Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-14-2010
Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Abstract
This paper investigates the design optimization of an electrostatically actuated microcantilever resonator that operates in air. The nonlinear effects of electrostatic actuation and air damping make the structural dynamics modeling more complex. There is a need for an efficient way to simulate the system behavior so that the design can be more readily optimized. This paper describes an efficient analytical approach for determining the optimum design for a microcantilever resonant mass sensor. One simple case is described. The sensor design is a square plate that is coated with a functional polymer and attached to the substrate with folded leg springs. The plate has a square hole in the middle to reduce the effect of squeeze film damping. With the analytical approach, the optimum hole size for maximum sensitivity is found.
Publication Title
Micromachines
Recommended Citation
Li, C.,
&
Miller, M. H.
(2010).
Optimization strategy for resonant mass sensor design in the presence of squeeze film damping.
Micromachines,
1(3), 112-128.
http://doi.org/10.3390/microm1010112
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© 2010 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.3390/microm1010112