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Applied Mechanics Seminar
Friday July 27, 2018
12:00 pm in Pierce 306
Alberto Corigliano
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Recent advances in MEMS and printed sensors
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems are the subject of active research pushed by the increasing number of their applications. These include: IOT, self-driving cars, miniaturized biomedical devices and advanced monitoring of structures and infrastructures.
The seminar will be the occasion of presenting and critically discussing recent research activities in the field of innovative Microsystems. After an overview of recent activities, the presentation will focus on: recent advances in Frequency Modulated gyroscopes [1], auxetic metamaterials in Microsystems [2], [3], additive manufacturing and wet metallization for the fabrication of uniaxial and multi-axial accelerometers [4].
[1] V. Zega , C. Comi, P. Minotti, G. Langfelder, L. Falorni, A. Corigliano. A new MEMS three-axial frequency-modulated (FM) gyroscope: a mechanical perspective. European J. of Mechanics A/Solids. 70, 203-212 (2018).
[2] M. Bruggi, V. Zega, A. Corigliano. Synthesis of auxetic structures using a micropolar material model. Structural and multidisciplinary optimization, 55, 1 (2017).
[3] L. D’Alessandro, V. Zega, R. Ardito, A. Corigliano. 3D auxetic single material periodic structure with ultra-wide tunable bandgap Scientific Reports, 8 (1), 2262 (2018).
[4] V. Zega, C. Credi, R. Bernasconi, G. Langfelder, L. Magagnin, M. Levi, A. Corigliano. The first 3D-printed z-axis accelerometers with differential capacitive sensing. IEEE Sensors, 18, 1, 53-60. (2018).