Bill Tang
PRESENTATION: : Overview of MEMS Programs at DARPA and Applications in Space
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) is one of the three core enabling technologies within the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Together with Photonics and Electronics, MEMS forms the foundation for a broad variety of advanced research projects sponsored by MTO as well as the other offices within DARPA. Research projects are underway to apply MEMS in specific military platforms in all four domains of engagement: air, land, sea, and space. In particular, space applications present a wealth of opportunities and challenges to the MEMS community. The use of MEMS to implement ultra-miniaturized spacecraft subsystems can potentially address the requirement for shock survivability, radiation tolerance, low-power consumption, and mass and volume constraints. Research issues related to these requirements must be addressed to successfully apply MEMS for space-based platforms
