Derivation of a 1D CMUT model from FEM results for linear and nonlinear equivalent circuit simulation

Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 465-468

  Lohfink, A ^a,b   Eccardt, P C ^a   Benecke, W ^b   Meixner, H ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; TRANSDUCERS;

CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS (CMUT); CIRCUIT SIMULATION; MECHANICAL IMPEDANCE;

CELLS;

EID: 4143154086     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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