MEMS for Aerospace Applications
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "A:Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2019) | Viewed by 26458
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microsystems; sensing (inertial, flow, load, strain); design of MEMS; data processing; modeling of coupled micro and macro systems; packaging of microsensors; MEMS for turbulence control; microfabrication; non-conventional microfabrication; rapid prototyping; migration from auto to aero; reliability of MEMS; failure models; test methodologies
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Dear Colleagues,
Aerospace is a quality-based industry that follows very strict rules with regards to safety of the equipment. These features did not make the aerospace a suitable candidate for aerospace industry. The heavy development of sensors used in the mass production of ground transportation vehicles provided some support towards the implementation of low-mass sensing devices in the aerospace industry. It is well known that the main concern of the aerospace industry is mass. Any safety-related equipment installed on an aircraft will add significant mass unless those systems are microsystems. Once the first inertial, pressure, temperature or flow sensors were implemented on prototypes, the concept of microsystems in the aerospace industry gained more interest. Thus, pressure and flow sensors that could be installed to feed data during flight missions from the LP or even HP comoressor within the engine were developed. The major advantage of this technology was expanded into the cockpit, where most of the apparata are screens connected to a computation unit, which yields the needed information in the classic format of a dial indicator.
The Special Issue of Micromachines is intended to open debate about the present realizations in the aerospace field and come up with futuristic concepts that have the potential of being implemented. Contributions in all above areas are welcomed.
Prof. Dr. Ion Stiharu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Micro-sensors for aerospace applications
- micro-systems for harsh environment
- micro-actuators
- energy harvesting systems
- boundary layer modifiers
- MEMS sensors
- MEMS actuators
- MEMS energy haversting
- sensors for harsh enviroment
- SiC MEMS
- SiCN MEMS
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