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Sensing and Control of Aerodynamic Separation by MEMS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

Gwo-Bin Lee ,
Adam Huang ,
Chih-Ming Ho ,
Fukang Jiang ,
Charles Grosjean  and
Yu-Chong Tai
Gwo-Bin Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, R.O.C.
Adam Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Chih-Ming Ho*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Fukang Jiang
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, California, U.S.A.
Charles Grosjean
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, California, U.S.A.
Yu-Chong Tai*
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, California, U.S.A.
*
*Assistant Professor
**Professor
***Associate Professor
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Abstract

During the last decade, we have applied MEMS-based transducers to develop a technology for maneuvering aircraft by sensing and controlling the separation around the leading edge of a delta wing. In this paper, we will summarize our experience of this endeavor.

Keywords

MEMSActive flow controlMicro actuatorsMicro shear stress sensors
Type
Invited Paper
Information
Journal of Mechanics , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , March 2000 , pp. 45 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2000

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