Design and applications of MEMS flow sensors: A review

F Ejeian, S Azadi, A Razmjou, Y Orooji… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is an indispensable need for fluid flow rate and direction sensors in various medical,
industrial and environmental applications. Besides the critical demands on sensing range of …

Single-pixel MEMS imaging systems

G Zhou, ZH Lim, Y Qi, G Zhou - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Single-pixel imaging technology is an attractive technology considering the increasing
demand of imagers that can operate in wavelengths where traditional cameras have limited …

Nonlinear response of PZT-actuated resonant micromirrors

A Frangi, A Opreni, N Boni, P Fedeli… - Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we address the modelling of piezo-micromirrors with large opening angles. We
focus on various sources of nonlinearites induced by the interaction with the surrounding …

Mirrorless MEMS imaging: a nonlinear vibrational approach utilizing aerosol-jetted PZT-actuated fiber MEMS scanner for microscale illumination

WC Wang, MY Li, KC Peng, YF Hsu, B Estroff… - Microsystems & …, 2024 - nature.com
This study introduces a novel image capture and lighting techniques using a cutting-edge
hybrid MEMS scanner system designed for compact microscopic imaging. The scanner …

Fabrication and characterization of large figure-of-merit epitaxial PMnN-PZT/Si transducer for piezoelectric MEMS sensors

S Yoshida, H Hanzawa, K Wasa, S Tanaka - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reports a highly c-axis oriented 0.06 Pb (Mn 1/3, Nb 2/3) O 3-0.94 Pb (Zr 0.5, Ti
0.5) O 3 (PMnN-PZT) epitaxial thin film sputter-deposited on a Si substrate for MEMS …

Size-dependent parametrisation of active vibration control for periodic piezoelectric microplate coupled systems: A couple stress-based isogeometric approach

P Lai, Y Cong, S Gu, G Liu - Mechanics of Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
We propose a couple stress based isogeometric analysis (IGA) model for the study of active
vibration control in periodic piezoelectric microplate coupled systems. The model integrates …

Piezoelectric scanning micromirror with built-in sensors based on thin film aluminum nitride

K Meinel, C Stoeckel, M Melzer… - IEEE Sensors …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A micromirror with piezoelectric thin film aluminum nitride (AIN) as transducer material for
actuation and detection is presented. Four sensor elements are integrated for closed-loop …

New endoscopic imaging technology based on MEMS sensors and actuators

Z Qiu, W Piyawattanamatha - Micromachines, 2017 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, optical fiber-based forms of microscopy and endoscopy have
extended the realm of applicability for many imaging modalities. Optical fiber-based imaging …

Optimization of resonant PZT MEMS mirrors by inverse design and electrode segmentation

A Piot, J Pribošek, J Maufay, J Schicker… - Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a systematic approach to transduction optimization of resonant piezo-
based MEMS devices. The method is based on inverse design approach using direct …

AlN film based piezoelectric large-aperture MEMS scanning micromirror integrated with angle sensors

H Lei, Q Wen, F Yu, D Li, Z Shang… - Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports on the successful implementation of an aluminum nitride (AlN)
piezoelectric film for the fabrication of a large-aperture MEMS scanning micromirror. To …