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Books and book-chapters Top of the page
Book

  1. Ananthasuresh, G.K. (Editor and principal contributor), Optimal Synthesis Methods for MEMS, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003. Available online at amazon.com.
Book chapters
  1. Kota, S., Ananthasuresh, G.K., Soni, A.H., (contributed to Chapter 3), Type Synthesis and Creative Design for a text entitled Modern Kinematics: Developments in the Last Forty years, Edited by Arthur G. Erdman, Wiley-Interscience Series in Design Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NY, 1993, pp. 27-74.
  2. Ananthasuresh, G.K. and Frecker, M., Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms Using Continuum Models, in Compliant Mechanisms by L. Howell, John Wiley and Sons, 2001, pp. 301-335.
  3. Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Cams in Microelectromechanical Systems,. Chapter 15 in Cam Design Handbook by H. Rothbart, McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 505-527.

Archival journals (In chronological order) Top of the page

  1. Mankame, N. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Topology Synthesis of Contact-Aided-Compliant Mechanisms with Small Deformations,. Computers and Structures. (to appear).
  2. Mankame, N. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .A Novel Compliant Mechanism for Converting Reciprocating Translation into Enclosing Curved Paths,. Journal of Mechanical Design. (to appear).
  3. Yin, L., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Eder, J., .Optimal Design of a Cam-Flexure Clamp,. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. (In press)
  4. oh, S. K. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Croke, C., .Analysis of Fully-reversed sequences of Non-commutative Free-body Rotations,. Journal of Mechanical Design. (In press).
  5. Koh, S. K. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Inverse Kinematics of an Untethered Rigid Body Undergoing a Sequence of Forward and Reverse Rotations,. Journal of Mechanical Design.(In press).
  6. Qian, Z. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .An Optimal Embedding Problem in Topology Optimization,. Mechanics-based Design of Machines and Structures. (in press).
  7. Mankame, N. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Topology Synthesis of Electro-Thermal-Compliant Mechanisms Using Line Elements,. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 26 (2004), pp. 209-218. PDF file
  8. Ananthakrishnan, V., Sarma, R., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Mask Synthesis for Surface-Micromachined MEMS,. Micromechanics and Microengineering, 13 (2003), pp. 927-941. PDF file
  9. Yin, L. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .A Novel Formulation for the Design of Distributed Compliant Mechanisms,. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2003, pp. 151-179. PDF file
  10. Koh, S., Ostrowski, J.P., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Control of Micro-satellite Orientation Using Bounded-input, Fully-reversed MEMS Actuators,. International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 21, No. 5-6, 2002, pp. 591-605. PDF file
  11. Li, J. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Three Dimensional Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic Shells for Miniature Systems Applications, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 12 (2002), pp. 198-203. PDF file
  12. Xu, D. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Freeform Skeletal Shape Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms,. ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 125, (June 2003), pp. 253-261. PDF file
  13. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K.,.A Computational Approach to the Number Synthesis of Linkages,.Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 125 (March 2003), pp. 110-118. PDF file
  14. Yin, L. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Novel Design Technique for Electro-Thermally Actuated Compliant Micromechanisms,. Sensors and Actuators, A Physical, 97-98(2002), pp. 599-609. PDF file
  15. Lai, E. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .On the Design of Bars and Beams for Desired Mode Shapes,. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 254(2), 2002, pp. 393-406. PDF file
  16. Wang, X., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Ostrowski, J., .Vision-based Sensing of Forces in Elastic Objects,. Sensors and Actuators, A Physical, 94(3), 2001, pp. 142-156. PDF file
  17. Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Kumar, V., "Kinematic and Kinetostatic Synthesis of Planar Coupled Multi-Link Serial Chain Mechanisms," Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 124 (June 2002), pp. 301-312. PDF file
  18. Mankame, N. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Comprehensive Thermal Modeling and Characterization of an Electro-Thermal-Compliant Microactuator,. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 11, No. 5, (2001), pp. 452-462. PDF file
  19. Yin, L. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms with Multiple Materials Using a Peak Function Material Interpolation Scheme,. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2001, pp. 49-62. PDF file
  20. Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Kumar, V., 2001,.Kinematic synthesis of spatial R-R dyads for path following with applications to coupled serial chain mechanisms,. Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 123, No. 3, pp. 359-366. PDF file
  21. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms with Strength Considerations,. Mechanics of Structures and Machines, 29 (2001), pp. 199-222.
