Microengineering Aerospace Systems

Front Cover
Annotation Collects many of the ideas, fundamental principles, and technology rudiments that can profoundly change the manner by which aerospace systems are designed, engineered, and assembled. The concepts presented advance the use of microengineering principles to impart intelligence, volition, and motility to systems on the miniature scale, thereby effecting a change in the paradigm of how aerospace systems should be developed, maintained, and used. The 17 chapters cover the general areas of materials/mechanics/processing and packaging, microsystem devices, distributed system architectures, and satellite subsystems. The book is written in a tutorial style providing worked examples, key equations, and process sequences. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
 

Contents

Microengineering Space Systems
29
Mechanical Analysis and Properties of MEMS Materials
73
MEMS for Harsh Application Environments
119
Laser Processing for Microengineering Applications
145
Pros and Cons
201
A Systems Approach to Microsystems Development
227
Space Electronics Packaging Research and Engineering
259
Micromachined Rate Gyroscopes
347
Chemical Microsensors for Gas Detection and Applications to Space Systems
449
Surface Micromachined Optical Systems
485
Micropackaging HighDensity RadioFrequency Microwave Circuits
519
MEMSBased Active Drag Reduction in Turbulent Boundary Layers
553
Analysis Tools and Architecture Issues for Distributed Satellite Systems
581
Propellants for Microspacecraft
637
Micropropulsion Systems for Aircraft and Spacecraft
657
Index
697

Architecture Design and Implementation
389

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