Explores scaling laws, simulations, and challenges in electrostatic MEMS, focusing on energy density, capacitance, actuators, and practical applications in haptic gloves.
Explores transduction through actuation mechanisms, covering force-based and deformation-based methods, shape memory polymers, electrostatic and magnetic actuation principles, and examples like Texas Instruments DLP & DMD.
Covers the introduction to Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), including operating principles, elements, scaling laws, silicon choice, sensors, and actuators.
Explores soft electrically-driven actuators for robotics and haptics, focusing on electrostatic actuation principles and the development of soft actuators using various materials.