DocumentCode
2921480
Title
Catalyst enhanced micro scale batch assembly
Author
Baskaran, Rajashree ; Hoo, Ji Hao ; Cheng, Bowen ; Böhringer, Karl F.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
fYear
2008
fDate
13-17 Jan. 2008
Firstpage
1069
Lastpage
1072
Abstract
We enhance the efficiency of assembly of microparts in batch dry assembly methods studied previously by our group. Here we study the system dynamics with the addition of a few non-participating millimeter scale parts that act as ´catalysts´. We present experimental results that show 25-50% reduction in acceleration needed to trigger part motion and up to 4 times increase in concentration of parts in motion due to addition of catalysts. We adapt a model from chemical kinetic theory to understand our system behavior.
Keywords
acceleration; batch processing (industrial); microassembling; vibrations; acceleration reduction; batch dry assembly methods; catalyst enhanced microscale batch assembly; chemical kinetic theory; microparts assembly efficiency; system behavior; system dynamics; Acceleration; Chemical processes; Chemical products; Energy barrier; Fluid flow; Kinetic theory; Liquids; Polymers; Robotic assembly; Surface tension;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2008. MEMS 2008. IEEE 21st International Conference on
Conference_Location
Tucson, AZ
ISSN
1084-6999
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1792-6
Electronic_ISBN
1084-6999
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MEMSYS.2008.4443844
Filename
4443844
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