MEMS Piezo Pressure Sensor for Military Applications

Abstract

The structural integrity and ballistic accuracy of gun-launched projectiles are related to the in-bore environment, and to date, these parameters cannot be routinely measured. The ability to measure these quantities and to compare them to design parameters during the system development would vastly improve the performance and reliability of projectiles. Insertion of smart material MEMS (Micro-machined Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors into projectiles will provide the methodology required to develop more precise and lethal projectiles for future combat systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA433154

Entities

People

  • Eugene S. Zakar

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Control Systems
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Fabrication
  • Films
  • Ions
  • Lead Zirconate Titanates
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Projectiles
  • Reactive Ion Etching
  • Silicon
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Thin Films

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • ballistics.