Coupled vibrations and frequency shift of compound system consisting of quartz crystal resonator in thickness-shear motions and micro-beam array immersed in liquid

The dynamic characteristics of a quartz crystal resonator(QCR) in thicknessshear modes(TSM) with the upper surface covered by an array of micro-beams immersed in liquid are studied. The liquid is assumed to be inviscid and incompressible for simplicity. Dynamic equations of the coupled system are established. The added mass effect of liquid on micro-beams is discussed in detail. Characteristics of frequency shift are clarified for different liquid depths. Modal analysis shows that a drag effect of liquid has resulted in the change of phase of interaction(surface shear force), thus changing the system resonant frequency. The obtained results are useful in resonator design and applications.     

ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN A QUARTZ CRYSTAL RESONATOR AND AN ARRAY OF MICRO-BEAMS IN THICKNESS-SHEAR VIBRATIONS

We studied the coupled dynamic behavior of a quartz-crystal-resonator(QCR)/microbeams system in the thickness-shear motions. Through taking into account the couple stress in the dynamic equations of the quartz plate, both continuous conditions of shear force and bending moment at the resonator/micro-beams interface are realized. Frequency shift of the compound QCR system induced by micro-beams is studied in detail. The obtained results are useful in device design and frequency-stability analysis of quartz crystal resonators.     

Influence of surface micro-beams with large deflection on the resonance frequency of a quartz crystal resonator in thickness-shear mode vibrations

We study the dynamic behavior of a quartz crystal resonator(QCR)in thickness-shear vibrations with the upper surface covered by an array of micro-beams(MBs)under large deflection.Through taking into account the continuous conditions of shear force and bending moment at the interface of MBs/resonator,dependences of frequency shift of the compound QCR system versus material parameter and geometrical parameter are illustrated in detail for nonlinear and linear vibrations.It is found that the frequency shift produces a little right(left)translation for increasing elastic modulus(length/radius ratio)of MBs.Moreover,the frequency right(left)translation distance caused by nonlinear deformation becomes more serious in the second-order mode than in the first-order one.     

Electric admittance analysis of quartz crystal resonator in thickness-shear mode induced by array of surface viscoelastic micro-beams

The electric admittance of a compound system composed of a thicknessshear mode(TSM) quartz crystal resonator(QCR) and an array of surface viscoelastic micro-beams(MBs) is studied.The governing equations of the MBs are derived from the Timoshenko-beam theory in consideration of shear deformation.The electrical admittance is described directly in terms of the physical properties of the surface epoxy resin(SU-8) MBs from an electrically forced vibration analysis.It is found that both the inertia effect and the constraint effect of the MBs produce competitive influence on the resonant frequency and admittance of the compound QCR system.By further comparing the numerical results calculated from the Timoshenko-beam model with those from the Euler-beam model,the shear deformation is found to lead to some deviation of an admittance spectrum.The deviations are revealed to be evident around the admittance peak(s) and reach the maximum when a natural frequency of the MBs is identical to the fundamental frequency of the QCR.Besides,a higher order vibration mode of the MBs corresponds to a larger deviation at the resonance.     

考虑尺度效应的夹层楔形多孔梁动力学分析

基于修正偶应力理论, 研究了具有大范围旋转中心刚体-功能梯度夹层Euler-Bernoulli楔形多孔柔性微梁系统的动力学特性.楔形梁是中间层为不完全功能梯度层, 两表层为均质材料的功能梯度夹层结构, 它可以减小传统夹层结构由于层与层之间材料属性的不同导致脱粘类型损伤的影响.采用假设模态法描述变形, 考虑具有捕捉动力刚化效应的非线性耦合项, 计及von Kármán几何非线性应变, 运用第二类Lagrange方程, 导出了适用于较大变形的高次刚柔耦合动力学方程.对在平面内做大范围运动的中心刚体-功能梯度夹层Euler-Bernoulli楔形多孔微梁的动力学特性进行了详细研究.研究表明: 功能梯度夹层楔形梁表层结构高度、旋转角速度、功能梯度幂指数、尺度参数、孔隙度以及各层结构的体积分数对系统的动力学特性都有很大的影响; 功能梯度夹层楔形梁综合了功能梯度直梁和楔形梁的特性, 其相对于功能梯度直梁的固有频率增大, 同时使得孔隙度对结构固有频率变化趋势的影响不再与功能梯度直梁相同; 由于柔性梁变形能中具有横向与轴向的耦合势能, 系统在稳态下的平衡位置发生了迁移现象; 系统随着尺度参数的变化发生了频率转向与振型转换.      

