Description
Book SynopsisThe promise of MEMS for aerospace applications has been germinating for years, and current advances bring the field to the very cusp of fruition. Reliability is chief among the challenges limiting the deployment of MEMS technologies in space, as the requirement of zero failure during the mission is quite stringent for this burgeoning field. MEMS and Microstructures in Aerospace Applications provides all the necessary tools to overcome these obstacles and take MEMS from the lab bench to beyond the exosphere.
The book begins with an overview of MEMS development and provides several demonstrations of past and current examples of MEMS in space. From this platform, the discussion builds to fabrication technologies; the effect of space environmental factors on MEMS devices; and micro technologies for space systems, instrumentation, communications, thermal control, guidance navigation and control, and propulsion. Subsequent chapters explore factors common to all of the described sys
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Table of ContentsOverview of Microelectromechanical Systems and Microstructures in Aerospace Applications. Vision for Micro Technology Space Missions. Fabrication Technologies for Micro Technologies. Impact of Space Environmental Factors on Micro-Technologies. Space Radiation Effects and Microelectromechanical Systems. Micro Technologies for Space Systems. Micro Technologies for Science Instrumentation Applications. Microelectromechanical Systems for Spacecraft Communications. Microsystems in Spacecraft Thermal Control. Microsystems in Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control. Micro Propulsion Technologies. MEMS Packaging for Space Applications. Handling and Contamination Control Considerations for Critical Space Applications. Material Selection for Applications of MEMS. Reliability Practices for Design and Application of Space Based MEMS. Assurance Practices for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems and Microstructures in Aerospace. Index.
