Low-Voltage and High-Reliability RF MEMS Switch With Combined Electrothermal and Electrostatic Actuation [PDF]
Micromachines, 2021 In this paper, we report a novel laterally actuated Radio Frequency (RF) Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) switch, which is based on a combination of electrothermal actuation and electrostatic latching hold.
Yong Zhu, Jitendra Pal
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Investigation on Test Mass Capture of an Inertial Sensor via Torsion Pendulum Under Limited Electrostatic Actuation for Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detection [PDF]
MicromachinesFor space-based gravitational-wave detection, a released test mass in an inertial sensor may retain appreciable residual angular motion, while electrostatic actuation authority is finite.
Yongkun Chen +7 more
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Artificial Muscles: Electrostatic Actuation and Design Tradeoffs [PDF]
BiomimeticsArtificial muscles are an emerging class of actuators designed to mimic the compliant, efficient, and versatile behavior of biological muscles for fields including the following: soft robotics, prosthetics, wearable enhancements, haptic interfaces, and ...
Gabriel X. Colborn +8 more
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Modeling the Electrostatic Actuation of Nanomechanical Pillar Dimers
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 With their unparalleled mass sensitivity, enabling single-molecule mass spectrometry, nanomechanical resonators have the potential to considerably improve existing sensor technology.
Andreas Kainz +3 more
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Electrostatic Actuation Induces Competing Adhesion and Vibration Regimes at Fingertip Contact
Advanced Intelligent SystemsElectrostatic actuation enables programmable tactile feedback by modulating finger‐surface friction via oscillating electric fields. Despite its potential, widespread adoption is hindered by an incomplete understanding of the underlying physical ...
Celal Umut Kenanoglu +2 more
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Real-time correction of gain nonlinearity in electrostatic actuation for whole-angle micro-shell resonator gyroscope [PDF]
Microsystems & NanoengineeringMEMS gyroscopes are well known for their outstanding advantages in Cost Size Weight and Power (CSWaP), which have inspired great research attention in recent years.
Sheng Yu +7 more
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Ultralight soft electrostatic actuators based on solid-liquid-gas architectures [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSoft actuators enable versatile and adaptable robots capable of operating in unstructured environments and close to humans. Soft electrostatic actuators utilizing electrohydraulic principles are particularly promising, combining all-around actuation ...
Hyeong-Joon Joo +6 more
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Materials & Design, 2023 Photo-induced actuators enable potential applications involving soft robots, biomedical engineering, and microelectromechanical system due to the contactless energy supply and high spatial and temporal controllability of light.
Zhen Lv +3 more
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Study on the Method of Charge Accumulation Suppression of Electrostatic Suspended Accelerometer
Sensors, 2022 Electrostatic suspended accelerometers (ESAs) are widely used in high accuracy acceleration measurement. However, there exist accumulated charges on the isolated mass which damage the accuracy and the stability of ESAs. In this paper, we propose to apply
Jiefeng Dai +4 more
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Electro-responsive actuators based on graphene
The Innovation, 2021 Electro-responsive actuators (ERAs) hold great promise for cutting-edge applications in e-skins, soft robots, unmanned flight, and in vivo surgery devices due to the advantages of fast response, precise control, programmable deformation, and the ease of ...
Yong-Lai Zhang +5 more
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