功能梯度材料微梁的热弹性阻尼研究

基于Euler-Bernoulli梁理论和单向耦合的热传导理论,研究了功能梯度材料(functionally graded material,FGM)微梁的热弹性阻尼(thermoelastic damping,TED).假设矩形截面微梁的材料性质沿厚度方向按幂函数连续变化,忽略了温度梯度在轴向的变化,建立了单向耦合的变系数一维热传导方程.热力耦合的横向自由振动微分方程由经典梁理论获得.采用分层均匀化方法将变系数的热传导方程简化为一系列在各分层内定义的常系数微分方程,利用上下表面的绝热边界条件和界面处的连续性条件获得了微梁温度场的分层解析解.将温度场代入微梁的运动方程,获得了包含热弹性阻尼的复频率,进而求得了代表热弹性阻尼的逆品质因子.在给定金属-陶瓷功能梯度材料后,通过数值计算结果定量分析了材料梯度指数、频率阶数、几何尺寸以及边界条件对TED的影响.结果表明:(1)若梁长固定不变,梁厚度小于某个数值时,改变陶瓷材料体积分数可以使得TED取得最小值;(2)固有频率阶数对TED的最大值没有影响,但是频率阶数越高对应的临界厚度越小;(3)不同的边界条件对应的TED的最大值相同,但是随着支座约束刚度增大对应的临界厚度减小;(4)TED的最大值和对应的临界厚度随着金属组分的增大而增大.     

A well-posed Euler-Bernoulli beam model incorporating nonlocality and surface energy effect

This study shows that it is possible to develop a well-posed size-dependent model by considering the effect of both nonlocality and surface energy, and the model can provide another effective way of nanomechanics for nanostructures. For a practical but simple problem(an Euler-Bernoulli beam model under bending), the ill-posed issue of the pure nonlocal integral elasticity can be overcome. Therefore, a well-posed governing equation can be developed for the Euler-Bernoulli beams when considering both the pure nonlocal integral elasticity and surface elasticity. Moreover, closed-form solutions are found for the deflections of clamped-clamped(C-C), simply-supported(S-S) and cantilever(C-F) nano-/micro-beams. The effective elastic moduli are obtained in terms of the closed-form solutions since the transfer of physical quantities in the transition region is an important problem for span-scale modeling methods. The nonlocal integral and surface elasticities are adopted to examine the size-dependence of the effective moduli and deflection of Ag beams.     

Resonance Absorption of Gravity Waves

Fluid Dynamics - The problem of absorption by a resonator of a gravity wave that propagates on the surface of an incompressible fluid is solved. The resonator is small as compared with the...     

微结构非局部效应的多重性模型及在微梁弯曲中的应用

基于Eringen非局部弹性理论,直接利用逐次逼近法推导了非局部应力场的精确表达,该精确的非局部应力可具体表示为一个无穷级数的形式. 然后以微梁的横向弯曲和纯弯曲变形为例,建立平衡方程并求解及分析了挠度受非局部效应的影响. 结果表明：根据所取非局部小尺度参数大小的不同,非局部微梁的弯曲挠度可低于也可以高于经典力学下的挠度,非局部效应的增大可提高亦可降低结构的抗弯刚度. 本文结果证明了Wang以及Lim等人分别提出的两种相反的非局部模型的各自正确性. 同时首次发现,弯曲挠度随着非局部效应的增大而上下波动且存在若干跳跃点,挠度是非局部小尺度参数的非单调函数,研究同时给出了一种确定材料非局部常数的建议途径.     

