Transcript MEMS MILITARY APPLICATIONS- RTO TASK GROUP SUMMARY …

MEMS MILITARY
APPLICATIONSRTO TASK GROUP SUMMARY
OCTOBER 2000 TO OCTOBER 2003
Klaus Schadow
[email protected]
CANEUS 2004
Outline
• Background
• Task Group Objectives
• High Payoff Applications
• Impact on Future Capabilities and
Operations
• Follow-on Activities
Background
• Military/Aerospace Applications
– Studies Have Shown Potential
– Unique Challenges
• AVT MEMS Task Group
– Realistic Assessment of Selected Topics
– Applied Vehicle Technologies (AVT)
Task Group Objectives
• Review MEMS R&D Programs
• Focus on High Pay-Off Applications
1. Flow Control
2. Inertial Measurement Units
3. Gas Turbine Applications
4. Fuze/Safety and Arming
5. Munitions Health Monitoring
Flow Control
BOUNDARY SEPARATION CONTROL
REDUCE INLET DISTORTIONS
MANEUVERABILITY
LEADING EDGE CONTROL
REDUCED SYSTEMS WEIGHT
MANEUVERABILITY
MICRO-JET ARRAY
Flow Control
Maneuverability Without Control Surfaces
Flexible Sensor/Actuator Skin
UCLA and Aerovironment
MTO
DARPA
MEMS SENSOR/Actuator Array on the
Leading Edge of Wing of 1/7 Scale Fighter
Microsystems Technology Office
Approved for Public Release - Distribution Unlimited
UCLA and Aerovironment
Flow Control
• Status: Physics Understood and Concepts
Demonstrated
• R&D Needs: Practical Implementation
Requires Additional R&D
• Insertion: Inlet Ducts, UAVs, Manned
Vehicles
• Barriers: Actuators Exposed to Working
Fluid Environment
Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)
• Missile and Projectile Guidance
• Platform Stabilization
• Unmanned Airborne Vehicles