Simulation of the control process applied to the micromechanical device with the shape memory effect

Autor: V. S. Kalashnikov, P. V. Lega, V. A. Dikan, Alexey Mashirov, Victor Koledov, Alexander Shelyakov, A. V. Irzhak, V. Ya. Pokrovskii, S. A. Zybtsev, P. V. Mazaev, A. M. Zhikharev, Vladimir G. Shavrov, D. S. Kuchin, L. V. Koledov
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics. 60:1124-1133
ISSN: 1555-6557
1064-2269
DOI: 10.1134/s1064226915100083
Popis: It has recently been proved that, in alloys, e.g., based on the Ti–Ni system, a shape memory effect (SME) is preserved down to the nanoscale sizes of an active alloy layer and demonstrated ultrasmall-sized and fully functional microand nanomechanical devices: actuators and nanotweezers that are fabricated via standard microelectronic technologies relying on composite materials with the SME. In the nearest future, such achievements will enable the creation of the next-generation microand nanomechanical devices whose sizes are quite comparable with those inherent to, e.g., carbon nanotubes, graphene sheets, viruses, etc. Mathematical simulation methods are used to study how the shape-memory micromechanical devices can be activated by means of resistive pulse heating. A decrease in the overall sizes of heating elements (from 1 mm to 10 μm) is demonstrated to be accompanied by the fact that the speed of operation increases sharply from 102 to 105 s–1 and, simultaneously, the energy consumption diminishes from 10–3 to 10–8 J per operation. The preliminary results of experiments whereby the control of the composite nanotweezer exhibiting the SME is perfected with the help of the automatic pulsed heating technology, as well as the prospects for creating high-speed and high-performance microrobotic systems incorporating newly developed components, are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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