MEMS gyroscope technology provides cost- effective method for improving directional estimation and overall accuracy in the navigation systems. This paper presents a tuning- fork gyroscope (TFG) [1] with a perforated proof mass. The... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore L. Sujatha1 , B. Preethi1 1 Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, India
Micro Mirror is a versatile device which has been gaining popularity and also the importance of MEMS techniques to develop such devices. These mirrors find applications in fields such as optical switching, display and in medical fields... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore L. Sujatha1 , D. K. Balasubramanian2 , V. S. Selvakumar1 1 Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, India 2 University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States
The paper presents recent results concerning the experimental mechanical characterization, the numerical modeling and the design of micro-needles used in the construction of probe heads for wafer testing. A fully coupled electro-thermal... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan A. Corigliano1 , A. Courard1 , G. Cocchetti1 , P. Gagliardi1 , L. Magagnin1 , R. Vallauri2 , D. Acconcia2 1 Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy 2 Technoprobe, Cernusco Lombardone, Italy
In this project, we are aiming towards the development of an impedimetric biosensor based on nanoporous silicon structures for the detection of small molecular size and low weight food toxins (like Aflatoxin). Existing sensors for such... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore H. Ghosh1 , C. R. Chaudhuri1 1 Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, BESUS, Howrah, West Bengal, India
Nanoscale structural analysis and design is presented. All the simulations are carried out using a finite element solver and optimization is performed using parameter and topology optimization schemes. It is concluded that COMSOL is... COMSOL Conference 2012, Seoul J. Yoo1 , H. Soh2 , J. Choi3 , S. Song4 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea 2 Hyundai Motor Co., Korea 3 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea 4 Mando Co., Korea
The objective of this work is to develop a MEMS based Variometer to measure the vertical speed and to sense the instantaneous rate of climb or descent in Aircrafts to meet the miniaturization requirements in avionics industry. The design... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore K. Umapathi1 , K. Sukirtha2 , C. Sujitha2 , K. A. Noushad2 , Venkateswaran1 , R. Poornima1 , R. Yogeswari1 1 United Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2 Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Introduction: Accurate fluid temperature control in microfluidic channels is a requirement for many lab-on-chip and micro-reactors.Thin films resistive metal heaters have proven to be the best choice for localizing heating applications... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan G. S. Masi1 , S. V. De Guido1 , G. Montagna2 , C. Martucci2 , P. M. Congedo1 , L. Vasanelli 1 , M. G. Manera2 , R. Rella2 1 Department of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy 2 CNR-IMM, Lecce, Italy
Several analytical solutions describing the mechanical behavior of a silicon micro membrane deflection, perfectly embedded and subjected to a uniform and constant pressure have been proposed. The obtained results are compared with those... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan F. Kerrour1 , A. Beddiaf1 , M. Benabbas-Marir1 1 MODerNa Laboratory, University Mentouri, Constantine, Algeria
Voids in composite materials can lead to degraded structural performance. The following is a study of voids or bubbles in uncured viscous polymer resin during composites processing. The goal is to determine if voids can successfully... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston J.J. Gangloff Jr.1 , W.R. Hwang2 , S.G. Advani1 1 Center for Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA 2 School of Mechanical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea
The paper brings out the designing and implementation of blood viscosity monitoring device that gives us the INR to measure the effectiveness of anti coagulant medications .When a blood vessel is damaged, clotting cascade begins that... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore J. G. Immanuel1 , K. Poojitha1 , B. Viknesshwar1 , A. Gupta1 1 PSG College of Technology, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
High performance micro sensors are important to detecting special nuclear materials radiations in different fields to save the globe. This paper is mainly focused on to develop a MEMS based bolometer for detecting the nuclear radiation to... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore K. Umapathi1 , S. Swetha2 , K. Ranjitha2 , K. Vinodh2 , K. Deebiga1 , R. Harisudarsan1 1 United Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India 2 Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
An electric micro-resistance sensor that can continuously measure the deformability of a single red blood cell (RBC) in a microchannel and a numerical model that can simulate the resistance and capacitance of the cell membrane and... COMSOL Conference 2012, Tokyo K. Tatsumi1 1 Kyoto University, Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan
This project utilizes the heat transfer module of the COMSOL Multiphysics environment to model the effects that an ohmic heating probe will have on neural tissue. The model quantifies the thermal impact of active components embedded on a... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston M. Christian1 , S. Firebaugh1 , A. Smith1 1 United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA
The rapid increase in power densities of integrated circuits has induced a significant interest in new reliable and high heat flux cooling technologies. The implication of such growth is the increased need for more efficient and more... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston S. Arslan1 , J. Brown1 1 Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, USA
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are commonly used as wireless filters, resonators, and sensors. The confinement of acoustic energy near the surface of a piezoelectric substrate in a SAW sensor makes it highly sensitive for discerning... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston G. Zhang1 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
A scheme for inductive wireless powering and readout of passive LC sensor is presented. The sensor’s inductor is designed as a planar square coil and is used as the power receiving component. The capacitor is connected directly to the... COMSOL Conference 2012, Boston D.A. Sanz Becerra1 , E.A. Unigarro Calpa1 , J. Osma1 , F. Segura1 1 Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
In this paper, we have proposed an impedance biosensor based on polymer nanowire (made of polyaniline) for efficient electric field mediated capture of biomolecules. Existing polymer nanowire based biosensors fail to achieve high... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore N. Das1 , C. R. Chaudhuri1 1 Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, BESUS, Howrah, West Bengal, India
A new design of electrostatic comb drive actuator is presented in this paper by using different spring designs and with different folded beam lengths. An increased displacement of lateral comb drive actuator will subsequently be... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore S. Gupta1 , T. Pahwa1 , R. Bansal1 , V. Bansal1 , B. Prasad1 , D. Kumar1 1 Electronic Science Department Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana
Cantilever beam-type transducers have been in great demand and explored widely in the recent years, typically in thin film form because of their sensor and actuator applications. The piezoelectric cantilever is the most preferred... COMSOL Conference 2012, Bangalore V. Tiwari1 , R. Sharma1 , G. Srivastava1 , R. Dwivedi1 1 Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
The silicon cantilever with the planar coil was applied to the magnetic flux density measurements. The influence of shape and dimensions of planar coil on magnetic energy density was described. In cause of magnetic anisotropy of analyzed... COMSOL Conference 2012, Milan J. Golebiowski1 , S. Milcarz1 1 Department of Semiconductor and Optoelectronics Devices, Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
