Title :
Accuracy and composability in NODAS
Author :
Wong, Gilbert C. ; Tse, Gerard K. ; Jing, Qi ; Mukherjee, Tamal ; Fedder, Gary K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Simulation accuracy of a methodology for composable modeling of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is assessed by comparing against analytic equations and finite element simulations. Several MEMS canonical problems are composed hierarchically as networks of simple elements with models written in an analog hardware description language. Schematics built from this model library, called NODAS (nodal design of actuators and sensors), produce DC simulation results that are accurate to at least three digits, demonstrating suitable accuracy and lumping trade-offs.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; finite element analysis; hardware description languages; micromechanical devices; DC simulation; MEMS; actuators; analog hardware description language; finite element simulation; microelectromechanical system; sensors; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Equations; Microelectromechanical devices; Micromechanical devices; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency microelectromechanical systems; Structural beams; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Behavioral Modeling and Simulation, 2003. BMAS 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8135-1
DOI :
10.1109/BMAS.2003.1249862