Sliding simulation for adhesion problems in micro gear trains based on an atomistic simplified model

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1125-1131

  Ping, Yang ^a,b   Bo, Liao Ning ^a   Daoguo, Yang ^b,c   Ernst, L J ^c  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

GEAR SYSTEMS; MICRO GEARS; SLIDING SIMULATION;

GEARS;

EID: 33748764397     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-006-0235-7     Document Type: Article

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