• Title/Summary/Keyword: Micro elements

Search Result 429, Processing Time 0.033 seconds

A Study on the Autonomous Navigation of Rovers for Mars Surface Exploration

  • Kim, Han-Dol;Kim, Byung-Kyo
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
    • /
    • 2001.10a
    • /
    • pp.38.3-38
    • /
    • 2001
  • In the planetary surface exploration , micro-rovers or nano-rovers are very attractive choices for a surface exploration system providing mobility functions and other features required in the surface probe missions at small mass and relatively small cost. This paper surveys and summarizes the requirements for Mars exploration rovers in micro or nano scale and outlines the control concepts for navigation including the obstacle/hazard avoidance and the path planning. In this context, autonomous reaction capabilities are the key elements to control design in conjunction with the remote control schemes to deal with the significant signal propagation delays. Other navigation and control aspects such as the instrument fine positioning and the flip-over of the rovers are also briefly introduced. The current technical limitations of the micro- and nano-rovers are summarized.

  • PDF

Experimental Investigation on Machining Feasibility of Micro Patterns using a Single Crystal Diamond Tool (단결정 다이아몬드 공구를 이용한 미세 패턴 가공성에 대한 실험적 분석)

  • Kim, Hyun-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
    • /
    • v.11 no.5
    • /
    • pp.76-81
    • /
    • 2012
  • The continuing demand for increasingly slimmer and brighter liquid crystal display(LCD) panels has led to an increased focus on the role of the light guide panels(LGPs) or optical films that are used to obtain diffuse, uniform light from the backlight unit(BLU). And the most basic process in the production of such BLU components is the micromachining. LCD BLUs comprise various optical elements such as a LGP, diffuser sheet, prism sheet, and protector sheet with micro patterns. High aspect ratio patterns are required to reduce the number of sheets and enhance light efficiency, but there is a limit to the aspect ratio achievable for a given material and cutting tool. Therefore, this study comprised a series of experimental evaluations conducted to determine the machining feasibility in microcutting various aspect ratio patterns on electroless nickel plated die materials when using single-crystal diamond tools. Cutting performance was evaluated at various cutting speeds and depths of cut using different machining methods and machine tools.

Three-dimensional Flow Structure inside a Plastic Microfluidic Element (미소유체요소 내부유동의 3차원 측정 및 수치해석)

  • Lee Inwon;An Kwang Hyup;Nam Young Sok;Lee In-seop
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
    • /
    • 2002.08a
    • /
    • pp.419-422
    • /
    • 2002
  • A three-dimensional inlet flow structure inside a microfluidic element has been investigated using a micro-PIV(particle image velocimetry) measurement as well as a numerical analysis. The present study employs a state-of-art micro-PIV system which consists of epi-fluorescence microscope, 620nm diameter fluorescent seed particles and an 8-bit megapixel CCD camera. For the numerical analysis, a commercial software CFD-ACE+(V6.6) was employed for comparison with experimental data. Fixed pressure boundary condition and a 39900 structured grid system was used for numerical analysis. Velocity vector fields with a resolution of $6.7{\times}6.7{\mu}m$ has been obtained, and the attention has been paid on the effect of varying measurement conditions of particle diameter and particle concentration on the resulting PIV results. In this study, the microfluidic elements were fabricated on plastic chips by means of MEMS processes and a subsequent melding process.

  • PDF

Design of sensing .element of bio-mimetic tactile sensor for measurement force and temperature (힘과 온도 측정을 위한 생체모방형 촉각센서 감지부 설계)

  • 김종호;이상현;권휴상;박연규;강대임
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
    • /
    • 2002.10a
    • /
    • pp.1029-1032
    • /
    • 2002
  • This paper describes a design of a tactile sensor, which can measure three components force and temperature due to thermal conductive. The bio-mimetic tactile sensor, alternative to human's finger, is comprised of four micro force sensors and four thermal sensors, and its size being 10mm$\times$10mm. Each micro force sensor has a square membrane, and its force range is 0.1N - 5N in the three-axis directions. On the other hand, the thermal sensor for temperature measurement has a heater and four temperature sensor elements. The thermal sensor is designed to keep the temperature. $36.5^{\circ}C$, constant, like human skin, and measure the temperature $0^{\circ}C$ to $50^{\circ}C$. The MEMS technology is applied to fabricate the sensing element of the tactile sensor.

  • PDF

A Piezo-driven Fine Manipulation System Based on Flexure Hinges for Manipulating Micro Parts (미세 부품 조작을 위한 탄성힌지 기반 압전소자 구동형 초정밀 머니플레이션 시스템)

  • Choi, Kee-Bong;Lee, Jae-Jong;Kim, Gee-Hong;Ko, Kuk-Won
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
    • /
    • v.15 no.9
    • /
    • pp.881-886
    • /
    • 2009
  • This paper presents a manipulation system consisting of a coarse/fine XY positioning system and an out-of-plane manipulator. The object of the system is to conduct tine positioning and manipulation of micro parts. The fine stage and the out-of-plane manipulator have compliant mechanisms with flexure hinges, which are driven by stack-type piezoelectric elements. In the fine stage, the compliant mechanism plays the roles of motion guide and displacement amplification. The out-of-plane manipulator contains three piezo-driven compliant mechanisms for large working range and fine resolution. For large displacement, the compliant mechanism is implemented by a two-step displacement amplification mechanism. The compliant mechanisms are manufactured by wire electro-discharge machining for flexure hinges. Experiments demonstrate that the developed system is applicable to a fine positioning and fine manipulation of micro parts.

