Calculable gravitational reference fields from engineered positive mass

01The problem

A calibration source is useful only if its field is known. The goal is a gravitational reference whose signal is computed from measured masses and positions, can be switched between defined states, and is shaped to the sensor's working region.

02Technical foundation

1. 01

   Mathematical field synthesis

   Constructing arrangements of ordinary positive mass whose Newtonian field is locally uniform, or matches a prescribed acceleration and gradient, in a defined working region — with rigorous limits on what a given configuration can achieve.

2. 02

   Inverse source design

   Computational determination of manufacturable positive-mass distributions for a specified field objective, subject to density, geometry and fabrication constraints.

3. 03

   Finite-volume source realization

   Translating idealized thin-source mathematics into realizable fixed-density three-dimensional bodies whose fields remain calculable.

4. 04

   Precision source-mass engineering & metrology

   Source bodies, carriers, positioning, dimensional and mass metrology, trimming and uncertainty analysis so that a reference signal can be computed from measured quantities.

03Reference outputs

04Target instruments

These are intended application areas for development-stage technology. No Elefanti Industries instrument is currently offered for sale.

05Evidence base

The mathematical foundations are described in four public preprints. Engineering performance figures quoted on this site are modeled or simulated results unless explicitly stated otherwise.