• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권10호
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• pp.1936-1941
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• 2009

This paper deals with a new methodology for topology optimization in which the topology of the design domain may change during the shape optimization process. To achieve this, the concept of the topological gradient is introduced to compute the sensitivity of an objective function when a small hole is drilled in the domain. Based on shape and topological sensitivity values, the shape and topology of the design domain may be simultaneously changed during design iterations if necessary. To verify the advantages and also to facilitate understanding of the method itself, two electrostatic design problems have been tested by using 2D finite element analysis: the first is the inverse problem of a simple dielectric model and the second is the rotor design of a MEMS actuator.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제49권9호
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• pp.546-551
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• 2000

A micromechanical switch that can be used as a logic gate is described in this paper. This switch consists of fixed input electrodes an output electrode Vcc/GND electrodes and movable plates suspended by crab-leg flexures. for mechanical switching of an electrical signal a parallel plate actuator which comes in contact with output electrode was used. Provided that movable plates are connected to Vcc and a low input voltage(ground signal) is applied to the fixed input electrodes the movable plates are pulled by an electrostatic force between the fixed input electrodes and the movable plates. the proposed micromechanical switch was fabricated by surface micromachining technology with$2\mum$ -thick poly-Si and the measured threshold voltage for ON/OFF switching was 23.5V.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제50권12호
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• pp.639-647
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• 2001

We present an integrated optical microswitch, composed of silicon waveguides, gold-coaled silicon micromirrors, and electrostatic contact actuators, for applications to the optical signal transceivers. For a low switching voltage, we modify the conventional curled electrode microactuator into a electrostatic microactuator with touch-down beams. We fabricate the silicon waveguides and the electrostatically actuated micromirrors using the ICP etching process of SOI wafers. We observe the single mode wave propagation through the silicon waveguide with the measured micromirror loss of $4.18\pm0.25dB$. We analyze major source of the micromirror loss, thereby presenting guidelines for low-loss micromirror designs. From the fabricated microswitch, we measure the switching voltage of 31.74V at the resonant frequency of 6.89kHz. Compared to the conventional microactuator, the present contact microactuator achieves 77.4% reduction of the switching voltage. We also discuss a feasible method to reduce the switching voltage to 10V level by using the electrode insulation layers having the residual stress less than 30MPa.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.174-185
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• 2005

This paper presents the design, fabrication, and testing results of a dual stage actuator system for a fine positioning of magnetic heads in magnetic disk drives. A novel rotary microactuator which is electrostatically driven and utilized as a secondary actuator was designed. The stator and rotor electrodes in the microactuator was revised to have the optimal shapes and hence produces much higher rotational torque compared with the conventional comb-shape electrodes. The microactuators were successfully fabricated using SoG(silicon on glass) processing technology, which is known as being cost-effective. The fabricated microactuator has the structural thickness of $45{\mu}m$ with the gap width of approximately $3{\mu}m$. The dynamic characteristic of microactuator/slider assembly was investigated, and its natural frequency and DC gain were measured to be 3.4kHz and 32nm/V, respectively. The microactuator/slider assembly was integrated into a HDD model V10 of Samsung Electronics Co. and a dual servo algorithm was tested to explore the tracking performance of dual stage actuator system where the LDV signals instead of magnetic head signals were used. Experimental results indicate that this system achieves the tracking accuracy of 30nm. This value corresponds to a track density of 85,000 track per inch(TPI), which is about 3 times greater than that of current hard disk drives.

• 센서학회지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.368-376
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 머리빗형 액튜에이터의 제작 공정 중에서 RIE 식각 공정시 발생하는 식각의 비등방도의 변화에 의해서 머리빗형 액튜에이터의 스프링 상수, 공진 주파수, 정전 구동력 과리고 진동자 변위 등에서 발생하는 동작 특성이 설계 값으로부터 변화되는 것을 예측하였다. 이를 위해 $6\;{\mu}m$ 두께의 폴리실리콘에 대한 RIE 식각 실험을 수행하여 RF power, $Cl_2$ 유량 그리고 챔버내 압력에 따른 비등방도를 측정하였다. 실험 결과에서 RF Power, $Cl_2$ 유량, 그리고 챔버내 압력이 증가할수록 비등방도 감소하였다. 이러한 비등방도 감소에 따른 머리빗형 구조물의 동작 특성을 세 가지 다른 지지빔의 경우에 대해 예측하였는데 세 가지는 fixed-fixed, crab-leg, 그리고 double crab-leg 구조이다. 비등방도가 감소함에 따라 즉, 지지빔의 단면이 직사각형이 아니고 사다리꼴이 되면서, 머리빗형 액튜에이더의 스프링 상수, 공진 주파수, 그리고 정전 구동력은 감소하였지만 질량체의 변위는 증가하였다. 그리고 세 가지 구조물 중에서 double crab-leg 지지빔을 갖는 머리빗형 액튜에이터의 특성이 비등방도에 의해 가장 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2000

