Research and development on actuators has been accelerated with the aid of virtual prototyping software, like ANSYS. This is illustrated with two successful cases using ANSYS to design and optimize micro-electromechanical actuators. The first case is topology optimization of head suspension assembly for hard disk drive. The second case is design optimization of polymeric thermal micro-actuator....

The paper introduces a new methodology with a distributed triangle transducer for the strongly coupled simulation of micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) in ANSYS Finite Element (FE) program.

ABSTRACT: Several reinforced concrete deep beams with different L/D ratios (1.5, 1.6, 1.71) were cast and tested in order to investigate the strain distribution pattern at mid-section of the beam. This paper describes analysis of deep beams subjected to two point loading with three different L/D ratios (1.5, 1.6, 1.71) using Non-linear Finite element method (ANSYS 9.0 software). In ANSYS 9.0 so...

A novel pressure sensor is investigated numerically. Operation of this sensor is determined by mechanical stresses and heat exchange. Estimation of deformations and heat transfer was done using programs ANSYS and ANSYS CFX. Numerical model was calibrated to fit experimental results. Conclusions about significance of heat exchange, thermal stresses and overall action of sensor were made. 1. Gene...