Testing of thermal micro-actuator of polymer composite

• Main Author: Teo, Yu Hao.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Control engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45689
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A new class of thermal micro-actuators has been developed based on a multi-material composite, which consists of a silicon skeleton, a SU-8 epoxy thermal expander and an aluminium heater. As a composite, it has room for performance improvements by design. The performance of these micro-actua...