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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Electromechanical devices"”.
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A laser-assisted microchemistry system for the fabrication of small electromechanical devices
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1994.
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Let's make robots! : automated co-generation of electromechanical devices from user specifications using a modular robot library
… from an integrated library into complex electromechanical devices. The system provides design feedback, performs verification, makes any required modifications, and then co-designs the underlying subsystems to generate wiring instructions, mechanical drawings, microcontroller code for …
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Tailoring Structure and Function of Imidazole-Containing Block Copolymers for Emerging Applications from Gene Delivery to Electromechanical Devices
… including gene delivery vectors, ionic liquids, electromechanical actuators, and novel monomers and polymers. The imidazole ring provides a unique building block for these applications due to its thermal stability, aromatic nature, ability to form ionic salts, and ease of functionalization. Free …
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Modelling and Control of Complex Structures: From Ebatronics to Electromechanical Devices and Their Industrial Applications [Modellazione e controllo di strutture complesse: Dall'ebatronica ai dispositivi elettromeccanici e alle loro applicazioni industriali]
La ricerca mira a studiare la modellazione e il controllo di sistemi complessi per contribuire ai crescenti progressi della robotica e dell'ingegneria. Questa ricerca è stata condotta in un laboratorio di robotica verde chiamato Ebatronics, dove sono stati utilizzati componenti sostenibili e …
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Sensing for Electromechanical Systems
Electromechanical devices and systems, for example, pumps, compressors, and electric machines, are the foundation of modern society. Condition monitoring of these systems is crucial for efficient operation and operator safety. Modern electronics enable new developments in electromechanical system …
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Augmented material interfaces : exploring bidirectional microinteractions enabled by radical elements
… in material science and miniaturization of electromechanical devices are liberating the surface of the embedded device from its rigid shell. These new modes of dynamic expression have to be coupled with sensing capabilities in order to create comprehensible interactions. This thesis explores …
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RF MEMS switches : survey and analysis
Microelectromechanical systems known as MEMS, are an enabling technology that describe a field capable of creating very small electromechanical devices with feature sizes on the order of microns, or 10-6 meters. MEMS technology has received considerable attention recently as a way to produce …
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Active Micro-/Nano-Structures for Electromechanical Actuation
… popular scheme for the development of electronic devices and systems in pursuit of unprecedented device performance and unique system functionality. In particular, cooperative actuation of active structures assembled in parallel results in emerging concepts of electromechanical devices and systems …
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The impact of Rayleigh fading channel effects on the RF-DNA fingerprinting process
… of Things (IoT) consists of many electronic and electromechanical devices connected to the Internet. It is estimated that the number of connected IoT devices will be between 20 and 50 billion by the year 2020. The need for mechanisms to secure IoT networks will increase dramatically as 70% of the …
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Permeability Spectra of Electrodeposited CoFe Film for Inductor Applications
… industry. With the continuous demand for smaller devices, the manufacturing of passive components like inductors and voltage regulators presents challenges. Research trends have focused on RF and power electronics applications for Micro Electromechanical Devices (MEMs), with promising growth in …
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Reduced-order modeling of MEMS using modal basis functions
… the existence of system level models of MEMS devices that can capture the complex non-linear coupling between multiple physical domains, yet be sufficiently fast and compact in form to insert into a system dynamics simulator. In this thesis I explore techniques of automatically constructing …
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Creation, validation, and implementation of a Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) procedure to improve the reliability of printed circuit boards
… to evaluate the reliability of electronic and electromechanical devices. This thesis aimed at the implementation of Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) on Printed Circuit Boards. A standard operating procedure for implementing Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) to increase the …
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Towards the development of a dynamic device for the evaluation of hypertonia of the upper extremity
… and intra-rater reliability. Automated objective electromechanical devices for upper-limb evaluation do exist, such as the commercially available NeuroFlexor device. These assess combined wrist and finger flexor tone by monitoring wrist joint torque during passive wrist extension. Wrist flexor …
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Development of Nanoelectromechanical Resonators for RFIC Applications
… is the use of monolithically integrated electromechanical devices. This thesis describes the modeling, fabrication and characterization of nanoelectromechanical (NEM) single crystal silicon resonators. The potential advantages associated with these devices are high-Q, small die area and …
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Computer aided analysis and design of a single phase tubular induction actuator
… COUPV can find application for many types of electromechanical devices such as magnetic bearings, fuel injectors, various electric motors and even θ guns.
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Time-of-Arrival Emitter Location
No abstract prepared.
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Chemical Modification on Gold Slides to Gain Better Control of Patterning Techniques
… improve patterning and to assist in fabricating electromechanical devices. An increasing number of applications require surfaces with defined regions of different chemical functionality. In our previous project optimum conditions for lithographic patterning were determined and potential blockers …
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Nonlinear vibration and chaotic motion of uniform and non-uniform carbon nanotube resonators.
… to implement CNTs for production of different electromechanical devices. Research on vibration behavior of CNTs has been done for a few decades. Accordingly, a number of mathematical theories have been developed to analyze the vibration of CNTs. Most of the articles on the vibration of CNTs are …
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Investigation of van der Waals ferroelectric CuInP2S6 by scanning probe microscopy
… play an important role in non-volatile memory devices. With the increasing demand for device miniaturization, van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectrics that feature atomically thin ferroelectricity and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible defect-free interfaces are highly …
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