Search Results - "Pister, K. S"

Lateral MEMS microcontact considerations by Kruglick, E.J.J., Pister, K.S.J.

“…A lateral switching relay structure has been developed which provides a double gold contact with as low as 70-m/spl Omega/ measured contact resistance, 0.45-A…”
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Miniature heart cell force transducer system implemented in MEMS technology by Gisela Lin, Palmer, R.E., Pister, K.S.J., Roos, K.P.

“…A fully submersible force transducer system for use with isolated heart cells has been implemented using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. By…”
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Mitigating Multipath Fading through Channel Hopping in Wireless Sensor Networks by Watteyne, T, Lanzisera, S, Mehta, A, Pister, K S J

“…Wireless communication between a pair of nodes can suffer from self interference arising from multipath propagation reflecting off obstacles in the…”
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Robot leg motion in a planarized-SOI, two-layer poly-Si process by Hollar, S., Flynn, A., Bergbreiter, S., Pister, K.S.J.

“…With the ultimate goal of creating autonomous microrobots, we developed a five-mask process that combines two polysilicon structural layers with 50-/spl…”
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Assessment of Cap Model: Consistent Return Algorithms and Rate-Dependent Extension by Simo, Juan C, Ju, Jiann-Wen, Pister, Karl S, Taylor, Robert L

“…In this paper, the standard version of the inviscid two-invariant cap model is considered and a viscoplastic rate-dependent generalization is proposed. For the…”
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Probabilistic Design of Moment-Resistant Frames Under Seismic Loading by Austin, M. A, Pister, K. S, Mahin, S. A

“…This is the second part of a two-part paper on the development and preliminary testing of a methodology for the optimal probabilistic limit states design of…”
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Micro-machined three-dimensional micro-optics for integrated free-space optical system by Lin, L.Y., Lee, S.S., Pister, K.S.J., Wu, M.C.

“…Novel, integrable three-dimensional micro-optical elements have been realized by surface micromachining technology. Rotatable mirrors, lenses and…”
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Probabilistic Design of Earthquake-Resistant Structures by Austin, M. A, Pister, K. S, Mahin, S. A

“…This is the first of a two-part paper on the development and preliminary testing of a methodology for the optimal probabilistic limit states design of…”
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CSTRUCT: Computer Environment for Design of Steel Structures by Austin, M. A, Mahin, S. A, Pister, K. S

“…CSTRUCT is a computational environment for the structural design and analysis of earthquake-resistant steel frames. CSTRUCT is currently running on a MicroVax…”
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Radio Frequency Time-of-Flight Distance Measurement for Low-Cost Wireless Sensor Localization by Lanzisera, S, Zats, D, Pister, K S J

“…Location-aware wireless sensor networks will enable a new class of applications, and accurate range estimation is critical for this task. Low-cost location…”
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Smart Dust: communicating with a cubic-millimeter computer by Warneke, B., Last, M., Liebowitz, B., Pister, K.S.J.

“…The Smart Dust project is probing microfabrication technology's limitations to determine whether an autonomous sensing, computing, and communication system can…”
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Design of Seismic-Resistant Friction-Braced Frames by Austin, Mark A, Pister, Karl S

“…This paper illustrates the design of a ten-story, single bay, earthquake-resistant friction-braced steel frame using a computer-aided design system called…”
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An ultralow-energy ADC for Smart Dust by Scott, M.D., Boser, B.E., Pister, K.S.J.

“…A low-energy successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (ADC) targeted for use in distributed sensor networks is presented. The individual nodes…”
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Corner-cube retroreflectors based on structure-assisted assembly for free-space optical communication by Lixia Zhou, Kahn, J.M., Pister, K.S.J.

“…We have fabricated sub-millimeter-sized quad corner-cube retroreflectors (CCRs) for free-space optical communication. Each quad CCR structure comprises three…”
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WARPWING: A complete open source control platform for miniature robots by Mehta, A M, Pister, K S J

“…The electronics packages for many robot control systems have very similar requirements, yet are often redesigned for each custom application. To reduce wasted…”
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Single mask, large force, and large displacement electrostatic linear inchworm motors by Yeh, R., Hollar, S., Pister, K.S.J.

“…We have demonstrated a family of large force and large displacement electrostatic linear inchworm motors that operate with moderate to high voltages. The…”
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A 2.6psrms-period-jitter 900MHz all-digital fractional-N PLL built with standard cells by Su, R., Lanzisera, S., Pister, K. S. J.

“…An all-digital fractional-N Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) built with standard cells and digital synthesis tools allows easier integration with digital blocks and…”
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An Integrated Circuit for the in Situ Characterization of CMOS Best-Process Micromachining by Warneke, B., Pister, K. S. J.

“…We have developed an integrated circuit for in situ monitoring and characterization of CMOS post-process micromachining. In our demonstration, the circuit…”
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Laterally actuated torsional micromirrors for large static deflection by Milanovic, V., Last, M., Pister, K.S.J.

“…We report on the implementation of laterally electrostatically actuated, torsionally suspended silicon-on-insulator (SOI) micromirrors with a static optical…”
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Scalability of Time Synchronized wireless sensor networking by Zats, S., Su, R., Watteyne, T., Pister, K. S. J.

“…Existing commercial wireless sensor network solutions use Time-Synchronized Channel Hopping (TSCH) to achieve an end-to-end reliability higher than 99.9% and…”
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