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Smart Materials, Nano-, and Micro-Smart Systems

12–15 December 2004

Sydney, Australia

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SMART STRUCTURES, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS II

Conference 5649
Room: Sessions 1-3, 7-11 Mathews Lecture Theatre A; Sessions 4-6 BioMed Lecture Theatre B
Monday-Wednesday 13-15 December 2004
Proceedings of SPIE Vol. #5649

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Conference Chair: Said F. Al-Sarawi, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia)


Cochairs: Chee Yee Kwok, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia); Vijay K. Varadan, The Pennsylvania State Univ. (USA); Neil W. Bergmann, Univ. of Queensland (Australia)

Program Committee: Derek Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); Mahmoud A. Al-Qutayri, Etisalat College of Engineering (United Arab Emirates); Subhas Basu, Silicon Interfaces (India); Abdesselam S. Bouzerdoum, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia); Natalie Clark, NASA Langley Research Ctr. (USA); Robert Clarke, RADLogic Pty Ltd. (Australia); Bernard Courtois, TIMA Lab. (France); Kamran Eshraghian, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia); Paul D. Franzon, North Carolina State Univ. (USA); Manfred Glesner, Technische Univ. Darmstadt (Germany); Kenneth J. Grant, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); Hedley J. Hansen, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); H. Barry Harrison, Griffith Univ. (Australia); Sung-Mo Kang, Univ. of California/Santa Cruz (USA); Stefan W. Lachowicz, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia); Ronald A. Lawes, Rutherford Appleton Lab. (United Kingdom); Mike Myung-Ok Lee, Dongshin Univ. (South Korea); Zachary J. Lemnios, DARPA (USA); José C. López, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain); Warren Marwood, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); Alireza Moini, Silverbrook Research Pty. Ltd. (Australia); Sreedhar Natarajan, MoSys Inc. (Canada); Saeid Nooshabadi, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia); Adam Osseiran, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia); Sri Parameswaran, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia); Hans-Jörg Pfleiderer, Univ. Ulm (Germany); Braden Phillips, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); David V. Thiel, Griffith Univ. (Australia); Christian Val, 3D PLUS (France); Yervant Zorian, Virage Logic, Inc. (USA)

Monday 13 December

Mathews Lecture Theatre A

9.00 Opening Remarks

9.30-10.15 Plenary Presentation: Advances in Silicon Quantum Computing, Robert G. Clark, Director, Ctr. for Quantum Computing Technology, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia)

10.15-10.45 Morning Tea

Sessions 1 and 4 run in parallel

SESSION 1

Room: Mathews Lecture Theatre A Mon. 10.45 to 12.30

Antennas and RF

Chair: Mahmoud A. Al-Qutayri, Etisalat Univ. (United Arab Emirates)

10.45: Phased array antenna systems monolithically integrated on silicon (Invited Paper), V. K. Varadan, The Pennsylvania State Univ. (USA) [5649-01]

11.15: Optimization of smart antennas for wireless sensor networks, R. E. Zich, A. Gandelli, M. Mussetta, Politecnico di Milano (Italy); P. Pirinoli, Politecnico di Torino (Italy) [5649-02]

11.30: Microstrip broadband 8-16 GHz phased-array elements, H. J. Hansen, M. E. Parker, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); L. T. Hall, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-03]

11.45: Micromachined antennas using HRS (high resistivity Si) and LCP (liquid crystal polymer) technology, S. Jung, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (South Korea) [5649-04]

12.00: Optimised implementation of a matched filter bank for ultra-wideband radios, S. Muthuswamy, Victoria Univ. (USA); R. Veljanovski, J. Singh, Victoria Univ. (Australia) [5649-05]

12.15: Design of a 2.4-GHz LNA with 0.63-dB noise figure, Y. Zhu, S. F. Al-Sarawi, M. Liebelt, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-06]

Lunch Break 12.15 to 13.30

SESSION 4

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre B Mon. 10.45 to 12.15

MEMS I

Chair: Alireza Moini, Silverbrook Research Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

10.45: CMOS-MEMS resonator as a signal generator for fully-adiabatic logic circuits (Invited Paper), M. He, M. P. Frank, H. Xie, Univ. of Florida (USA) [5649-18]

