Micromechanical thermal sensors: Comparison of experimental results and simulations

被引:12
作者
Moulin, AM
Stephenson, RJ
Welland, ME
机构
[1] Department of Engineering, Cambridge University
来源
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1997年 / 15卷 / 03期
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10.1116/1.589297
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this article the results of a numerical simulation of the thermal and mechanical properties of micromechanical sensors are described. Finite element analysis is used to model the response of the composite cantilever to temperature variations. The simulations consider triangular shaped cantilevers in air and water environments and under different configurations of thermal loading. The models utilize conditions from actual experiments which are conducted in parallel. Good agreement between numerical and experimental results studied so far allows us to use our numerical simulation to confidently predict the performance of the sensor under novel operating conditions acid to optimize the sensor design for specific applications. (C) 1997 American Vacuum Society.
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页码:590 / 596
页数:7
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