Title :
Toward the design of successful electric micromotors
Author :
Lang, J.H. ; Bart, S.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Various characteristics of electric micromotors are considered as well as the relations between those characteristics, in an attempt to organize the process by which successful micromotors can be designed. Special attention is paid to electromechanical characteristics. The resulting organization illuminates the interdisciplinary nature of the physics behind micromotor analysis and design and suggests specific research problems which should be pursued to support micromotor design, fabrication, and performance. A simple design example which considers the impact of friction torque on the top speed of both variable-capacitance and induction rotary micromotors is provided for illustration.<>
Keywords :
small electric machines; design; electric micromotors; electromechanical characteristics; fabrication; friction torque; induction rotary micromotors; performance; variable capacitance micromotor; Actuators; Capacitance; Etching; Fabrication; Friction; Micromachining; Micromotors; Performance analysis; Physics; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop, 1988. Technical Digest., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/SOLSEN.1988.26458