11.15: Microscanning mirror actuated by <110> vertical comb actuators, W. Lin, C. Liu, National Tsing Hua Univ. (Taiwan) [5649-19]

11.30: Polythiophene based electrochemical actuators, B. Xi, J. Ding, P. Whitten, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia); V. Truong, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); G. M. Spinks, G. G. Wallace, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia) [5649-21]

11.45: Optical micromirror structure based on shape memory alloy thin films, Y. Q. Fu, M. Hu, H. Du, Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore) [5649-22]

12.00: Integrated evolutionary programming and impedance-based NDE method, Y. Yang, Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore) [5649-66]

Lunch Break 12.00 to 13.30

Sessions 2-3 and 5-6 run in parallel

SESSION 2

Room: Mathews Lecture Theatre A Mon. 13.30 to 15.15

Mixed Signal Circuits

Chair: Derek Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia)

13.30: 1536X1536-pixel silicon backplane for optical switching using dynamic holography (Invited Paper), A. Moini, Silverbrook Research Pty. Ltd. (Australia); D. Habibi, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia); G. Mao, Univ. of Sydney (Australia) [5649-07]

14.00: Active capacitor design and comparison, L. Lee, D. Abbott, S. F. Al-Sarawi, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-08]

14.15: Ultra-low-power high resolution ADC for biomedical application, V. Mallapur, L. Hiremath, A. Stojcevski, J. Singh, Victoria Univ. (Australia) [5649-09]

14.30: Low-power analog to digital conversion using suprathreshold stochastic resonance, M. D. McDonnell, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); N. G. Stocks, Univ. of Warwick (United Kingdom); C. E. M. Pearce, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-10]

14.45: SOC: simulation and damping of power supply noise, J. Rauscher, H. Pfleiderer, Univ. Ulm (Germany) [5649-11]

15.00: CMOS realizable recurrent neural network for signal identification, G. Kothapalli, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia) [5649-12]

Afternoon Tea 15.00 to 15.45

SESSION 5

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre B Mon. 13.30 to 15.00

Waveguides

Chair: Sung-Mo Kang, Univ. of California/Santa Cruz (USA)

13.30: Challenges and opportunities for LCOS devices in optical switching and networking (Invited Paper), D. Habibi, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia); A. Moini, Silverbrook Research Pty. Ltd. (Australia); G. Mao, Univ. of Sydney (Australia) [5649-23]

14.00: High-frequency waveguide transitions, L. T. Hall, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-24]

14.15: Fabrication of integrated lens pair test device, M. R. Mackenzie, C. Y. Kwok, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5649-25]

14.30: Effects of design geometry on SU8 polymer waveguides, A. S. Holland, V. S. Balkunje, A. Mitchel, RMIT Univ. (Australia) [5649-26]

14.45: Active control of flexural wave transmission through hollow cylindrical rod using MFC actuators, J. J. Ro, Q. Jian, T. Wei, Dayeh Univ. (Taiwan) [5649-27]

Afternoon Tea 15.15 to 15.45

SESSION 3

Room: Mathews Lecture Theatre A Mon. 15.45 to 17.00

Digital Systems

Chair: Saeid Nooshabadi, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia)

15.45: Investigation of novel dynamic reconfigurable circuits, K. Rajagopalan, B. J. Philips, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-13]

16.00: Implementation of reconfigurable time-delay digital tanlock loop, M. A. Al-Qutayri, S. R. Al-Araji, N. Al-Moosa, Etisalat Univ. (United Arab Emirates) [5649-14]

16.15: Digital tanlock loop with wide locking range using chaotic control technique, S. R. Al-Araji, Etisalat Univ. (United Arab Emirates); Q. Nasir, Univ. of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) [5649-15]

16.30: Merged modular/non-modular multiply-add unit, B. Phillips, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-16]

16.45: Image denoising based on digital curvelet transform, Y. Pan, P. Feng, B. Wei, Chongqing Univ. (China) [5649-17]

SESSION 6

Room: BioMed Lecture Theatre B Mon. 15.45 to 16.45

Fibers and Photonics

Chair: Adam Osseiran, Edith Cowan Univ. (Australia)

