Li F., Clark J.V.
Purdue University, US
Keywords: electro-thermo-mechanical modeling, FEA, lumped model analysis, online software tool
We present an online software tool that enables both novices and experts to quickly and fairly accurately model and simulate an electro-thermo-mechanical microdevice. We model and simulate a MEMS thermal actuator by coupling finite element analysis (FEA) with network analysis. Commercial FEA software and SUGAR package are integrated in MATLAB for the simulation process. The simulation result is comparable to the experimental data. The thermo-mechanical part of the tool has free-access on nanoHUB.org with the support of RAPPTURE Toolkit.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 3, Nanotechnology 2009: Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Coatings, Fluidics and Compact Modeling
Published: May 3, 2009
Pages: 252 - 255
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Informatics, Modeling & Simulation
ISBN: 978-1-4398-1784-1