Abstract This paper is devoted to a detailed analysis of the appearance frequency combs in dynamics micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) resonator featuring 1:2 internal resonance. To that purpose, both experiments and numerical predictions are reported analysed predict follow phononic comb arising as quasi-periodic regime between two Neimark-Sacker bifurcations. Numerical based on reduced-o...

The design and implementation of a monolithic micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS)-based gas sensor virtual component is described. The gas sensor virtual component encloses the sensor and its associated analog circuitry into a digital shell so that all interface connections to the virtual component are digital. The system architecture supports an array of gas sensor elements. System respons...

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have gained worldwide attention in recent years, particularly with the proliferation in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology which has facilitated the development of smart sensors (Akyildiz et al., 2006; Akyildiz et al., 2007; Yick et al., 2008). Target tracking in WSNs is an important problem with a large spectrum of applications (Akyildiz et al., ...

With the help of recent technological advances in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and wireless communications, low-cost, low-power, and multifunctional wireless sensing devices have been developed. When these devices are deployed over a wide geographical region, they can collect information about the environment and efficiently collaborate to process such information by forming a distri...

In this paper, the authors introduced a new approach to realize a contact-free micro-bearing for MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems) applications. In the proposed idea, the mechanism of magnetic repulsion by eddy current was employed. Numerical analysis and experimental research was performed. In the proposed structure having a ringed magnetic circuit having a circularly-arranged gap (gappe...

Recent advancements in micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and wireless communications have made possible the developments of low cost sensor networks. Applications of sensor networks are broad from domestic applications to battlefield. Due to sensors nature of limited energy, limited memory and very small computing power there are significant challenges in its design, programming and simul...

In this work the design, fabrication and testing of the first 3D-printed and wet metallized capacitive z-axis accelerometer with a volume of 3.4 cm × 8 mm × 2.5 mm is presented. Preliminary results well match the modelling, both in terms of electromechanical parameters and of measured sensitivity, thus validating the proposed concept and fabrication process. With a spring thickness of 300 μm an...

Energy harvesting is attractive for powering wireless sensors, especially in applications such as body sensor networks and pervasive sensing, where power source replacement or recharging is impractical. A MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) electrostatic harvesting device suitable for body motion has been reported previously, using a rolling rod as the proof mass. A new rolling rod device i...

This paper reports material selection methodology for radio frequency — micro electro mechanical systems (RF-MEMS) switches used for reconfigurable antennas. As there are variety of materials available to design engineer, a proper technique to select the best possible material is needed. Three primary performance indices, pull-in voltage, RF-loss, and thermal residual stress, are used to obtain...

We demonstrate a 3-D scanning micromirror device that combines 2-D beam scanning with focus control in the same device using micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) technology. 2-D beam scanning is achieved with a biaxial gimbal structure and focus control is obtained with a deformable mirror membrane surface. The micromirror with 800 micrometer diameter is designed to be sufficiently compact a...