Preface
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
    1.1. Program description
    1.2. References
Chapter 2. SILICON MEMBRANE
    2.1. Introduction
    2.2. Modeling
        2.2.1. Getting started
        2.2.2. Setting system of units
        2.2.3. Selecting finite element types
        2.2.4. Setting material properties
        2.2.5. Defining geometry
        2.2.6. Meshing
        2.2.7. Selecting analysis type
        2.2.8. Applying boundary conditions
        2.2.9. Running analysis
        2.2.10. Viewing simulation results
    2.3. Tasks for students
    2.4. References
Chapter 3. THERMAL ACTUATOR
    3.1. Introduction
    3.2. Modeling
        3.2.1. Getting started
        3.2.2. Defining geometry
        3.2.3. Setting material properties
        3.2.4. Setting finite element types
        3.2.5. Meshing
        3.2.6. Selecting analysis type
        3.2.7. Applying boundary conditions
        3.2.8. Running analysis
        3.2.9. Viewing simulation results
    3.3. Automation of MEMS thermal actuator design
        3.3.1. Simulation of thermal actuator with varying heater temperature
        3.3.2. Viewing and saving simulation results using POST1 postprocessor
        3.3.3. Plotting relationships
        3.3.4. Tasks for students
    3.4. References
Chapter 4. ELECTROTHERMAL ACTUATOR
    4.1. Introduction
    4.2. Modeling
        4.2.1. Getting started
        4.2.2. Defining geometry
        4.2.3. Setting finite element types
        4.2.4. Setting material properties
        4.2.5. Meshing
        4.2.6. Applying boundary conditions
            4.2.6.1. Clamp
            4.2.6.2. Temperature
            4.2.6.3. Voltage
        4.2.7. Selecting analysis type
        4.2.8. Running analysis
        4.2.9. Viewing simulation results
            4.2.9.1. Displacement
            4.2.9.2. Voltage
            4.2.9.3. Temperature
    4.3. Tasks for students
    4.4. References
Chapter 5. ACCELEROMETER
    5.1. Introduction
    5.2. Modeling
        5.2.1. Getting started
        5.2.2. Defining geometry
        5.2.3. Setting finite element types
        5.2.4. Setting material properties
        5.2.5. Meshing
        5.2.6. Applying boundary conditions
        5.2.7. Selecting analysis type
        5.2.8. Running analysis
        5.2.9. Viewing simulation results
    5.3. Tasks for students
    5.4. References
Chapter 6. SILICON MEMBRANE IN WORKBENCH
    6.1. Membranes
    6.2. Membrane modeling
    6.3. Design and modeling of the membrane
        6.3.1. Introduction to ANSYS
        6.3.2. Getting started
        6.3.3. Defining geometry
        6.3.4. Setting up the simulation
        6.3.5. Results processing
    6.4. Exercises for Students
        6.4.1. Laboratory tasks
        6.4.2. Individual tasks
    6.5. References
Chapter 7. MICROBOLOMETER IN WORKBENCH
    7.1. Microbolometer principle
    7.2. Microbolometer design with ANSYS Workbench
        7.2.1. Getting started
        7.2.2. Defining geometry
        7.2.3. Adding materials’ data to the project
        7.2.4. Electrical simulation
        7.2.5. Thermal simulation
        7.2.6. Exercises for students
        7.2.7. Transient thermal simulation
        7.2.8. Exercises for students
    7.3. References

• Title: MEMS Fundamentals with ANSYS simulation of basic sensors and actuators
• Author: Michał Szermer, Andrzej Napieralski (Eds.)
• ISBN: 978-83-66287-64-8, 9788366287648
• Date of issue: 2020-11-09
• Format: Ebook
• Item ID: e_1ulk
• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej