@inproceedings{c4b88af1dcfb4e6185293e834096d182,
title = "Low Power Miniaturized Device for Gripping Applications",
abstract = "The paper presents a high performance microgripper based on an electrothermally actuated V-shaped actuator (VSA) connected to a clamped-guided curved micro-beam. This configuration enables a significant conversion and amplification of the displacement in the x-Axis to the y-Axis, thereby leading to the gripping of micro-objects at low actuation voltage and power consumption. With a small footprint of 1.75\ \text{mm} \times 1.92\ \text{mm} and a low electrothermal voltage \mathrm{V}{\text{th}} (4.5 V), the micro-gripper shows a low power consumption of about 250 mW and a high displacement of (\simeq 27.5\ \mu \mathrm{m}), which is very high compared to the reported microgrippers. Moreover, the effect of the inclination angle of VSA on the microgripper's performance is numerically investigated. It is observed that the power consumption can be reduced by half for a low inclination angle (< 1 °).",
keywords = "Electrothermal actuation, In-plane clamped-guided curved microbeam, Microgripper, V-shaped actuator",
author = "Solomon Apuu and Yousef Algoos and Fahimullah Khan and Nazek Elatab and Nouha Alcheikh",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 IEEE.; 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications, PowerMEMS 2023 ; Conference date: 11-12-2023 Through 14-12-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1109/PowerMEMS59329.2023.10417561",
language = "British English",
series = "PowerMEMS 2023 - 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "95--98",
booktitle = "PowerMEMS 2023 - 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications",
address = "United States",
}