15.45: Mode beating in tapered high-power deeply-etched semiconductor tapered structure, M. Rajarajan, City Univ. London (United Kingdom) [5649-28]

16.00: Modeling of pulse compression in a highly nonlinear fiber, T. V. Dang, D. Wong, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-29]

16.15: All fibre laser Doppler vibrometry system for target recognition, M. P. Mathers, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); S. P. Bennetts, T. McKay, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); S. P. Mickan, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); A. Hemming, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia) [5649-30]

16.30: Optical A/D converters using self electro-optic effect devices and optical thresholding, T. Sarros, S. F. Al-Sarawi, P. Celinski, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); K. A. Corbett, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia) [5649-31]

16.45: Novel method for measuring force vector using fiber Bragg grating, Q. Tu, W. Zhang, G. Kai, X. Dong, Nankai Univ. (China) [5649-102]

Posters -Monday

Posters will be displayed all day Tuesday. Poster presenters will stand by their posters from 17.15 to 18.45 to answer questions. Posters must be removed at the end of the poster session. Poster authors, see Travel/General Information for setup instructions.

  • Experiment evaluation of FBG sensor on strain measurement of prestressed steel strand, E. Li, T. Liu, Tianjin Univ. (China); X. Li, Institute of Tianjin Architecture (China); J. Jiang, Tianjin Univ. (China); J. Sun, Institute of Tianjin Architecture (China); L. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, Tianjin Univ. (China) [5649-65]
  • Fabrication of a nickel seismic mass microaccelerometer, E. Chaowicharat, C. Y. Kwok, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5649-67]
  • Optimizing sensor packaging costs and performances, A. Gandelli, F. Grimaccia, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) [5649-69]
  • Method of self calibration for capacitive environmental sensors, P. M. Johnson, D. V. Thiel, D. A. James, M. Cornelius, Griffith Univ. (Australia) [5649-70]
  • Trap characteristics of SILC in silicon oxide for SoC, C. S. Kang, Yuhan College (South Korea) [5649-71]
  • Embedded multisensor bearing health monitoring and fault diagnostic system, D. Zheng, Harbin Institute of Technology (China) [5649-72]
  • Semi-custom ASIC implementation of an intelligent control algorithm for a reconfigurable data acquisition system, H. P. Le, R. Veljanovski, A. Zayegh, J. Singh, A. Stojcevski, Victoria Univ. (Australia) [5649-74]
  • Modulation recognition for real HF signals, J. Giesbrecht, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); R. Clarke, Ebor Computing (Australia); D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-75]
  • Dynamic characteristics of a composed cantilever beam filled with magnetorheological fluids, H. Lu, G. Meng, Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (China) [5649-77]
  • Data mining for detection of text authorship, M. Sabordo, S. Y. Chai, M. J. Berryman, A. G. Allison, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-78]
  • Residue number system scaling schemes, Y. Kong, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-82]
  • Novel two-dimension FBG sensor based on bilateral cantilever beams for simultaneous measurement of force and temperature, W. Zhang, Nankai Univ. (China) [5649-83]
  • Development of a sensing and scoring system for real-time data/progress display in table tennis, W. Li, A. Al-Mamun, G. Arndt, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia) [5649-84]
  • Poling design of a shear mode piezoelectric actuator, C. H. Cheng, J. J. Ro, Dayeh Univ. (Taiwan); S. C. Chen, National Changhua Univ. of Education (Taiwan); H. C. Kuo, Dayeh Univ. (Taiwan) [5649-85]
  • Image restoration of space-variant degradation by the polynomial approximation to inverse filtering function, Y. Wen, P. Li, Chongqing Univ. (China) and The Key Lab of Optoelectronic Systems and Technology (China) [5649-86]
  • Dynamic performance of a disk-type magnetorheological fluid damper under AC excitation, C. Zhu, Zhejiang Univ. (China) [5649-87]
  • Plasmonic heating of gold nanoparticles and its exploitation, M. B. Cortie, X. Xu, H. Zareie, M. Ford, G. Smith, Univ. of Technology/Sydney (Australia) [5649-89]
  • Adaptive battle agents: emergence in artificial life combat models, T. J. A. Baker, M. Botting, M. J. Berryman, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); A. Ryan, A. Grisogono, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-90]
  • Low-cost optoelectronic devices to measure velocity of detonation, E. M. Chan, V. Lee, S. P. Mickan, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); P. J. Davies, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia) [5649-91]
  • Implementation of insect vision based models for motion detection, A. Budimir, S. Correll, S. Rajesh, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-92]
