TY - GEN
T1 - Modeling and characterization of micromachined bi-directional electro-thermal vibromotors
AU - Shih, Wen Pin
AU - Pai, Minfan
AU - Lin, Yu Yun
AU - Hui, Chung Yuen
AU - Tien, Norman C.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The motion of a micromachined bi-directional electro-thermal vibromotor (BETV) is analyzed using an impact model which takes into account of friction and contact, as well as the compliance of the slider and the impact head. This model is shown to address several important issues on the reliable usage of BETV. These include (a) how to achieve the push or pull mode (b) avoiding multiple impacts in one actuation cycle (c) the existence of periodic solution with the same period as the thermal actuator. To test our theory, we fabricated and conducted experiments on several BETV with different geometries. Preliminary results showed good agreement between theory and experiments.
AB - The motion of a micromachined bi-directional electro-thermal vibromotor (BETV) is analyzed using an impact model which takes into account of friction and contact, as well as the compliance of the slider and the impact head. This model is shown to address several important issues on the reliable usage of BETV. These include (a) how to achieve the push or pull mode (b) avoiding multiple impacts in one actuation cycle (c) the existence of periodic solution with the same period as the thermal actuator. To test our theory, we fabricated and conducted experiments on several BETV with different geometries. Preliminary results showed good agreement between theory and experiments.
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U2 - 10.1115/imece2003-41498
DO - 10.1115/imece2003-41498
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:1942423675
SN - 0791837211
SN - 9780791837214
T3 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Micro-Electromechanical Systems Division Publication (MEMS)
SP - 709
EP - 716
BT - Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) - 2003
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress
Y2 - 15 November 2003 through 21 November 2003
ER -