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 | Nanotech 2001 Vol. 1
Technical Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems
Chapter 5: Optimization |
| | Computer-Aided Kinematic Design of a Torsional Ratcheting Actuator | | Authors: | E. Sacks and S.M. Barnes | | Affilation: | Purdue University, U.S.A. | | Pages: | 144 - 147 | | Keywords: | MEMS, micro-mechanical design, configu-ration space, Summit | | Abstract: | We have developed an interactive computer-aided design program that supports the mechanical design of devices fabricated in surface micro-machining processes. The program automates kinematic analysis via a novel configuration space computation code, performs real-time simulation and kinematic tolerance analysis, and supports kinematic synthesis. Designers can visualize system function under a range of operating conditions, can find and correct design flaws, and can optimize performance. We used the program to redesign and validate a torsional ratcheting actuator fabricated at Sandia with the SUMMiT V process. |  | View paper | | ISBN: | 0-9708275-0-4 |
| Pages: | 638 |
| Hardcopy: | $100.00 |
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