  22. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Topology Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms for Nonlinear Force-Deflection and Curved Path Specifications,. Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 123, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 33-42. PDF file
  23. Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Design of Fully Rotatable, Roller-Crank-Driven, Cam Mechanisms for Arbitrary Motion Specifications,. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 36 (2001), pp. 445-467. PDF file
  24. Moulton, T. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Design and Manufacture of Electro-Thermal-Compliant Micro Devices,. Sensors and Actuators, Physical, 90 (2001), pp. 38-48. PDF file
  25. Li, J. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .A Quality Study on the Excimer Laser Micromachining of Electro-Thermal-Compliant Micro Devices,. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 11 (2001), pp. 38-47. PDF file
  26. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "On an Optimal Property of Compliant Topologies," Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2000, pp. 36-49.
  27. Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Manufacturing Issues in Integrated Systems of Small Size,. in NSF 2000 Workshop on Manufacturing of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, A. A. Tseng et al., (Ed.), Journal of Materials Processing & Manufacturing Science, 8 (April 2001), pp. 327-329.
  28. Krovi, V., Kumar, V., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Vezien, J.-M., "Design and Virtual Prototyping of Rehabilitation Aids," Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 121, September 1999, pp. 456-458.
  29. Frecker, M., Ananthasuresh, G.K., Nishiwaki, S., Kikuchi, N., and Kota, S., .Topological Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms Using Multi-Criteria Optimization,. Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 119, No. 2, June 1997, pp. 238-245.
  30. Kota, S., Ananthasuresh, G.K., Crary, S.B. and Wise, K.D., .Design and Fabrication of Microelectromechanical Systems,. Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 116, No. 4, March 1994, pp. 1081-1088.
  31. Ananthasuresh, G.K. and Kota, S., .Designing Compliant Mechanisms,. Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 117, No. 11, November, 1995, pp. 93-96.
  32. Ananthasuresh, G.K. and Kramer, S.N., .Analysis and Optimal Synthesis of the RSCR Spatial Mechanism., Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 116, No. 1, March 1994, pp. 174-181.
  33. Ananthasuresh, G.K. and Kramer, S.N., Kinematic Synthesis and Analysis of the Rack and Pinion Multi-purpose Mechanism, Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 114, Sep. 1992, pp. 428-432.

Conference proceedings (In reversed chronological order) Top of the page

  1. Ananthasuresh, G. K. and M. F. Ashby, .Concurrent Design and Material Selection for Trusses,. Proceedings of the Workshop on Optimal Design of Materials and Structures, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, Nov. 26-28, 2003.
  2. Mankame, N. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Topology Optimization of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms with Smoothened Contact Modeling,. Proceedings of the ISSMO International Conference on Multi-disciplinary Optimization, Sep. 2003, Goa, India. Download pdf file (0.65 MB).
  3. Yin, L. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .A Novel Formulation for the Design if Distributed Compliant Mechanisms,. CD-ROM proceedings of the ASME 2002 Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference to be held in Montreal in Sep., 2002. Paper # DETc2002/MECH-34213. Nominated for the best paper award of the conference as one among eight papers.
  4. Qian, Z. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Optimal Embedding in Topology Design of Structures,. CD-ROM proceedings of the ASME 2002 Design Automation Conference to be held in Montreal in Sep., 2002. Paper #DETC2002/DAC-34149.
  5. Saxena, A., Yin, L., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Bhattacharya, B., .PennSyn 2.0 . Enhancements to a Synthesis Software for Compliant Mechanisms,. CD-ROM proceedings of the ASME 2002 Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference to be held in Montreal in Sep., 2002. Paper # DETCV2002/MECH-34210.
  6. Koh, S.K. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Motion-Planning for the Axis Control of Miniature Spacecraft Using Microactuators,. CD-ROM proceedings of the ASME 2002 Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference to be held in Montreal in Sep., 2002. Paper # DETC2002/MECH34294. Nominated for the best paper award of the conference as one among eight papers.
  7. Mankame, N. D. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., .Contact Aided Compliant Mechanisms: Concept and Preliminaries,. CD-ROM proceedings of the ASME 2002 Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference to be held in Montreal in Sep., 2002. Paper #. DETC2002/MECH-34211. Download pdf file (0.2 MB).
  8. Yin, L., Mankame, N. D., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Compliant Micro-Mechanisms with Distributed Compliance," to be presented at the MEMS and Nanotechnology symposium at 14th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-28, 2002.
  9. Yin, L., Mankame, N.D., Li, J., Moulton, L., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Design and micro fabrication of electro-thermal microactuators with single and multiple materials," to be presented at International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems (ISSS-SPIE) 2002, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, July 17-19, 2002.
  10. Yin, L., Mankame. N., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Two Approaches to the Design of Compliant Micromechanisms with Distributed Compliance," to be presented at the special session on MEMS and Nanotechnlogy at 14th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, VA, June 23-28, 2002.
  11. Xu, D. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Freeform Skeletal Shape Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms," CD-ROM proceedings of the Adaptive Structures Symposium at the 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exhibition, New York, Nov., 2001, Vol. 1, 11 pages.
  12. Mankame, N. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Topology Synthesis of Electrothermal Compliant (ETC) Mechanisms Using Line Elements," CD-ROM Proceedings of 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 9-11, 2001, paper #. DETC2001/DAC-21019. 12 pages.
  13. Yin, L. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Towards the Design of Heterogeneous Compliant Mechanisms," CD-ROM Proc. of 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 9-11, 2001, paper #. DETC2001/DAC-21018. 13 pages.
  14. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms with Strength Considerations," CD-ROM Proc. of 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 9-11, 2001, paper #. DETC2001/DAC-21016. 11 pages.
  15. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "On the Extraction of Kinematic Behavior from Optimal Compliant Topologies with Application to Number Synthesis of Linkages," CD-ROM Proc. of 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 9-11, 2001, paper #. DETC2001/DAC-21017. 12 pages.
  16. Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Analysis and Design of an Intermittent Motion Mechanism," Proceedings of the International Conference on Gearing, Transmissions, and Mechanical Systems, Nottigham, UK, 3-6 July, 2000, pp. 665-674.
  17. Saxena, A., Wang, X., and Ananathasuresh, G.K., "PennSyn: A Topology Synthesis Software for Compliant Mechanisms," CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Baltimore, MD, Sep. 10-13, paper # DETC2000/MECH-14139. 14 pages.
  18. Li, J. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Processing of Ceramic Tapes into 3-D Shells and Its Application to a Small Spherical Stepper Motor," CD-ROM proceedings of the MEMS the symposium at the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exhibition, New York, Nov., 2001.
  19. Wang, X., Ananthasuresh, G.K. and Ostrowski, J.P., "Mechanical Characterization and Controlled Manipulation of Micro Objects Using Vision-Based Techniques and Compliant Devices," CD-ROM proceedings of the MEMS symposium at the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exhibition, New York, Nov., 2001.
  20. Li, J., Koh, S.K., Ananthasuresh, G.K., Ayyaswamy, P.S., and Ananthakrishnan, S., "A Novel Attitude Control technique for Miniature Spacecraft," CD-ROM proceedings of the MEMS symposium at the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exhibition, New York, Nov., 2001.
  21. Kim, M., Bau, H., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "An Electromagnetic Pump Fabricated Using LTCC Tapes and Kapton: Experiment and Simulation," CD-ROM proceedings of the MEMS symposium at the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exhibition, New York, Nov., 2001.
  22. Mankame, N. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Topology Synthesis of Electrothermal Compliant (ETC) Mechanisms Using Line Elements, CD-ROM Proc. of 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 9-11, 2001, paper #. DETC2001/DAC-21019.
  23. Yin, L. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Towards the Design of Heterogeneous Compliant Mechanisms, CD-ROM Proc. of 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 9-11, 2001, paper #. DETC2001/DAC-21018.
  24. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms with Strength Considerations, CD-ROM Proc. of 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 9-11, 2001, paper #. DETC2001/DAC-21016.
  25. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., On the Extraction of Kinematic Behavior from Optimal Compliant Topologies with Application to Number Synthesis of Linkages, CD-ROM Proc. of 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sep. 9-11, 2001, paper #. DETC2001/DAC-21017.
  26. Yin, L., Mankame, N., Ananthasuresh, G.K., Thermal Modeling and Design of Heterogeneous Electro-thermal-compliant Micro-mechanisms, proceedign sof the 6th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Symposium: Computational Methods for Adaptive Structures and MEMS, August 1-4, 2001, Dearborn, MI.
  27. Ananthasuresh, G.K., A New Multiple-Material Interpolation Scheme for Topology Optimization with Applications to Product Design and MEMS, proceedings of the 6th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Symposium: Topology Optimization in Industry, August 1-4, 2001, Dearborn, MI.
  28. Li, J. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Laser-micromachined Heterogeneous Micromechanisms with Embedded ElectroThermal Actuation, proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on High Aspect Ratio Microsystems Technology (HARMST), June 17-19, Baden-Baden, Germany.
  29. Yin, L. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., A Novel Topology Design Scheme for the Multi-physics Problems of Electro-Thermally Actuated Compliant Micro-mechanisms, proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators, Munich, Germany, June 10-14, 2001, paper # 1C4.04.
  30. Perrin, A., Ananthakrishanan, V., Sarma, R., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Voxel-Based Heterogeneous Geometric Modeling for Surface-Micromachined MEMS, proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems held at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A., March 19-21, 2001.
  31. Yin, L. and Ananthasuresh, A New Material Interpolation Scheme for the Topology Optimization of Thermally Actuated Compliant Micro-mechanisms, proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems held at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A., March 19-21, 2001.
  32. Ananthasuresh, G.K., Analysis and Design of an Intermittent Motion Mechanism, Proceedings of the International Conference on Gearing, Transmissions, and Mechanical Systems, Nottigham, UK, 3-6 July, 2000, pp. 665-674.
  33. Saxena, A., Wang, X., and Ananathasuresh, G.K., PennSyn: A Topology Synthesis Software for Compliant Mechanisms, CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Baltimore, MD, Sep. 10-13, paper # DETC2000/MECH-14139. 14 pages.
  34. Li, J. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Microfabrication and Characterization of Electro-Thermal-Compliant Micro Devices, CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Baltimore, MD, Sep. 10-13, paper # DETC2000/MECH-14118. 13 pages.
  35. Ananthakrishnan, V., Sarma, R., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Part to Art: Basis for a Systematic Geometric Design Tool for Surface Micromachined MEMS, CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Baltimore, MD, Sep. 10-13, paper # DETC2000/DAC-14251. 14 pages.
  36. Mankame, N. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., The Effect of Thermal Boundary Conditions and Scaling on Electro-Thermal-Compliant Micro Devices, Technical Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, San Diego, March 27-29, 2000, pp. 609-612.
  37. Wang, X., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Ostrowski, J.P., Vision-Based Extraction of Geometry and Forces from Fabricated Micro Devices, Technical Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, San Diego, March 27-29, 2000, pp. 257-260.
  38. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Design of Compliant Mechanisms for Path Generation Using Geometrically Nonlinear Continuum Models, proceedings of the Sixth Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Cincinnati, December 12-15, 1999, pp. 25.1-25.10.
  39. Benett, W., Nappen C., and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Synthesis of Fully Rotatable, Follower Driven Cam Follower Mechanisms for Arbitrary Motion Specifications, proceedings of the Sixth Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Cincinnati, December 12-15, 1999, pp. 62.1-62.11. (Recognized with the best paper award at the conference)
  40. Kim, M., Kim, D., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Bau, H., An Electromagnetically Actuated Micro Pump Fabricated Using Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic Tapes, MEMS-Vol. 1, 1999 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nashville, TN, November, 1999, pp. 129-135.
  41. Moulton, T. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Micromechanical Devices with Embedded Electro-Thermal-Compliant Actuation, MEMS-Vol. 1, 1999 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nashville, TN, November, 1999, pp. 553-560.
  42. Kim, M., Yi, M., Zhong, J., Bau, H. H., Hu, H., and Anathasuresh, G.K., 1998, The Fabrication of Flow Conduits in Ceramic Tape and the Measurement of Fluid Flow Through These Conduits, in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, (DSC-Vol. 66), 1998 International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, pp. 171-177.
  43. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Topology Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms Using the Optimality Criteria Method," Proc. of the AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO 1998 Symposium on Multi-disciplinary Analysis and Optimization, St. Louis, MO, Sep. 2-4, 1998, Vol. 3, pp. 1990-1910.
  44. Moulton, T. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Design of Electrostatic Micro Mirrors for Improved Stability through Surface Contact," CD-ROM Proc. 1998 Biennial ASME Mechanisms Conference, Paper # DETC/MECH-5839, Sep. 1998, Atlanta, GA. 7 pages.
  45. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "An Optimality Criteria Approach for the Topology Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms," CD-ROM Proc. of the 1998 ASME Biennial Mechanisms Conference in Atlanta, GA, Paper # DETC/MECH-5937, Sep. 1998. 14 pages.
  46. Lai, E. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "An Optimization Approach to the Design for Desired Mode Shapes: Preliminary Results," CD-ROM Proc. of the 1998 ASME Biennial Mechanisms Conference in Atlanta, GA, Paper # DETC/DAC-5632, Sep. 1998. 12 pages.
  47. Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Kumar, V., "Kinetostatic Synthesis of Coupled Serial Chains," CD-ROM Proc. of the 1998 ASME Biennial Mechanisms Conference in Atlanta, GA, Paper # DETC/MECH-5977, Sep. 1998. 9 pages.
