MEMS MILITARY APPLICATIONS- MEMS MILITARY APPLICATIONS- RTO TASK GROUP SUMMARY OCTOBER 2000 TO OCTOBER 2003 Klaus Schadow 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 MANEUVERABILITY LEADING EDGE CONTROL REDUCED SYSTEMS WEIGHT BOUNDARY SEPARATION CONTROL REDUCE INLET DISTORTIONS MANEUVERABILITY MICRO-JET ARRAY
MEMS SENSOR/Actuator Array on the Leading Edge of Wing of 1/7 Scale Fighter UCLA and Aerovironment Flexible Sensor/Actuator Skin DARPA MTO Microsystems Technology Office Approved for Public Release - Distribution Unlimited Flow Control Maneuverability Without Control Surfaces
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