• DocumentCode
    3420459
  • Title

    A MEMS array for pneumatic conveyor and its control based on distributed system

  • Author

    Fukuta, Y. ; Chapuis, X.A. ; Mita, Y. ; Fujita, H.

  • Author_Institution
    IIS, Tokyo Univ., Japan
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    30 Jan.-3 Feb. 2005
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a pneumatic conveyor and its control mode are proposed for tiny object manipulation. The conveyor consists of a 2D array of 560 air-nozzle actuators realized by the silicon MEMS technology. A distributed control method, based on local air-flow force application, has been developed and successfully validated. Experimental and characterization results are finally presented and analyzed.
  • Keywords
    conveyors; distributed control; microactuators; pneumatic actuators; 2D array; MEMS array; air-flow force application; air-nozzle actuators; control mode; distributed control system; pneumatic conveyor; silicon MEMS technology; tiny object manipulation; Control systems; Distributed control; Electrostatics; Force control; Microactuators; Micromechanical devices; Pneumatic actuators; Sensorless control; Silicon; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2005. MEMS 2005. 18th IEEE International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1084-6999
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8732-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMSYS.2005.1453862
  • Filename
    1453862