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Publikováno v:
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 27:2271-2278
Microcantilevers featuring separate built-in actuation and displacement sensing capabilities allow effective and simple implementation of control methods, opening a pathway to achieving higher scan speeds in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy. Such
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 26:1287-1297
Active microcantilevers with on-chip sensing and actuation capabilities provide significant advantages in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy. The collocated transduction in active cantilevers enables effective control of their dynamics, allowing fo
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 26:469-500
Nanopositioners are high-precision mechatronic devices that are capable of generating mechanical motion with nanometer or sub-nanometer resolution. With this motion typically being available over mechanical bandwidths of several kilohertz or greater,
Publikováno v:
IEEE Sensors Journal. 16:7774-7783
This paper presents a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based energy harvester that is designed to harvest electrical energy from an external source of ultrasonic waves. The harvester features a novel 4-degree-of-freedom (DOF) mechanical design t
Publikováno v:
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 24:1717-1728
We demonstrate the application of internal model control for accurate tracking of spiral scan trajectories, where the reference signals are orthogonal sinusoids whose amplitudes linearly vary with time. The plant is a 2-D microelectromechanical syste
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 24:1730-1740
The design and characterization of a two-degree-of-freedom serial kinematic microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) nanopositioner for on-chip atomic force microscopy (AFM) is reported. A novel design is introduced to achieve a serial kinematic mechani
Publikováno v:
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 24:1164-1172
This paper presents a force-controlled microelectromechanical systems rotary microgripper with integrated electrothermal sensors. The proposed microgripper achieves a large displacement ( $85~\mu $ m) at low driving voltages (≤80 V). Closed-loop fo
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Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 23:1454-1462
This paper presents the design and characterization of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based energy harvester with target applications, including implanted biomedical sensors and actuators. The harvester is designed to utilize ultrasonic wave
Publikováno v:
CCTA
One of the major prerequisites to obtaining highspeed tapping-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a controllable quality (Q) factor. This can be achieved through the use of self-sensing cantilevers that utilize piezoelectric actuation. However, suc
Publikováno v:
ACC
This paper presents a novel microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) implementation of an on-chip atomic force microscope (AFM), fabricated using a silicon-on-insulator process. The device features an XY scanner with electrostatic actuators and electrot