This paper describes the development of a nonlinear closed loop motor control system for a quadcopter micro-unmanned aerial vehicle (micro-UAV) platform. Research groups have analyzed the performance of brushless direct current (BLDC) motors with nonlinear effects in various applications, focusing on areas such as friction’s effect on position. This paper analyzes the nonlinear effects of BLDC ...

In this paper, nonlinear control techniques are developed to control parallel-plate micro electrostatic actuators in the presence of parasitics and parametric uncertainties. The movable plate of the micro actuator is actively controlled utilizing the measurements of internal charge and movable plate’s displacement. A velocity observer is designed to estimate the velocity of the plate that is ne...

Micro system technology is a relatively new scientific research that deals with the development and study of properties of materials in micro dimensions. Micro-grippers are widely used in switching, positioning, and assembling micron sized components in micro-robotics. In this study, the static and dynamic behavior of visco-elastic Micro-Tweezers under the thermal and electrostatic field is...

In this paper we study the use of pseudorandom test techniques for linear and nonlinear devices, in particular Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). These test techniques lead to practical BuiltIn-Self-Test techniques (BIST). We will first present the pseudorandom test technique for Linear Time Invariant (LTI) systems. Next, we will illustrate and evaluate the application of these techniques...

Micro-electromechanical resonators substantially exhibit bistable and hysteretic response when nonlinear characteristics appear. Badzey et al. reported that the nonlinear micro-electromechanical resonators can be used as a mechanical 1 bit memory. Based on their results, the authors propose reading and writing operations of the memory device. The reading and writing operations imply a displacem...

Abstract A nonlinear theory has been developed to describe electron response and ion acceleration in dense clusters that are smaller in size than the laser wavelength. This work is motivated by high-intensity laser-cluster interaction experiments. The theory reveals that the breakdown of quasi-neutrality affects the cluster dynamics in a dramatic way: the laser can create a positively charged i...

This paper presents mechanical behavior of a functionally graded (FG) cantilever micro-beam subjected to a nonlinear electrostatic pressure and thermal moment considering effects of material length scale parameters. Material properties through the beam thickness direction are graded. The top surface of the micro-beam is made of pure metal and the bottom surface from a mixture of metal and ceram...