Multi-parameter optimization of electrostatic micro-generators using design optimization algorithms

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Hoffmann, Daniel ^a   Folkmer, Bernd ^a   Manoli, Yiannos ^a,b  

^a HSG IMIT Institute of Micromachining and Information Technology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE CHANGE; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN SPACES; DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; IN-PLANE; LOWER BOUNDS; MICROGENERATORS; MULTI-PARAMETER OPTIMIZATIONS; PARAMETRIC MODELS; PER UNIT; POWER OUT PUT;

ALGORITHMS; DESIGN; ELECTROSTATIC GENERATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 78649399943     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/19/11/115016     Document Type: Article

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