基于尺寸效应的FG-SMA微梁非线性自由振动特性研究

形状记忆合金具有相变温度低、输出应力高、能耗小、驱动电压低、可恢复应变大、生物相容性好等特性。随着形状记忆合金制备技术的进一步发展，有学者提出将功能梯度形状记忆合金材料用于微机电系统等智能微结构，将使其具有更优良的特性。因此开展机电多场耦合功能梯度形状记忆合金微结构的非线性自由振动特性研究具有重要研究价值。本文基于冯卡门几何非线性理论，综合考虑静电力和分子间作用力的影响，考虑尺寸效应，基于修正偶应力理论，建立两端固定的功能梯度形状记忆合金微梁模型，对功能梯度形状记忆合金微梁相变前后的机电耦合非线性自由振动问题进行深入研究，分析了尺寸效应参数、几何结构参数和相变参数等对功能梯度形状记忆合金微梁自由振动特性的影响。     

基于尺寸效应的FG-SMA微梁非线性自由振动特性研究

形状记忆合金具有相变温度低、输出应力高、能耗小、驱动电压低、可恢复应变大、生物相容性好等特性。随着形状记忆合金制备技术的进一步发展,有学者提出将功能梯度形状记忆合金材料用于微机电系统等智能微结构,将使其具有更优良的特性。因此开展机电多场耦合功能梯度形状记忆合金微结构的非线性自由振动特性研究具有重要研究价值。本文基于冯卡门几何非线性理论,综合考虑静电力和分子间作用力的影响,考虑尺寸效应,基于修正偶应力理论,建立两端固定的功能梯度形状记忆合金微梁模型,对功能梯度形状记忆合金微梁相变前后的机电耦合非线性自由振动问题进行深入研究,分析了尺寸效应参数、几何结构参数和相变参数等对功能梯度形状记忆合金微梁自由振动特性的影响。     

Surface acoustic wave MEMS gyroscope

The design and performance evaluation of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) MEMS gyroscope is presented in this paper. This gyroscope is an integration of a SAW resonator and a SAW sensor. The SAW resonator is used to setup a stable reference vibration and SAW sensor is used for the detection of the secondary SAW generated by the Coriolis force. Further to this resonator, strategically positioned metallic dots that form an array along the standing wave anti-node locations are subjected to the reference vibratory motion. These vibrating dot arrays through the Coriolis effect will generate secondary SAW, which is picked up by the SAW sensor. The SAW resonator is designed and optimized using coupling-of-modes (COM) theory. In view of its one-layer planar configuration, this gyroscope can be implemented easily for applications requiring conformal mounting onto a surface of interest. This SAW gyroscope can be competitively priced inherently rugged, reliable and very sensitive. It is also capable of being wirelessly interrogated, without any sensor power source.     

Effect of movability of the resonator center on the operation of a hemispherical resonator gyro

It was established in [2] that resonator deformation according to the second mode shape of a thin hemispherical shell results in a displacement of the center of mass if the resonator is unbalanced, i.e., if the distribution of mass over the surface of the hemisphere deviates from axial symmetry. In the same paper, it was shown that this displacement of the center of mass makes the instrument sensitive to linear vibrations. The present paper deals with linear vibration caused in the presence of unbalance by the working vibrations themselves and by the forces used to maintain the latter. The linear vibration is considered in the form of beam vibrations of the resonator stem. The study is aimed at determining the influence of the coupling between the working and beam vibrations on the instrument readings. We obtain a formula relating the hemispherical resonator gyro drift to the unbalance and the eccentricity, which, in particular, can be caused by the gravity component normal to the sensitivity axis. The drift considered here is essentially caused by the fact that deformation of the resonator supports also results in deformation of the electric control field in the gap between the electrodes. The resulting additional forces cause the effect studied in this paper. The drift magnitude depends on how the control of the phase state of the resonator is chosen. In what follows, to be definite, we consider the control in fast-time mode, i.e., at the natural vibration frequency. A similar effect takes place for any other type of control of waves in the resonator.     

