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Modelling of A MEMS-based Microgripper A PDF
Modelling of A MEMS-based Microgripper A PDF
Modelling of A MEMS-based Microgripper A PDF
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Taiwan, Province Of China (2010)"
by [13]:
N a .H .h 2
Fig. 4. Step responses of the actuated subsystem. Fx Vin (5)
2.g.
Besides, since the size of the grasped objects is about 80 µm, Where İ =8.85pF/m is the permittivity of the dielectric
a work around Vin0 =70V is chosen. This actuation voltage material (air) between the comb’s fingers, Na=1300 is the
allows a displacement of 20µm in static mode at the tip of number of the pairs of electrodes in the actuator, and g=6µm
the actuated arm. Moreover a consideration is giving to the is the gap between two fingers.
dynamical behavior of the actuated system while an external
mechanical force Fc (i.e griping force) is applied at the tip of
the actuated arm. Note that due to Fc, the resonance
frequency of the actuated subsystem will significantly
decrease.
(b)
Also: E .h.w3
K sb 32 3 (13)
Fig. 7. (a) Parameter identification, (b) photography of the FT-G100 L2
handling the 80µm glass-ball.
L2 is the length of the clamped-clamped beams of the sensor.
The numerical values of known parameters are provided by The dynamic behavior expression (Equa.11) becomes:
the FemtoTools technical support, which lead to: Da=4.7
w 2 xb wx
and Ksa=25.4N/m. The other parameters such as the M b. K fb . b K sb .xb Db2 .Fc (14)
damping factor and the total mass of the actuated system wt 2 wt
will be obtained by identification. This leads to the transfer function:
Xb( s ) Db2
Gb ( s ) (15)
B. Actuated system identification Fc ( s ) 2
M b .s K fb .s K sb
The parameters Ma , Kfa , and k0 are estimated using a
least square identification method (Levenberg–Marquardt In addition with previous given numerical values of known
algorithm). Therefore the electrostatic actuator has been parameters: b=700µm , L2=870µm
excited with a 10V step voltage around the operating point
while the object seizure was happening. The record of the Then: Db=6.05 and Ksb=235.36N/m
step response xa was performed with a low measurement
Besides the stiffness can now be numerically evaluated with to obtain k2 =6.45N/m. The difference is due to uncertainties
the analytical approach, as: in the given numerical values of the system dimensions
caused by the microgripper fabrication process.
K sb
k2 (16) Nevertheless in this study, the obtained values of k2 are not
Db2 so far one from the other.
Then: k2=6.45N/m
D. Sensing system identification Using the previous identification method, and exploiting
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A step force is needed for the identification of the sensing the obtained step response of the sensing subsystem, the
subsystem. However it is not easy to generate such kind of unknown parameters of this last have been estimated, and
signal. A negative step force has been then used by pushing the obtained results are: Mb =0.5mg and Kfb =0.71mNs²/m.
up the tip of the sensing arm with a rigid beam (Fig.8) until For a 20Khz sampling frequency the corresponding
a desired position and operating thereafter a fast withdrawal discrete state space representation of (Equa.15) is given as:
of the beam. The resulting motion of the arm tip is recorded
using the laser interferometer previously cited. x 2 ( k 1) Ac . x 2 ( k ) B c .Fc ( k ) (17)
®
¯ x b ( k ) C c . x 2 ( k ).
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