Commercial research in MEMS
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Some people at my company recently attended a small satellite conference in Utah. The MEMS group from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) had a fascinating presentation relating to their research. (DARPA is the central R&D organisation for the DoD).
They have some of the slides used in their presentation on their web site. Lots of other informatian as well including many links to numerous MEMS related research projects.
My favourite must be the wrist communicator (Star Trek!) and the delta-wing control system which allowed the plane model to do a 1-wing-span-radius turn by identifying and then altering critical areas of flow on the leading edge of the wing.
It is possible that off the shelf MEMS devices may be available within the next decade - maybe sooner. And I mean realy sophisticated stuff, not counting easily standarised components like accelerometers and ink-jets which are already in commercial use.
However it may be, I have the distinct feeling that MEMS will alter the future of micro-electronic systems...
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They have some of the slides used in their presentation on their web site. Lots of other informatian as well including many links to numerous MEMS related research projects.
My favourite must be the wrist communicator (Star Trek!) and the delta-wing control system which allowed the plane model to do a 1-wing-span-radius turn by identifying and then altering critical areas of flow on the leading edge of the wing.
It is possible that off the shelf MEMS devices may be available within the next decade - maybe sooner. And I mean realy sophisticated stuff, not counting easily standarised components like accelerometers and ink-jets which are already in commercial use.
However it may be, I have the distinct feeling that MEMS will alter the future of micro-electronic systems...