The detection of explosive conditions in aerospace propulsion applications is important for safety and economic reasons. Microfabricated hydrogen, oxygen, and hydrocarbon sensors as well as the accompanying hardware and software are being developed for a range of aerospace safety applications. The development of these sensors is being done using MEMS (Micro ElectroMechanical Systems) based technology and SiC-based semiconductor technology. The hardware and software allows control and interrogation of each sensor head and reduces accompanying cabling through multiplexing. These systems are being applied on the X-33 and on an upcoming STS-95 Shuttle mission. A number of commercial applications are also being pursued. It is concluded that this MEMS-based technology has significant potential to reduce costs and increase safety in a variety of aerospace applications.
Hazardous Gas Detection System for Aerospace and Commercial Applications
1998
15 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Space Safety , Industrial Safety Engineering , Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Semiconductor Devices , Aerospace engineering , Gas detectors , Aerospace safety , Space transportation system , Space transportation system flights , Economics , Hydrogen , Microelectromechanical systems , Hydrocarbons , Oxygen , Semiconductors(Materials) , Space missions , Spacecraft propulsion , X-33 reusable launch vehicle , Multiplexing , Interrogation , Cost reduction , Computer programs