NASA would like new devices and sensors for performing nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of aerospace vehicles. These devices must be small in size/volume, mass, and power consumption. The devices must be autonomous and mobile so they can access the internal structures of aircraft and spacecraft and adequately monitor the structural health of these craft. The platforms must be mobile in order to transport NDE sensors for evaluating structural integrity and determining whether further investigations will be required. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology is crucial to the development of the mobile platforms and sensor systems. This paper presents NASA s needs for micro mobile platforms and MEMS sensors that will enable NDE to be performed on aerospace vehicles.


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    Title :

    NASA NDE Applications for Mobile MEMS Devices and Sensors


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    Conference:

    Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems 2008 ; 2008 ; Boston, MA, United States


    Publication date :

    2008-06-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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