Objective
The fundamental objective of the MNT-based Harsh Environment Sensors Workshop is to establish the feasibility of transitioning these technologies from concept to system-level products, thus providing the aerospace community with access to novel MNT sensors based on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) integrated circuits coupled with MEMS technology, consuming low power and adapted for performance in harsh environments.
The ultimate pilot project will be accomplished in three phases:
- The first phase will focus on the transfer of technology developed at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) to the Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) with the objective of developing system-level prototypes.
- The second phase will focus on the small volume production of MNT harsh environment sensors for demonstrating system-level performance
- Following successful system-level demonstration, the third phase will be aimed at transferring the manufacturing process to a technologically mature commercial foundry (e.g. X-FAB, Germany) for high-volume production.
The applications of SOI-based harsh environment MNT sensor technology include aircraft and spacecraft structural health monitoring. Other applications include engine performance monitoring, and other types of high temperature/corrosive environment sensing.
