Reprint

Cooperative Microactuator Devices and Systems

Edited by
April 2024
196 pages
  • ISBN978-3-7258-0902-8 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-7258-0901-1 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Cooperative Microactuator Devices and Systems that was published in

Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Summary

This Special Issue collects recent research findings centred around cooperative microactuator devices and systems covering a broad range of topics, including piezoelectric, electrostatic, magnetic, shape memory, and dielectric elastomer actuation principles, as well as combinations thereof.

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2024 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
microactuators; shape memory alloy; thermomechanics; reduced-order modeling; proper orthogonal decomposition; dielectric elastomer (DE); dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA); dielectric elastomer sensor (DES); cooperative actuator; micro-actuator; array actuator; soft actuator; micro-actuators; two-photon lithography; two-photon crosslinking; photoreactive polymers; micro-magnets; dielectric elastomers; actuators; micro-system; cooperative; cooperative electrostatic actuators; long stroke; large displacement; stepper actuators; spring-less actuators; EWOD; digital microfluidics; liquid bearings; MEMS; SOI; cooperative actuators; electrostatic actuator; inchworm motor; electrostatic motor; microsystems; micromachining; MEMS; gap-closing actuator; silicon; micro diaphragm pump; vacuum; negative pressure; microfluidic; multistage; model order reduction; finite element method; microactuators; multiphysics; MEMS; bistable actuator; thermomagnetic generator; energy harvesting; energy conversion; heat transfer; ferromagnetism; Heusler alloys; magnetic shape-memory alloys; Ni-Mn-Ga; thin films; bistability; bistable actuation; shape memory actuator; antagonistic coupling; waste heat recovery