Incremental Geometric Modeling and Mask Synthesis for Surface Micromachined MEMS

Author(s):  
Jianhua Li ◽  
Hao Ling ◽  
Zhengchun Du

In the design of surface micromachined microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), there is a lack of effective modeling methods to refine the geometry of a MEMS device. This paper presents a method of incremental geometric modeling and mask synthesis for surface micromachined MEMS. In this method, propagation-mapping graphs are introduced to label all the affected entities in one variation operation, according to the characteristic of surface micromachining. Based on the propagation-mapping graphs constructed from a 3D geometric model and its process model, variation propagation and mapping are used to update these models. In order to keep manufacturability of these models, four manufacturability problems caused by variation propagation are analyzed and a manufacturability maintenance method is discussed. Variation propagation and mapping achieve incremental modeling for the geometric model and process model of a MEMS device. This method enables designers to modify a MEMS device in a quick and intuitive way. Finally the method is implemented and some test results are given.

Author(s):  
Ming J. Tsai ◽  
Hung W. Lee ◽  
Hsueh Y. Lung

A compact representation for the quantitative description of foot shape is important not only for the foot measurement and anthropometry, but also for the ergonomic design of footwear. Based on foot scanned data, a novel point-structured geometric modeling approach to the reduction of 3D point cloud and the preservation of shape information is proposed. The semantic descriptions of foot features are interpreted into logical definitions. A total of fifteen feature points are thus defined. Finally, there are only a total of 2,093 data points needed in such a point-structured representation. Based on it, it is easy to fetch not only the 1D and 2D measurements, but also the 3D feature curves of the foot shape. It can provide a compact 3D geometric model to serve as a significant database for the individuals and, thereby, becomes a useful tool in investigating the foot and manufacturing the foot related apparel and devices.


Author(s):  
Venkat A. Venkataraman ◽  
Radha Sarma ◽  
Suresh G. K. Ananthasuresh

Abstract Currently most MEMS designers begin the geometric design of a new device by creating the masks that would lead to a geometric model. At the macro level, this is analogous to generating a geometric model from the tool paths, which would be a very difficult task. In contrast to MEMS designers, designers of macro devices have the advantage of starting with a geometric model and being able to directly visualize or manipulate their designs. The geometric model is then queried to generate the process specific data. In the case of MEMS, there is no systematic means to generate the mask data after the geometric model of a MEMS device has been refined through behavioral simulations. This paper focuses on automatically generating masks, given a geometric model of the MEMS device and the process sequence (referred to here as the inverse problem). This necessitates the systematic solution of the forward problem, which involves automatically generating a geometric model of the MEMS device given the masks. A systematic and implementation-independent framework for the geometric modeling of MEMS is presented in order to solve the forward and inverse problems for general surface-micro-machined devices. However, all implementations and examples are two-dimensional, i.e., they do not deal with complexity in the third dimension.


2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jitendra Pratap Singh ◽  
Bijoya Kumar Behera

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a 3D geometric model of three-pick terry fabric considering the actual design and structural features of the finished terry fabric. Design/methodology/approach – The model has been developed using SolidWorks CAD system and the output file can be easily simulated in the ANSYS. Dimensions are acquired from the actual terry fabric measurement. Findings – A 3D computational model – to be used for understanding the behaviour of terry fabric during actual use through the simulation in ANSYS. Practical implications – Provides the way to study the yarn and fabric structure behaviour during use through simulation. Originality/value – The research resulted a 3D geometrical model of very complex three-pick terry fabric for very first time for further analysis of terry fabric behaviour during use.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed I. Abdel-Fattah ◽  
Ahmed Y. Tawfik

3D geometric modeling has received renewed attention recently, in the context of visual scene understanding. The reservoir geometry of the Baltim fields is described by significant elements, such as thickness, depth maps, and fault planes, resulting from an interpretation based on seismic and well data. Uncertainties affect these elements throughout the entire interpretation process. They have some bearing on the geometric shape and subsequently on the gross reservoir volume (GRV) of the fields. This uncertainty on GRV also impacts volumes of hydrocarbons in place, reserves, and production profiles. Thus, the assessment of geometrical uncertainties is an essential first step in a field study for evaluation, development, and optimization purposes. Seismic data are best integrated with well and reservoir information. A 3D geometric model of the Late Messinian Abu Madi reservoirs in the time and depth domain is used to investigate the influence of the reservoir geometry on the gas entrapment. Important conceptual conclusions about the reservoir system behavior are obtained using this model. The results show that the reservoir shape influences the seismic response of the incised Abu Madi Paleovalley, making it necessary to account for 3D effects in order to obtain accurate results.


2015 ◽  
Vol 741 ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
Xian Zhao Jia ◽  
Yong Fei Wang

To ensure wheel body of the hoisting sheave strength and stability condition. For the purpose of wheel body lightweighting. There are two schemes to reduce body weight.Reduce the spokes at the same time increase the ring stiffened plate, and reduce the spokes at the same time change the spokes width and thickness.The wheel body was established based on Pro/E 3D geometric model. Import the mesh in the Workbench of ANSYS software for finite element model. Statics analysis to select the optimized scheme. Establish a hoisting sheave wheel body under the actual working condition of widening the width - deformation - wheel weight relational table. Analysis to lightweight at the same time ensure that stiffness of wheel,then it can obtaine the optimal result.


2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-252
Author(s):  
Alexander Lozhkin ◽  
Pavol Bozek ◽  
Konstantin Maiorov

AbstractThe geometric model accuracy is crucial for product design. More complex surfaces are represented by the approximation methods. On the contrary, the approximation methods reduce the design quality. A new alternative calculation method is proposed. The new method can calculate both conical sections and more complex curves. The researcher is able to get an analytical solution and not a sequence of points with the destruction of the object semantics. The new method is based on permutation and other symmetries and should have an origin in the internal properties of the space. The classical method consists of finding transformation parameters for symmetrical conic profiles, however a new procedure for parameters of linear transformations determination was acquired by another method. The main steps of the new method are theoretically presented in the paper. Since a double result is obtained in most stages, the new calculation method is easy to verify. Geometric modeling in the AutoCAD environment is shown briefly. The new calculation method can be used for most complex curves and linear transformations. Theoretical and practical researches are required additionally.


Author(s):  
A. A. Chekalin ◽  
M. K. Reshetnikov ◽  
V. V. Shpilev ◽  
S. V. Borodulina ◽  
S. A. Ryazanov

For the design of surfaces in architecture, as a rule, universal techniques developed for other technical industries are used. First of all, these are general kinematic surfaces and interpolation cubic splines for modeling complex piecewise smooth surfaces. The authors propose to use the fourth degree inerodifferential spline developed by them for problems of geometric modeling of architectural forms. For calculations and constructions on a computer, the proposed spline is not much more complicated than traditional cubic splines, since it has one additional parameter - a coefficient. However, this allows you to locally control the shape of a curve or surface during design, that is, to change the shape in individual areas without affecting other areas. The article proposes a method for constructing a geometric model of the kinematic surface of dependent sections with a fourth degree parabola as a generator. When using cubic splines as a guide, the surface is a 3 × 4 non-uniform (heterogeneous) spline. The article shows that the surface on the basis of the proposed mathematical apparatus can be composite piecewise-smooth. A particular case of surface design is considered on the example of creating a model of the surface of the facade of a residential building according to the existing concept. The algorithm can be easily programmed and added as a tool to existing CAD systems.


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