  • Highly processable method for the construction of miniature conducting polymer humidity sensors, S. T. McGovern, G. M. Spinks, G. G. Wallace, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia) and ARC Ctr. for Nanostructured Materials (Australia) and Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (Australia) [5649-93]
  • Tailoring the optical properties of azomethine surface films, A. Deslandes, Flinders Univ. (Australia); B. Wedding, Univ. of South Australia (Australia); J. S. Quinton, Flinders Univ. (Australia) [5649-94]
  • Low-cost and efficient physical random number generator based on race conditions, D. C. Ranasinghe, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA); D. Lim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA); B. Jamali, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); S. Devadas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA); Z. Zhu, P. H. Cole, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-96]
  • Optimization of film thickness for thermoelectric micro-cooler, S. Kandasamy, K. Kalantar-Zadeh, RMIT Univ. (Australia); G. Rosengarten, Univ. of Melbourne (Australia); W. Wlodarski, RMIT Univ. (Australia) [5649-97]
  • MEMS for monitoring glaucoma, S. Shankar, J. P. Chaffey, M. W. Austin, RMIT Univ. (Australia) [5649-98]
  • Rapid acquisition adaptive zero crossing DPLL, S. R. Al-Araji, M. A. Al-Qutayri, Etisalat Univ. (United Arab Emirates) [5649-100]
  • Simulation of bipolar/MOSFET hybrid mode transistor with Si/GeSi heterojunction base, W. Guo, X. Li, Tianjin Polytechnic Univ. (China) [5649-103]
  • Subthreshold leakage current reduction techniques for static ram, D. Fitrio, A. Stojcevski, J. Singh, Victoria Univ. (Australia) [5649-104]
  • Smart composite shell structures with shape memory alloy wires and thin foils, C. Kim, J. Kim, Kyungpook National Univ. (South Korea) [5649-105]
  • Study on thermally induced vibration of flexible boom in space environment, C. Kong, K. Oh, J. Bang, P. Hyunbum, K. Juil, Chosun Univ. (South Korea); Y. Sugiyama, Ryukoku Univ. (Japan) [5649-106]
  • Investigation of the Huber motor, J. L. Choo, W. L. Soong, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-107]
  • Two-way bistable out-of-plane actuator using Ti/SiO2 bilayer, K. Yu, A. Michael, C. Y. Kwok, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5649-108]
  • Bi-stability behavior of thermally actuated micro-bridge, A. Michael, K. Yu, C. Y. Kwok, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5649-110]
  • Optical spectral properties of periodic micro and nanostructures in Si and GaAs, S. Hava, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev (Israel) [5649-111]
  • Ultrasonic standing wave generator for a smart particle separating device, D. Yoon, Y. Lee, J. Lee, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (South Korea) [5649-112]
  • Adaptive battle agents: emergence in artificial life combat models, T. J. A. Baker, M. Botting, M. J. Berryman, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); A. Ryan, A. Grisogono, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-113]
  • Computer fluid dynamics in the evaluation of design concepts for controllers utilizing electrorheological and magnetorheological fluids, W. A. Bullough, Univ. of Sheffield (United Kingdom) [5649-114]
  • Inward flow piezo-poppet valve, W. A. Bullough, Univ. of Sheffield (United Kingdom) [5649-115]
  • Investigation of phase contrast methods for terahertz imaging, G. M. Png, S. P. Mickan, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-116]
  • Using noise to break the noise barrier in circuits, F. Martorell, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain); M. D. McDonnell, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia); A. Rubio, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain); D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-118]
  • Bio-inspired CMOS vision chip for edge detection with electronic switches for low-power consumption, J. Shin, J. Kim, J. Kong, M. Lee, Kyungpook National Univ. (South Korea) [5649-121]
  • Control of stochastic and chaotic processes via Parrondo's paradox, T. W. Tang, A. G. Allison, D. Abbott, The Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-122]
  • A decimal carry-free adder, H. Nikmehr, C. Lim, B. Phillips, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-123]
  • Effect of compressive non-linearity in insect-based motion detection, S. Rajesh, A. D. Straw, D. C. O'Carroll, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-124]
  • Effect of spatial sampling on pattern noise in insect-based motion detection, S. Rajesh, A. D. Straw, D. C. O'Carroll, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-125]
  • Terahertz sensing and imaging: a global review of applications, T. Rainsford, S. P. Mickan, D. Abbott, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-126]
  • Implementation of biomimetic models for adaptive photoreceptors based on insect neurobiology, E. Mah, D. C. O'Carroll, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-127]
  • Surgical application of MEMS sensors, Z. Ong, S. Al-Sarawi, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-128]

