Silicon Cross Section
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Prof. Carlos Fernandez-Pello
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Student Researchers
Dana Teasdale (Masters 2000)
William Lindsay (Masters 2001)
Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center
u-Rocket Assembly
Sililcon Nozzle
Concept
Design and build small propellent-based rockets
capable of several seconds of flight with low mass payloads. Such a device
could deploy small MEMS sensors into the atmosphere on Earth or in space,
or could even, in an array, be used as a positioning system for a small
satellite.
