Tangential and perpendicular driving micro transmission systems based on ratchet mechanism and electrostatic actuator

TRANSDUCERS 2009 - 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 45-48

  Dao, Dzung Viet ^a   Pham, Phuc Hong ^b   Senkawa, Satoshi ^a   Sugiyama, Susumu ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Electrostatic actuator; Micro container; Ratchet mechanism; Transportation system

Indexed keywords

COMB-DRIVE ACTUATOR; DRIVING FORCES; DRIVING FREQUENCIES; DRIVING MODE; MICRO CONVEYANCE SYSTEM; MICRO MOTION; MICRO-OBJECTS; MOVING DIRECTION; NEW DESIGN; RATCHET MECHANISMS; TANGENTIAL FORCE; TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

ACTUATORS; CONTAINERS; DRIVES; ELECTROSTATICS; MACHINERY; MICROSYSTEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 71449111023     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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