Needs for this workshop
During the last decade, research and development activities in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) have shown significant promise for a variety of aerospace applications. The advantages of drastic size and weight reduction of MEMS enable consideration of developing low-cost, high-performance, ultra-portable, MEMS-based devices and systems for aircraft, space and defense requirements. In Europe and the US, concerted and well-coordinated efforts related to aircraft, space, and defense applications of MEMS are underway. In Canada, developments related to MEMS for aerospace applications are comparatively slow; hence coordination and synergy are needed.
About this workshop
This workshop was jointly organized by the Centre for Large Space Structures and Systems (CLS3) Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, together with the Institute for Aerospace Research (IAR) of the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC), Ottawa, Canada and the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC), Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
The workshop sponsors included: the Department of National Defense Canada (DND), the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC), Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) and the Canadian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (CSNDT).
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