In order to solve reliability evaluation of life of electromagnetic valve of EMUs, this paper evaluates the life of electromagnetic valve under small sample size based on zero-failure data. Firstly, this paper selects the prior distribution of the failure probability, and then the posteriori distribution is obtained by using the Bayes method so that the Bayes estimation can be received under th...

Electromagnetic (EM) metamaterials with tailored properties are developed for wave manipulation, filtering, and cloaking aerospace defense applications. While traditional EM exhibit fixed behaviors due to unchangeable material geometries after fabrication, reconfigurable allow tunable performance through electrical/mechanical reconfiguration strategies. Traditional biasing circuit-based electri...

An automated, pre-programmed, multiplexed hydraulic valve actuator is described. The valve is membrane-based and normally open. In contrast to the membrane-based pneumatic valve, the hydraulic valve uses hydraulic liquid to exert the control pressure. The line pressure is controlled with a roller moving over a prefabricated topology. Multiple rollers, each traversing its own track, are assemble...

The dynamic breakup of emulsion droplets was demonstrated in double-layered microfluidic devices equipped with designed pneumatic actuators. Uniform emulsion droplets, produced by shearing at a T-junction, were broken into smaller droplets when they passed downstream through constrictions formed by a pneumatically actuated valve in the upper control layer. The valve-assisted droplet breakup was...

A wireless microvalve would have a wide range of applications, including biomedical applications such as fertility control and nano-litre drug delivery. Arguably the most important aspect for such a device is a secure method to actuate the valve, such that it is not actuated through the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation already present in the surrounding environment. Additionally, many of t...

Abstract. In this paper we show how the implicit filtering algorithm can be parallelized and applied to problems in parameter identification and optimization in automotive valve train design. We extend our previous work by using a more refined model of the valve train and exploiting parallelism in a new way. We apply the parameter identification results to obtain optimal profiles for camshaft l...

A 0-450 Hertz bandwidth, voice coil actuated, proportional sleeve valve is designed to modulate air mass flow by controlling the throat area of a choked flow. The valve was designed to deliver a mass flow of 0.072 kg/s (0.16 lbm/s) with a maximum valve throat area of 41 mm (0.064 in.), a 689 kPA (100 psid) pressure difference across the valve, and 20 C, (68 F) air supply. The valve was develope...

We report a method for addressing gas leakage in micromachined valves. The valves used for evaluating the proposed concept utilize a silicon valve seat that is bonded to a glass substrate and actuated by a piezoelectric stack, all of which are assembled within a ceramic package. The sealing method uses the capillary forces of a liquid sealant on the valve seat to reduce gas leakage below measur...

This article reports the evaluation of a Joule-Thomson (JT) cooling system that combines two custom micromachined components-a Si/glass-stack recuperative heat exchanger and a piezoelectrically actuated expansion microvalve. With the microvalve controlling the flow rate, this system can modulate cooling to accommodate varying refrigeration loads. The perforated plate Si/glass heat exchanger is ...