Electrostatically driven synthetic microjet arrays as a propulsion method for micro flight: Part I: Principles of operation, modeling, and simulation

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1214-1222

  Parviz, Babak A ^a   Najafi, Khalil ^b   Muller, Michael O ^b   Bernal, Luis P ^b   Washabaugh, Peter D ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STREAMING; ELECTROSTATICS; MICROACTUATORS; MICROMACHINING; RESONATORS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THRUST BEARINGS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW VELOCITIES; HELMHOLTZ RESONANCE; MICROJET ARRAYS; THRUST AUGMENTATION;

ARRAYS;

EID: 26044432757     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-005-0599-0     Document Type: Article

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