0.3 g의 하드디스크 드라이브에 사용될 수 있는 마그네틱 헤드를 장착할 수 있는 트랙 추적용 마이크로 액추에이터를 제작하였다. 이 액추에이터는 정전방식을 적용하였으며 2${\mu}m$ 두께의 열산화막과 20${\mu}m$ 두께의 실리콘 막이 직접접합된 SOI 웨이퍼를 이용하여 단지 3장의 마스크만을 사용하여 제작하였다. 고유진동수는 18.5 kHz이고 15 V DC와 15 V AC 전압이 동시에 가해진 상황에서 그 변위가 1.4 ${\mu}m$이였고 이때 30 V일 때 50 N의 정전력을 나타내었다. 또한 2.21 kHz의 서보 주파수 대역에서 이득여유가 7.51 dB이고 위상여유가 50.98$^{\circ}$이였다. 따라서 이 트랙추적 마이크로 액추에이터는 10 Gb/in$^2$의 기록밀도를 요구하는 하드디스크 드라이브에 충분히 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1718-1720
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• 2004

This paper is focused on the improvement of reflection angle of an optical scanner by changing a shape of a torsion bar attached with an optical scanner reflector(mirror). In order to improve the light efficiency of the optical scanner by virtue of the magnetic effect, which tiny magnets are attached under both ends of the optical scanner reflector. and hence the optical scanner reflector was operated in relatively lower driving voltage. By changing the torsion bar's shape I type into S type, we've got the lower resonant frequency(32.5Hz) of an optical scanner than that of conventional one(50Hz). According to these results. The reflection angle of an optical scanner with magnets was much larger in the range of about 14.8$^{circ}$ without a magnet. By making use of a magnetic actuator instead of a conventional electrostatic actuator, the optical scanner was less influenced from outdoor dust or moisture.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.65-68
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 코움 드라이브에 비해 구동력은 크고 평행 판 구동 방식에 비해서는 선형 특성이 우수하며 안정된 구동거리가 증가하는 특성을 갖는 새로운 정전력(electrostatic force) 구동 방식을 제안한다. 운동 전극과 고정 전극을 기울어지게 배치하여 전극 면에 평행한 정전력 $F_x$와 전극 면에 수직인 정전력 $F_y$의 합력 $F_e$ 방향으로 전극을 운동시킴으로써 정전력의 방향과 전극의 운동 방향을 일치시킨다. 제안된 구동방식의 정전력 모델을 이용한 해석 결과 코움 드라이브에 비해서는 구동력이 50 % 이상 크며 평행 판 구동에 비해서는 안정된 구동 거리가 10 - 30 % 이상 증가하는 구동 특성을 얻을 수 있었다. 제안된 구동방식을 이용하여 HDD의 트랙 방향 저장 밀도를 증가시키기 위한 듀얼스테이지 서보(dual-stage servo)에 사용 될 마이크로 액츄에이터 (microactuator)를 설계하고 SoG(Silicon on Glass) 공정을 이용하여 제작하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.180-187
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• 2005

This paper is focused on the development of the flexible electrode for disc-type polymer actuators using Segmented Polyurethane(SPU). This paper consists of two parts. The one is about the mechanical property such as elastic modulus. these parameters mainly affect behaviors of polymer actuators and the other is about the electro-chemical property such as the surface resistance of the composite electrode affects the strength of electrostatic force, results in the deformation of polymer actuators. The Young's modulus was measured by UTM. As result, by increasing the modulus of a body of polymer actuators, the maximum displacement of polymer actuators are decreased. The surface resistance of the electrode was measured by 4 point probe system. Compared with the conductive silver grease, the displacement of polymer actuators using carbon black(CB) composite electrodes is comparably small but CB composite electrode should be the practical approach for the improvement of the performance of all-solid actuators, compared with another types of electrode materials.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.163-173
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• 2005

The conventional optimization study for electromagnetic systems has been mostly on the shape or size optimization. The goal for these optimization methods is to improve performance of electromagnetic systems by optimizing the interface shape of two different materials while their given layout or initial topology are held. The feasible topology can be diverse and an appropriate topology will give much better design results. In this paper we propose a theory and an algorithm for topology optimization of electromagnetic systems, which are based on the finite element method. The topology optimization technique employes a direct searching method of sensitivity analysis in which the information of material sensitivity is used. Two numerical examples of a switched reluctance motor and an electrostatic actuator of MEMS are tested and their design results show that the optimization method is valid and useful for the topology and basic layout design of electromagnetic systems.