Tuesday 14 December

Mathews Lecture Theatre A

8.30 to 9.15 Plenary Presentation: Biological Path to Nanoelectronic Devices, Ichiro Yamashita, Advanced Technology Research Labs., Panasonic (Japan)

9.15 to 10.00 Plenary Presentation: Recent Developments in Smart Structures and MEMS in India: Fruits of National Initiatives, A. R. Upadhya, Aeronatuical Development Agency (India)

10.00 to 10.30 Morning Tea

SESSION 7

Room: Mathews Lecture Theatre A Tues. 10.30 to 12.15

MEMS II

Chair: Natalie Clark, NASA Langley Research Ctr. (USA)

10.30: Handheld interface for MEMS devices (Invited Paper), S. Kedia, S. Samson, Univ. of South Florida (USA) [5649-33]

11.00: Fabrication and tests of a MEMS-based double-beam cantilever flow sensor with clarifying of temperature effect, J. Pang, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan); T. Segawa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan) and Univ. of Nottingham (United Kingdom); T. Ikehara, H. Yoshida, Y. Kikushima, H. Abe, R. Meada, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan) [5649-34]

11.15: Maximising microcantilever response: an analytical approach using mathematical models, S. Fernando, J. P. Chaffey, RMIT Univ. (Australia) [5649-35]

11.30: Finite difference based dynamic modeling of MEMS bridges, A. Michael, K. Yu, C. Y. Kwok, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5649-109]

11.45: Technology interfaces to microsystem and nanoelectronic processes, K. Hahn, A. Wagener, J. Popp, R. Brueck, Univ. Siegen (Germany) [5649-37]

12.00: Wafer level packaging of pressure sensor using SU-8 photoresist, C. I. Iliescu, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore); J. Miao, Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore); F. E. H. Tay, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (Singapore) and National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore); M. Avram, National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies (Romania) [5649-38]

Lunch Break 12.15 to 13.30

SESSION 8

Room: Mathews Lecture Theatre A Tues. 13.30 to 15.00

Devices

Chair: Chang Soo Kang, Yuhan College (South Korea)

13.30: Scanning probe microscopy for silicon device fabrication, F. J. Ruess, M. J. Butcher, L. Oberbeck, M. Y. Simmons, J. Goh, A. R. Hamilton, T. Hallam, T. C. G. Reusch, N. J. Curson, R. G. Clark, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5649-39]

13.45: Toward a quantum-limited charge detector, N. A. Court, D. J. Reilly, T. M. Buehler, R. P. Starrett, R. G. Clark, Univ. of New South Wales (Australia) [5649-40]

14.00: Modeling and verification of the electrical properties of organic dielectric monolayers in capacitive configurations, M. Ford, H. Zareie, J. Liu, Univ. of Technology/Sydney (Australia); K. Muller, CSIRO (Australia); M. B. Cortie, Univ. of Technology/Sydney (Australia) [5649-41]

14.15: Design and optimisation of Schottky diodes in CMOS technology with application to passive RFID systems, B. Jamali, D. C. Ranasinghe, Z. Zhu, P. H. Cole, Univ. of Adelaide (Australia) [5649-42]

14.30: Charge and heat transport in multilayer thermionic power devices, R. A. Lewis, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia) [5649-43]

14.45: An analytical electrothermal model of a 1-D electrothermal MEMS micromirror, S. T. Todd, H. Xie, Univ. of Florida (USA) [5649-81]

