MEMS for automotive and aerospace applications / edited by Michael Kraft and Neil M. White. - Oxford ; Philadelphia : Woodhead Pub., c2013. - xv, 342 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Woodhead Publishing series in electronic and optical materials ; no. 32 . - Woodhead Publishing series in electronic and optical materials ; no. 32. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1. MEMS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS [Microelectromechanical systems or Micro-electromechanical systems] -- MEMS for passenger safety in automotive vehicles / J Swingler -- Passenger safety systems -- Accelerometers for crash sensing systems -- Angular rate sensors for rollover detection systems -- Strain gauges for occupant sensing systems -- Future trends in safety sensing systems -- MEMS sensors for automotive vehicle stability control applications / M Reze and MOsajda -- Introduction to vehicle stability control (VSC) -- What is vehicle stability control? -- MEMS accelerometers in electronic stability control (ESC) -- MEMS angular rate sensors -- Vehicle architecture challenges and sensor fusion -- MEMS accelerometers used in active suspension MEMS for automotive tire pressure monitoring systems / M Loehndorf and T Lange -- TPMS applications and solutions -- MEMS-based pressure sensors and technologies -- TPMS requirements -- Power management -- Future tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) applications MEMS pressure and flow sensors for automotive engine management and aerospace applications / D Sparks -- Sensors used in system and engine management -- The MEMS design process -- Pressure sensors -- Flow sensors -- Concentration, density and fuel quality sensors -- Sensor signal conditioning -- Packaging MEMS sensors for harsh environments -- Conclusion and future trends -- RF MEMS for automotive radar sensors / J Oberhammer, N Somjit, U Shah and Z Baghchehsaraei -- RF MEMS components for automotive radar -- Examples of RF MEMS -- based automotive radar front-end technology -- Unconventional MEMS radar beam steering technologies MEMS for passenger comfort in vehicles / J Lee -- Seating adjustment -- Climate control -- Visual comfort -- Auditory comfort -- Conclusion and future trends -- PART 2. MEMS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS -- MEMS devices for active drag reduction in aerospace applications J Morrison -- Surface sensors -- Actuators -- Conclusion and future trends -- MEMS inertial navigation systems for aircrafts / Y Dong -- Microfabrication -- Integrated inertial navigation systems with GPS -- Conclusion and future trends

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Microelectromechanical systems.
Automobiles--Electronic equipment.
Airplanes--Electric eqiupment.
Microelectromechanical systems--Industrial applications.

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