Title :
MEMS application in tactical aircraft systems
Author :
Safford, Edward L., III
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Syst., Fort Worth, TX, USA
Abstract :
MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) have unrealized potential for improving aircraft capability and affordability. This technology, which leverages the highly automated production processes used by the semiconductor industry, can achieve reductions in the cost, size, and weight of integrated electrical and mechanical devices. Tactical aircraft applications have been hindered by the lack of: 1. Practical MEMS knowledge by aircraft design engineers 2. Appropriate designs for distributed power and communications 3. Cost-effective, low-production-volume fabrication. These and other problems were investigated a probe into the use of MEMS for three tactical aircraft related applications
Keywords :
aerospace computing; economics; micromotors; microsensors; military aircraft; power supplies to apparatus; stepping motors; wind tunnels; MEMS; MicroElectroMechanical Systems; airbag accelerometers; automated production processes; commercial applications; computer industries; cost-effectiveness; distributed power; ink-jet-printer heads; integrated electrical/mechanical devices; micro stepper motor; semiconductor industry; structural health monitor; tactical aircraft; wind tunnel sensor; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft propulsion; Costs; Design engineering; Electronics industry; Knowledge engineering; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Power engineering and energy; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1997. 16th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Irvine, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4150-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1997.635044
