Cover -- MEMS for automotive and aerospace applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributor contact details -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials -- Part I MEMS for automotive applications -- 1 MEMS for passenger safety in automotive vehicles -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Passenger safety systems -- 1.3 Accelerometers for crash sensing systems -- 1.4 Angular rate sensors for rollover detection systems -- 1.5 Strain gauges for occupant sensing systems -- 1.6 Future trends in safety sensing systems -- 1.7 Conclusion -- 1.8 References -- 2 MEMS sensors for automotive vehicle stability control applications -- 2.1 Introduction to vehicle stability control (VSC) -- 2.2 What is vehicle stability control? -- 2.3 MEMS accelerometer in electronic stability control (ESC) -- 2.4 MEMS angular rate sensors -- 2.5 Vehicle architecture challenges and sensor fusion -- 2.6 MEMS accelerometers used in active suspension -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 2.8 References -- 3 MEMS for automotive tire pressure monitoring systems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) applications and solutions -- 3.3 MEMS-based pressure sensors and technologies -- 3.4 TPMS requirements -- 3.5 Power management -- 3.6 Future TPMS applications -- 3.7 Conclusion -- 3.8 References -- 4 MEMS pressure and flow sensors for automotive engine management and aerospace applications -- 4.1 Sensors used in system and engine management -- 4.2 The MEMS design process -- 4.3 Pressure sensors -- 4.4 Flow sensors -- 4.5 Concentration, density and fuel quality sensors -- 4.6 Sensor signal conditioning -- 4.7 Packaging MEMS sensors for harsh environments -- 4.8 Conclusion and future trends -- 4.9 References -- 5 RF MEMS for automotive radar sensors -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Radio-frequency (RF) MEMS components for automotive radar.

5.3 Examples of RF MEMS-based automotive radar frontend technology -- 5.4 Unconventional MEMS radar beam steering technologies -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 5.6 References -- 6 MEMS for passenger comfort in vehicles -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Seating -- 6.3 Climate control -- 6.4 Visual comfort -- 6.5 Auditory comfort -- 6.6 Conclusion and future trends -- 6.7 References -- Part II MEMS for aerospace applications -- 7 MEMS devices for active drag reduction in aerospace applications -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Surface sensors -- 7.3 Actuators -- 7.4 Conclusion and future trends -- 7.5 Acknowledgements -- 7.6 References -- 8 MEMS inertial navigation systems for aircraft -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Microfabrication -- 8.3 Integrated inertial navigation systems (INS) with global positioning system (GPS) -- 8.4 Conclusion and future trends -- 8.5 References -- 9 MEMS for structural health monitoring in aircraft -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Stateof-theart structural health monitoring (SHM) application for aerospace structures -- 9.3 MEMS devices for embedded SHM -- 9.4 Conclusion and future trends -- 9.5 References -- 10 MEMS for harsh environment sensors in aerospace applications: selected case studies -- 10.1 Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) -- 10.2 Examples of MEMS harsh environment sensors in aerospace applications -- 10.3 Conclusion and future trends -- 10.4 Sources of further information -- 10.5 References -- 11 MEMS thrusters for nanoand picosatellites -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Propulsion requirements -- 11.3 Propulsion technologies -- 11.4 Miniaturizing propulsion systems -- 11.5 MEMS thrusters -- 11.6 Design considerations of MEMS thrusters -- 11.7 Future trends -- 11.8 References -- 12 MEMS enabling space exploration and exploitation -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Future trends in spacecraft - small satellites -- 12.3 MEMS in spacecraft subsystems.

12.4 MEMS in space science instrumentation -- 12.5 Reliability concerns in the space environment -- 12.6 Conclusion -- 12.7 References -- Index.