01C / PLANNED

Test one defined prediction

Determine whether a specified candidate is supported, constrained or unresolved under a declared test protocol.

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Define the signal before choosing the sensor.

Force range, payload, bandwidth and acceptable uncertainty follow from the candidate prediction. Cryogenics, interferometry and nanoscale fabrication are options to justify against requirements—not prerequisites implied by the word propulsion.

Research basis: James E. Polk, 2017 · M. Tajmar, 2022 · Paul Williams, 2021 · Lior Michaeli, 2025.