Journal of Mechatronics and Automation
Volume 2, Issue 1 (2015)
Published
Table of contents
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Analogous Electrical Modelling of Squeeze Film Damping in MEMS Accelerometers
Abstract: Most of the MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) structures employ parallel plates or beams. A very thin film of air or some other gas in between their suspended structure and fixed substrate is trapped in between these plates. This results in squeeze film damping. Though, FEM (Finite element method) analysis is the most widely used method for studying the effects of the phenomenon, it becomes quite cumbersome and time consuming while analyzing …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Simulation of Electrostatic Microactuator with Two-Sided Electrodes
Abstract: Microcantilevers are the basic MEMS structures, which can be used as both sensors and actuators. The objective of this work is to study the concept of two-way deflection of the cantilever due to applied voltage and the ground. The proposed work is carried out by using Comsol/Multiphysics software which is based on the finite element method (FEM). The proposed work is modeled and simulated by selecting electromechanics as the physics …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 10–15 Read article
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Investigation on Open Loop Position Control of Amplified Piezoactuator
Abstract: Amplified piezoelectric actuators (APAs) consist of stacked piezoelectric actuators inside a flexural mechanical amplifier which helps in amplifying the displacements of the piezostacks in static and dynamic conditions. Accounting for their precision movement and dynamic characteristics, these actuators are extensively used in micropositioning, active damping, and microactuation applications. In this paper, FEM analysis of mechanical flexural amplifier of APA230L piezoactuator was performed to estimate its stiffness in the horizontal direction …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 16–24 Read article
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Design and Development of Remote Controlled Semi-Autonomous Robot for Bomb Defusion
Abstract: Mechanical testing plays an important role in the development of army.Accordingly, the aim of this project is utilize a defence robot for bomb diffusal applications. Autonomous Robots have gained their popularity due to economic production, flexibility of launch and variety of applications. In this paper a new approach for development of Autonomous rocker bogie robot is presented. The robot uses powerful brushless DC motors, electronic speed controller (ESC), GPS system, …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 25–31 Read article
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A Study on Responses Parameter of EDM Process in EN-353 Steel Using Grey Relational Analysis
Abstract: Electrical discharge machining (EDM) process is the most practically non-conventional machining processes for machining newly developed high strength alloys with high degree of dimensional accuracy and economical cost of production. The last decade has seen an increasing interest in the novel applications of this process, which is particular emphasis on the potential for surface modification. To gain these goals, the consideration is by optimizing the process parameters such as the …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 32–40 Read article
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Investigations on Piezoactuator-Based Active Vibration Isolation for Tool-Based Micromachining Applications
Abstract: Stacked piezoactuators are suitable actuators for active vibration isolation systems due to their high stiffness and fast response. However, they exhibit hysteresis nonlinearity between applied voltage and the resulting displacement. In this paper, Bouc-Wen model is used to model the hysteresis nonlinearity of stacked piezoactuator. The model parameters are estimated from the experimental voltage-displacement data of a stacked piezoactuator using “Trust-region nonlinear least square method” in MATLAB Simulink. The resulting …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 41–49 Read article
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Modeling of Valveless Piezoelectric Micropump for Insulin Delivery System
Abstract: In order to cope up with the rising needs of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in the fields of biological and medical applications, important progress of the micropump as one of the essential fluid handling devices to deliver precise amounts of fluids is considered. The micropump consists of two fluid diffuser/nozzle elements on each side of a chamber volume with an oscillating diaphragm. The vibrating diaphragm produces an oscillating chamber volume, which …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 50–59 Read article