Dynamic behavior analysis of cantilever-type nano-mechanical electrostatic actuator

An investigation is performed into the nonlinear pull-in behavior of a cantilever-type nano-mechanical electrostatic actuator. In performing the analysis, the actuator is modeled as an Euler–Bernoulli beam and the influence of surface effects, the fringing field effect and the Casimir force effect are taken into explicit account. In general, analyzing the dynamic behavior of nanoscale electrostatic devices is challenging due to the nonlinear coupling of the electrostatic force and Casimir force. In the present study, this problem is resolved by using a hybrid computational scheme comprising the differential transformation method and the finite difference approximation technique. The feasibility of the proposed approach is demonstrated by the two cantilever-type micro-beams when actuated by a DC voltage. The numerical results show that the present results for the pull-in voltage deviate by no more than 1.47% from those presented in the literature using a different scheme. In addition, it is shown that surface effects play a significant role in determining the static deflection and pull-in voltage of the cantilever beam nano-beam. In general, the results confirm that the hybrid differential transformation/finite difference approximation method provides an accurate and computationally efficient means of simulating the nonlinear electrostatic behavior of nanostructure systems.     

Asymptotic modeling of Helmholtz resonators including thermoviscous effects

We systematically employ the method of matched asymptotic expansions to model Helmholtz resonators, with thermoviscous effects incorporated starting from first principles and with the lumped parameters characterizing the neck and cavity geometries precisely defined and provided explicitly for a wide range of geometries. With an eye towards modeling acoustic metasurfaces, we consider resonators embedded in a rigid surface, each resonator consisting of an arbitrarily shaped cavity connected to the external half-space by a small cylindrical neck. The bulk of the analysis is devoted to the problem where a single resonator is subjected to a normally incident plane wave; the model is then extended using “Foldy’s method” to the case of multiple resonators subjected to an arbitrary incident field. As an illustration, we derive critical-coupling conditions for optimal and perfect absorption by a single resonator and a model metasurface, respectively.     

Development of a Micro-beam Method to Investigate the Fatigue Crack Growth Mechanisms of Submicron-scale Cracks

In this paper, we propose a new experimental method to investigate the fatigue crack growth mechanisms of submicron-scale cracks by using freestanding single edge notched micro-beams that are fabricated on the surfaces of conventional bending specimens with the focused ion beam technique. Three dimensional FEM simulations in conjugate with LEFM fracture analysis were carried out to correlate the applied far field stresses with the local crack-tip driving force. For the validation of the new method, micro-beam experiments were conducted on 4340 low alloy steels and the results showed the similar findings compared to those in the literature while revealed undiscovered fatigue damage mechanisms that took place at the submicron and nanometer scales.     

Singularity structure of the Hopf bifurcation surface of a differential equation with two delays

We investigated the structure of the so-called first Hopf bifurcation surface associated to a differential equation with two time delays. A geometrical approach leading naturally to a number theoretic approach provides rigourous results which are corroborated by previous numerical and experimental (optical compound resonator) results.     

An alternative reduced order model for electrically actuated micro-beams under mechanical shock

This study focuses on the effect of mechanical shock on dynamic pull-in instability of eclectically actuated micro-beams through an alternative reduced order model (ROM). The model's predictions for dynamic pull-in voltages are compared with available finite element (FE) results and six modes Galerkin approximations in the literature. It is shown that present results for high shock accelerations agree with FE predictions better than those obtained using six modes approximations. Furthermore, the present model can remove the limitation of previous methods in capturing dynamic pull-in instability for cases under enormous shock accelerations.     

比力对半球谐振陀螺仪解算精度的影响

为了分析半球谐振陀螺仪非敏感轴X、Y轴存在比力输入时,对输出角速率解算精度的影响,首先,利用环形谐振子的动力学方程,得到了径向振动方程。然后,分析了存在比力输入时,谐振子唇沿中心将偏移激励器和位移传感器所确定的圆心,并根据闭环检测原理,推导了陀螺仪解算角速率误差的表达式,仿真计算了相对偏移量对输出结果的影响程度。最后,利用分度头进行了非敏感轴的多位置翻滚试验,验证了输出中存在与非敏感轴比力输入有关的误差。     

Simulation of thermoacoustic waves by a pressure-based algorithm for compressible flows

A modified SIMPLEC method which can solve compressible flows at low Mach number is introduced and used to study thermoacoustic waves induced by a rapid change of temperature at a solid wall and alternatingdirection flows generated by thermoacoustic effects in a tapered resonator.The results indicate that the algorithm adopted in this paper can be used for calculating compressible flows and thermoacoustic waves.It is found that the pressure and velocity in the resonator behave as standing waves,and the tapered resonator can suppress highfrequency harmonic waves as observed in a cylindrical resonator.