• DocumentCode
    2116148
  • Title

    Topology optimization of electromechanical microsystems against pull-in voltage

  • Author

    Lemaire, Etienne ; Duysinx, Pierre ; Rochus, Véronique ; Golinval, Jean-Claude

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp., Liege Univ.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    24-26 April 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    8
  • Abstract
    The present work is dedicated to the application of topology optimization in the multiphysics field of MEMS. Precisely, it describes how it is possible to maximize pull-in voltage of an electromechanical microsystem for which the optimization domain is insulated from the electric field. The electromechanical coupling is modeled by the use of a monolithic analysis. The optimization task is completed with the help of a sequential convex linear approximation schemes (CONLIN)
  • Keywords
    convex programming; micromechanical devices; MEMS; electric field; electromechanical coupling; electromechanical microsystems; pull-in voltage; sequential convex linear approximation schemes; topology optimization; Capacitors; Design optimization; Electric potential; Electrodes; Equations; Micromechanical devices; Permittivity; Springs; Topology; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Thermal, Mechanical and Multiphysics Simulation and Experiments in Micro-Electronics and Micro-Systems, 2006. EuroSime 2006. 7th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Como
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0275-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ESIME.2006.1644038
  • Filename
    1644038