Title :
Microengineering technology in aerospace sensors
Author_Institution :
Smiths Ind. Aerosp., Cheltenham, UK
fDate :
10/13/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper reviews the products, technologies and research activities of Smiths Aerospace UK divisions in the field of microengineering over the past 30 years. Microengineering at Smiths Industries (SI) is predominantly related to sensor products and falls into three general areas-hydrodynamic gas lubricated bearings for inertial rate sensors, flexure pivots and suspensions for dynamically tuned gyros (DTGs) and optical sensors for acceleration and rotary position transducers
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; electric sensing devices; fibre optic sensors; micromechanical devices; transducers; aerospace sensors; dynamically tuned gyros; fibre optic sensors acceleration transducers; flexure pivots; hydrodynamic gas lubricated bearings; inertial rate sensors; microengineering technology; optical sensors; reviews; rotary position transducers; suspensions;
Conference_Titel :
Microengineering - the Future!, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