Afternoon Tea 15.00 to 15.30

SESSION 9

Room: Mathews Lecture Theatre A Tues. 15.30 to 16.45

Wireless Sensors

Chair: Paul D. Franzon, North Carolina State Univ. (USA)

15.30: Sensor networks and microsystems get smarter (Invited Paper), D. V. Thiel, Griffith Univ. (Australia) and CRC for Microtechnology (Australia); P. C. Lisner, Griffith Univ. (Australia) [5649-45]

16.00: Modeling, simulation, and fabrication of a flat spring for use in an electromagnetic microgenerator, N. N. Awaja, D. K. Sood, T. Vinay, RMIT Univ. (Australia) [5649-46]

16.15: Toward self-tuning adaptive vibration based microgenerators, S. Roundy, Australian National Univ. (Australia) [5649-47]

16.30: Wireless hydrotherapy smart suit for monitoring handicapped people, J. H. Correia, P. M. Mendes, Univ. do Minho (Portugal) [5649-48]

Wednesday 15 December

Mathews Lecture Theatre A

8.30 to 9.15 Plenary Presentation: Field Induced Terahertz Wave Emission Microscope with Nanometer Resolution, Xi-Cheng Zhang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA)

9.15 to 10.00 Plenary Presentation: MEMS Startups: Disruptive Technology and Business Do's and Don'ts, Janusz Bryzek, LV Sensors, Inc. (USA)

10.00 to 10.30 Morning Tea

SESSION 10

Room: Mathews Lecture Theatre A Wed. 10.30 to 12.15

Sensors

Chair: David V. Thiel, Griffith Univ. (Australia)

10.30: Wireless nano- and micro-sensors, MEMS for health monitoring of engineering structures and neurological disorders in humans: can we get smarter? (Invited Paper), V. K. Varadan, The Pennsylvania State Univ. (USA) [5649-49]

11.00: Philosophy, fabrication, and characterisation of thin metal foil corrosion sensors, A. R. Wilson, R. F. Muscat, T. Trueman, P. Vincent, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia) [5649-50]

11.15: Wireless-sensor scoring and training system for combative sports, K. Partridge, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia) and CRC for MicroTechnology (Australia); D. A. James, Griffith Univ. (Australia) and CRC for MicroTechnology (Australia); J. P. Hayes, Swinburne Univ. of Technology (Australia) and CRC for MicroTechnology (Australia); A. Hahn, Australian Institute of Sport (Australia) [5649-51]

11.30: Accelerometer-based system for elite athlete swimming performance analysis, N. P. Davey, Griffith Univ. (Australia) and CRC for Microtechnology (Australia); M. E. Anderson, Australian Institute of Sport (Australia) and CRC for Microtechnology (Australia); D. A. James, Griffith Univ. (Australia) and CRC for MicroTechnology (Australia) [5649-52]

11.45: New miniature Fabry-Perot pressure sensor with a novel non-planar diaphragm, W. Wang, Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore) [5649-53]

12.00: Distributed fiber Bragg grating sensors information fusion and decoupling, X. Chen, Southeast Univ. (China) [5649-54]

Lunch Break 12.15 to 13.30

SESSION 11

Room: Mathews Lecture Theatre A Wed. 13.30 to 14.45

Actuators

Chair: Mike Myung-Ok Lee, Dongshin Univ. (South Korea)

13.30: Analytical analysis of distributed piezoelectric actuator, B. Sun, Cape Peninsula Univ. of Technology (South Africa) and Jinan Univ. (China) [5649-57]

13.45: Numerical simulation of double actuator using two-way shape memory effect of SMA, M. Cho, S. Kim, Seoul National Univ. (South Korea); G. I. Kim, Korea Military Academy (South Korea) [5649-58]

14.00: Actuation behaviour of polyaniline films and tubes by phase inversion technique, G. M. Spinks, B. Xi, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia); V. Truong, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia); G. G. Wallace, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia) [5649-59]

14.15: Vibration analysis of piezo-actuated flexure-jointed mechanisms, G. Alici, Univ. of Wollongong (Australia) [5649-60]

14.30: Research of the electro-magneto-elastic integral dynamic characteristics of the magnetostrictive actuator, Y. Zhang, Beijing Univ. of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China); L. Li, Beihang Univ. (China) [5649-61]


            
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