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Materials science and the sensor revolution [PDF]
, 2010 For the past decade, we have been investigating strategies to develop ways to provide chemical sensing platforms capable of long-term deployment in remote locations1-3.
Benito-Lopez, Fernando +2 more
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Actuators, 2018 Valve-controlled hydraulic actuation systems are favored in many applications due to their fast response, high power-to-weight ratio, and stability under variable working conditions. Efficiency, however, is the main disadvantage of these systems.
Ahmed Imam +3 more
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A chip-scale integrated cavity-electro-optomechanics platform [PDF]
, 2011 We present an integrated optomechanical and electromechanical nanocavity, in which a common mechanical degree of freedom is coupled to an ultrahigh-Q photonic crystal defect cavity and an electrical circuit.
A. H. Safavi-Naeini +42 more
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A centrifugo-magnetically actuated gas micropump [PDF]
, 2006 This paper describes a novel gas micropump on a centrifugal microfluidic platform. The pump is integrated on a passive and microstructured polymer disk which is sealed with an elastomer lid featuring paramagnetic inlays.
Ducrée, Jens +3 more
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An Electromagnetically-Actuated All-PDMS Valveless Micropump for Drug Delivery
Micromachines, 2011 This paper presents the fabrication process of a single-chamber planar valveless micropump driven by an external electromagnetic actuator. This micropump features a pair of micro diffuser and nozzle elements used to rectify the fluid flow, and an elastic
Farid Amirouche, Yu Zhou
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International Journal of Fluid Power, 2023 Recently the pump-controlled system has actively been proposed as a replacement for conventional valve-controlled systems, to improve the energy efficiency in non-road mobile machinery. Earlier research demonstrated that a pump-controlled hydraulic system combines the best properties of traditional hydraulics and electric intelligence.
Minav Tatiana, Zakharov Viacheslav
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Analysis of Field Oriented Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for a Valveless Pump-Controlled Actuator [PDF]
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Actuator Technology: Materials, Devices and Applications, 2020 Earlier research demonstrated that a pump-controlled hydraulic system combines the best properties of traditional hydraulics and electric intelligence. Thus, the new system has been proposed as a replacement for conventional valve-controlled systems, to improve the energy efficiency in non-road mobile machinery in particularly.
Viacheslav Zakharov, Tatiana Minav
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Personal Food Computer: A new device for controlled-environment agriculture [PDF]
, 2017 Due to their interdisciplinary nature, devices for controlled-environment agriculture have the possibility to turn into ideal tools not only to conduct research on plant phenology but also to create curricula in a wide range of disciplines.
Brander, Gordon +6 more
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Investigation of an Intellectual Tracking System Using the Intelligent Controller for Infusion Pump in Medical Applications [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and TechnologyThe paper proposes design and investigates controllers for infusion pump systems to actuate air control flow with improved performance. The actuator is realized with a permanent magnet brushless DC motor controlled by a self-tune PID controller replaced ...
Arulmozhiyal Ramaswamy, Murali Muniraj
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Electronic control of elastomeric microfluidic circuits with shape memory actuators [PDF]
, 2008 Recently, sophisticated fluidic circuits with hundreds of independent valves have been built by using multi-layer soft-lithography to mold elastomers.
Adalian, Dvin +4 more
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