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Electrorheological fluid-actuated flexible platform

Electrorheological fluid-actuated flexible platform
Electrorheological fluid-actuated flexible platform
The design, fabrication, and performance of an electrorheological (ER) fluid-actuated flexible platform integrated on a microfluidic chip are reported in this letter. The digitally regulated ER microvalves control the four diaphragms on which a platform is sustained. With electrical input signals, the platform can perform vibrations at tunable frequencies as well as generate complex leveling modes. The flexible platform can potentially act as a microdamper when its inputs are generated from a sensor, in combination with a feedback control system.

0003-6951
173505
Liu, Liyu
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Niu, Xize
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Wen, Weijia
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Sheng, Ping
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Liu, Liyu
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Niu, Xize
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Wen, Weijia
8077209d-a633-4e3c-b0b6-16ddddb7a153
Sheng, Ping
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Liu, Liyu, Niu, Xize, Wen, Weijia and Sheng, Ping (2006) Electrorheological fluid-actuated flexible platform. Applied Physics Letters, 88 (17), 173505. (doi:10.1063/1.2196847).

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Abstract

The design, fabrication, and performance of an electrorheological (ER) fluid-actuated flexible platform integrated on a microfluidic chip are reported in this letter. The digitally regulated ER microvalves control the four diaphragms on which a platform is sustained. With electrical input signals, the platform can perform vibrations at tunable frequencies as well as generate complex leveling modes. The flexible platform can potentially act as a microdamper when its inputs are generated from a sensor, in combination with a feedback control system.

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Published date: 2006
Organisations: Mechatronics

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Local EPrints ID: 199911
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/199911
ISSN: 0003-6951
PURE UUID: 75c299a6-09c7-4685-8a90-a98152c8ae4b

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Date deposited: 27 Oct 2011 10:24
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 04:18

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Author: Liyu Liu
Author: Xize Niu
Author: Weijia Wen
Author: Ping Sheng

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