A computational study of radiometric phenomena for powering microactuators with unlimited displacements and large available forces

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-65

  Wadsworth, Dean C ^a,c,d,e   Muntz, E Phillip ^b,e,f,g  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g University of Toronto ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS DYNAMICS; HEATING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SURFACES;

KNUDSEN NUMBER; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; POWERING MICROACTUATORS; RADIOMETRIC PHENOMENA; RAREFIED GAS DYNAMIC FORCE;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0030104678     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/84.485217     Document Type: Article

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