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Large Deflection Electrostatic Spiral Actuator with Twisted-beams

Okamoto et al., 2006

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Document ID
18355026941482282159
Author
Okamoto S
Shimamoto N
Matsushita Y
Fujita T
Maenaka K
Takayama Y
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines

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In this paper, we propose a large-deflection electrostatic spiral-actuator with novel twisted- beams fabricated by surface micromachining. The stress-induced or bimetal-like actuators have merits of simple structure and fabrication steps with relatively large stroke. The novel …
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81CPROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICRO-STRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • B81C1/00Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
    • B81C1/00436Shaping materials, i.e. techniques for structuring the substrate or the layers on the substrate
    • B81C1/00555Achieving a desired geometry, i.e. controlling etch rates, anisotropy or selectivity
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B81MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
    • B81BMICRO-STRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICRO-MECHANICAL DEVICES
    • B81B2203/00Basic micro-electromechanical structures
    • B81B2203/01Suspended structures, i.e. structures allowing a movement

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