Conference paper
Modelling of CMUTs with Anisotropic Plates
Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark1
MEMS-AppliedSensors, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
Center for Fast Ultrasound Imaging, Centers, Technical University of Denmark5
Traditionally, CMUTs are modelled using the isotropic plate equation and this leads to deviations between analytical calculations and FEM simulations. In this paper, the deflection profile and material parameters are calculated using the anisotropic plate equation. It is shown that the anisotropic calculations match perfectly with FEM while an isotropic approach causes up to 10% deviations in deflection profile.
Furthermore, we show how commonly used analytic modelling methods such as static calculations of the pull-in voltage and dynamic modelling through an equivalent circuit representation can be adjusted to include the correct anisotropic behaviour by using an effective flexural rigidity. The anisotropic caluclations are also compared to experimental data from actual CMUTs showing an error of maximum 3%.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IEEE |
Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 588-591 |
Proceedings: | 2012 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium |
ISBN: | 146734561X , 146734561x , 9781467345613 , 1467345601 , 1467345628 , 9781467345606 and 9781467345620 |
ISSN: | 19485719 |
Types: | Conference paper |
DOI: | 10.1109/ULTSYM.2012.0146 |
ORCIDs: | Jensen, Jørgen Arendt and Thomsen, Erik Vilain |