The mobile technology is one of the rapidly developing technologies in the present embedded market. For this reason the designers are facing so many challenges to get the efficient products. Nowadays the Embedded MEMS (Microelectromechanical System) is one technology which is creating a new era in the field of mobile technology. The purpose of this paper is to gives an idea about the recent imp...

Concept and design of a low cost two-axes MEMS scanning mirror with an aperture size of 7 millimetres for a compact automotive LIDAR sensor is presented. Hermetic vacuum encapsulation and stacked vertical comb drives are the key features to enable a large tilt angle of 15 degrees. A tripod MEMS mirror design provides an advantageous ratio of mirror aperture and chip size and allows circular las...

ABB Automation is starting to experiment with Microelectrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS) as an enabling technology for their products. If ABB's implementation of MEMS is found successful, it will be able to create breakhrough products and services that will revolutionize the market in ABB's industrial sensors, instrumentation and analytical areas. The thesis begins with a description of ABB as a...

In this paper we describe the system design of a piezoelectric MEMS energy harvesting module based on analytical modeling. The application example of a wireless sensor node for tire condition monitoring is considered. Key specifications which are taken into account are the power budget for the system operation, the system mass and the area consumption. System considerations comprise the generat...

We have designed, fabricated, tested and modeled a first generation small area test structure for MEMS fracture studies by electrostatic rather than mechanical probing. Because of its small area, this device has potential applications as a lot monitor of strength or fatigue of the MEMS structural material. By matching deflection versus applied voltage data to a 3-D model of the test structure, ...

-One of the latest manifestations of miniaturization in space applications is the development of standardized nanosatellite. Recent achievements and future trends of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology have indicated that microtechnology is the critical technologies of future space programs. Enabling technologies for demanding applications will surely make use of MEMS based compo...

OBJECTIVE Medication errors in hospitals are common, expensive, and sometimes harmful to patients. This study's objective was to derive a nationally representative estimate of medication error reduction in hospitals attributable to electronic prescribing through computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a systematic literature review and applied rand...

This commentary on the article by Shulman et al. examines what we understand by 'medication errors', what we mean by 'computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems', how we measure errors, and what types of errors we are 'reducing' with CPOE systems. As the research of Shulman and colleagues highlights, much of the existing research on CPOE systems does not differentiate among: types of med...

A record of current medications as well as prior medication history is useful information to an individual. MyMedicationList is a prototype application developed at the National Library of Medicine that helps users manage their medication lists and make the records readily available when needed. This personal medication list can be printed out and serve as a reminder to the individual for takin...

CONTEXT Medication errors are the most common types of medical errors in hospitals and leading cause of morbidity and mortality among patients. AIMS The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge of healthcare professionals about medication errors in hospitals. SETTINGS AND DESIGN A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to randomly selected healthcare professionals in ei...