Low-power high-speed electromagnetic flapping shutters using trapezoidal shutter blades suspended by H-type torsional springs

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1422-1429

  Choi, Hyun Young ^a   Han, Won ^a   Cho, Young Ho ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic actuators; Lorentz force; phone camera shutters

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING RATES; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH-SPEED; INPUT CURRENT; INPUT VOLTAGES; LIFE-TIMES; LORENTZ; LOW POWER; MAXIMUM OVERSHOOT; PHONE CAMERA SHUTTERS; ROTATIONAL ANGLE; SMALL SIZE; TORSIONAL SPRINGS;

ACTUATORS; CAMERA SHUTTERS; CAMERAS; ELECTROMAGNETS; LORENTZ FORCE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; TELEPHONE SETS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 78649645979     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2010.2082503     Document Type: Article

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