Research Summaries

Back MEMS Directional Sound Sensor

Fiscal Year 2013
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Physics
Investigator(s) Downey, Richard H.
Sponsor Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center-Pacific (Navy)
Summary The proposed research investigates a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) mimicking the directionally sensitive aural system of the Ormia ochracea fly and its extraordinary directional sensitivity. This research could lead to a cheap, reliable, accurate, networked directional sound sensor that could be deployed on fixed structures, vehicles on land, sea, air, and undersea, and even individuals. Such a sensor could aid in sniper detection among many other potential applications.
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