Title :
Design and fabrication of a biomimetic gyroscope inspired by the fly´s haltere
Author :
Droogendijk, H. ; Brookhuis, R.A. ; de Boer, M.J. ; Sanders, R.G.P. ; Krijnen, G.J.M.
Author_Institution :
MESA Inst. for Nanotechnol., Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
We report on the design and fabrication of a MEMS-based gyroscopic system inspired by the fly´s haltere system. Two types of so-called biomimetic gyroscopes have been designed, fabricated and their drive mode has been characterized. First measurements indicate excitable gyropscopes with natural frequencies in the order of 2 kHz and near critically damped systems, which is similar to the fly´s haltere.
Keywords :
biomimetics; biosensors; gyroscopes; microfabrication; microsensors; MEMS-based gyroscopic system; biomimetic gyroscope design; biomimetic gyroscope fabrication; critically damped systems; fly haltere system; frequency 2 kHz; Biomembranes; Damping; Displacement measurement; Fabrication; Frequency measurement; Gyroscopes; Micromechanical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1766-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2012.6411134
