Fabrication and mechanical performance of a mesoscale space-filling truss system

Author

Brittain, Scott T. ; Sugimura, Yuki ; Schueller, Olivier J.A. ; Evans, Anthony G. ; Whitesides, George M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

10

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

113

Lastpage

120

Abstract

A small, lightweight, space-filling truss structure is fabricated using soft lithography in combination with electrodeposition. The truss architecture is chosen so that three-dimensionality can be achieved simply by folding a two-dimensional grid at a specific angle. The mechanical performance and structural efficiency of the truss beam are assessed under four-point bending and compared to the bending behavior of a square box beam in terms of non-dimensional indexes for stiffness, weight, and load-bearing capacity

Keywords

bending; electrodeposition; micromechanical devices; photolithography; MEMS structure; design optimization; electrodeposition; fabrication; four-point bending; load-bearing capacity; mechanical properties; mesoscale space-filling truss system; soft lithography; square box beam; stiffness index; structural efficiency; three-dimensional architecture; two-dimensional grid; weight; Assembly; Chemicals; Chemistry; Fabrication; Microstructure; Performance analysis; Soft lithography; Stability; Steel; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microelectromechanical Systems, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1057-7157

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/84.911099

Filename

911099