Process Study of Direct Laser Lithographic System for Fabricating Diffractive Optical Elements with Various Patterns (다중 패턴의 회절광학소자 제작을 위한 레이저 직접 노광시스템의 공정 연구)

  • Kim, Young-Gwang;Rhee, Hyug-Gyo;Ghim, Young-Sik;Lee, Yun-Woo
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
    • /
    • v.18 no.2
    • /
    • pp.58-62
    • /
    • 2019
  • Diffractive Optical Elements(DOEs) diffracts incident light using the diffraction phenomenon of light to generate a desired diffraction image. In recent years, the use of diffraction optics, which can replace existing refractive optical elements with flat plates, has been increased by implementing various optical functions that could not be implemented in refractive optical devices and by becoming miniaturized and compacted optical elements. Direct laser lithography is typically used to effectively fabrication such a diffractive optical element in a large area with a low process cost. In this study, the process conditions for fabricating patterns of diffractive optical elements in various shapes were found using direct laser lithographic system, and optical performance evaluation was performed through fabrication.

An Exploratory Study on the Design Principles of Adaptive Micro-learning Platform (적응형 마이크로러닝 플랫폼 개발원칙에 대한 탐색연구)

  • Jeong, Eun Young;Kang, Inae;Choi, Jung-A
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
    • /
    • v.21 no.12
    • /
    • pp.517-535
    • /
    • 2021
  • The development of digital technology has not only brought many changes to our lives, but also many changes to the online education environment. The emergence of micro-learning is to meet the needs of individual learners who hopes to receive personalized learning content immediately when they need it. Therefore, Micro-learning can be said to be 'adaptive' education. This research attempts to explore the development principles of adaptive micro-learning through literature research and case analysis. The results of the research draw four aspects of the development principles, including adaptive learning environment, adaptive learning content, adaptive learning sequence and adaptive learning evaluation, as well as detailed elements of each aspect. Micro-learning is a new form of e-learning that reflects the needs of the current society. As exploratory research, this research attempts to point out the direction for future follow-up research.

Optimal Design of a One-chip-type SAW Duplexer Filter Using Micro-strip Line Lumped Elements (마이크로 스트립라인 집중소자를 이용한 일체형 탄성표면파 듀플렉서 필터의 최적설계)

  • 이승희;이영진;노용래
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
    • /
    • v.20 no.3
    • /
    • pp.83-90
    • /
    • 2001
  • Conventional SAW duplexer filters employ a 1/4 wavelength transmission line, which causes difficulty in fabrication of the strip line on the package. Its manufacturing process is also complicated, because it needs integrating process of the separate transmitting filter, receiving filter and isolation circuits. This paper concerns development of a new structure of the duplexer filter that has all the transmitting filter, the receiving filter and the isolation circuit as a one chip device. For composition of the duplexer, we design the component SAW ladder filters and the isolation network consisting of lumped inductor and capacitor elements. Performance of the whole duplexer is optimized by the nonlinear multivariable minimization of a proper target function, and the result is compared with that of commercial filters.

  • PDF

The Barium Star HD204075: Iron Abundance and the Absence of Evidence for Accretion

  • Jeong, Yeuncheol;Yushchenko, Alexander;Gopka, Vira;Yushchenko, Volodymyr;Rittipruk, Pakakaew;Jeong, Kyung Sook;Demessinova, Aizat
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
    • /
    • v.36 no.3
    • /
    • pp.105-113
    • /
    • 2019
  • Spectroscopic observations of barium star ${\zeta}$ Capricornus (HD204075) obtained at the 8.2 m telescope of the European Southern Observatory, with a spectral resolving power R = 80,000 and signal to noise ratio greater than 300, were used to refine the atmospheric parameters. We found new values for effective temperature ($T_{eff}=5,300{\pm}50K$), surface gravity ($log\;g=1.82{\pm}0.15$), micro-turbulent velocity ($v_{micro}=2.52{\pm}0.10km/s$), and iron abundance ($log\;N(Fe)=7.32{\pm}0.06$). Previously published abundances of chemical elements in the atmosphere of HD204075 were analyzed and no correlations of these abundances with the second ionization potentials of these elements were found. This excludes the possible influence of accretion of hydrogen and helium atoms from the interstellar or circumstellar environment to the atmosphere of this star. The accretion of nuclear processed matter from the evolved binary companion was primary cause of the abundance anomalies. The young age of HD204075 allows an estimation of the time-scale for the creation of the abundance anomalies arising from accretion of interstellar hydrogen and helium as is the case of stars with low magnetic fields; which we estimate should exceed $10^8$ years.