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MICRO-ACCELEROMETER [3 records]

Record 1 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
OBS

microaccelerometer: Microelectromechanical systems or MEMS is the name given ... to the practice of making and combining miniaturised mechanical and electronic components. ... The use of MEMS devices is already a reality, microaccelerometers, bioreactors based on micropumps and microvalves, and micro-positioners have been used on Olympus, Shuttle, and Artemis ...

Key term(s)
  • solid state microaccelerometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
Key term(s)
  • capacitive micromechanical chip microaccelerometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
OBS

Source: Centre national d’études spatiales.

Key term(s)
  • microaccelerometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
DEF

Appareil servant à mesurer de faibles accélérations, par exemple les variations de micropesanteur en orbite.

OBS

Source: Centre national d'études spatiales.

Spanish

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