  48. Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Kumar, V., "Synthesis of Spatial Two-Link Coupled Serial Chains," CD-ROM Proc. of the 1998 ASME Biennial Mechanisms Conference in Atlanta, GA, Paper # DETC/MECH-5890, Sep. 1998. 10 pages.
  49. Bau, H., Ananthasuresh, G.K., Santiago-Aviles, J., Zhong, J., Kim, M., Yi, M., Espinoza-Vallejos, P., Ceramic Tape-Based Meso Systems Technology, The Proc. of the 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Anaheim, CA, Nov. 15-20, 1998, pp. 491-498.
  50. Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Kumar, V., "Design and Virtual Prototyping of Customized Rehabilitation Aids," CD-ROM Proceedings of the 1997 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC/DFM-4361. 12 pages.
  51. . Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Kumar, V., "Synthesis of Coupled Multi-Link Serial Chain Mechanisms, Proceedings of the 5th National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Cincinnati, OH, Paper # 31, November, 1997, pp. 31.1 31.11.
  52. Epstein, A.H., Senturia, S.D., Ananthasuresh, G.K., et al., "Micro-Heat Engines, Gas Turbines, and Rocket Engines - The MIT Microengine Project," 28th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, June 29 - July 2, 1997, Snowmass Village, CO, pp. 1 - 12.
  53. Gupta, R.K., Yang, Y.-J., Hung, E., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Senturia, S.D., "A Reduced Order Model for the Electrostatically Actuated Beam with Squeezed Film Damping, Addendum to the Technical Digest, 1996 Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop at Hilton Head Island, SC, June 1996, pp. 1-4.
  54. Ananthasuresh, G. K., Gupta, R.K., and Senturia, S. D., An Approach to Macromodeling of MEMS for Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis, DSC-Vol. 59, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 17-22, Atlanta, GA, pp. 401-407.
  55. Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Howell, L. L., Case Studies and a Note on the Degrees-of-Freedom in Compliant Mechanisms, Presented at the 24th Biennial Mechanisms Conference-1996 ASME Design Technical Conferences; appears in the CD-ROM proceedings, Paper No. 96-DETC/MECH-1217. 12 pages.
  56. Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Kota, S., Role of Compliance in the Design for Manufacturability of MEMS, Presented at the 24th Biennial Mechanisms Conference-1996 ASME Design Technical Conferences to be held in Irvine, CA in August 1996; appears in the CD-ROM proceedings, Paper No. 96-DETC/DFM-1309. 4 pages.
  57. Gilbert, J. R., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Senturia, S. D., 3-D Modeling and Simulation of Contact Problems and Hysteresis in Coupled Electromechanics, presented at the IEEE-MEMS-96 Workshop, San Diego, CA, Feb. 11-15, 1996. 4 pages.
  58. Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Senturia, S. D., Opportunities for Structured Design of MEMS- A Position Paper, NSF-MEMS Workshop on Structured Design of MEMS held at CalTech, Pasadena, CA, Nov. 11-15, 1995. 4 pages.
  59. Ananthasuresh, G.K., Kota, S. and Gianchandani, Y., A Methodical Approach to the Design of Compliant Micromechanisms, Presented in the 1994 Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop at Hilton Head Island, SC, June 13-16, 1994; appears in the Workshop Technical Digest, pp. 189-192.
  60. Ananthasuresh, G. K., Kota, S., and Kikuchi, N., Strategies for Systematic Synthesis of Compliant MEMS, Proc. 1994 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Symposium on MEMS, Dynamics Systems and Control, DSC-Vol. 55-2, Chicago, IL, Nov. 1994, pp. 677-686.
  61. Ananthasuresh, G.K. and Kota, S., A Renewed Approach to the Synthesis of Four-bar Linkages for Path Generation via the Coupler Curve Equation, Proceedings of the National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Paper 83, Cincinnati, OH, Nov. 8-10, 1993.
  62. Crary, S.B., Ananthasuresh, G.K. and Kota, S., Prospects for Microflight, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, IFToMM-Japan Council, Nagoya, Japan, Sep. 24-26, 1992.
  63. Ananthasuresh, G.K. and Kramer, S.N., Synthesis of Rack and Pinion Mechanims, 1990 ASME Design Technical Conference, Chicago, IL.

Reports (In chronological order) Top of the page

  1. Ananthasuresh, G. K. and Saggere, L., One-Piece Compliant Mechanism for a Stapler, Report submitted for the 1994 ASME Student Mechanism Design Competition and was awarded First Prize in the graduate category. Also available as a Tech. Report, UM-MEAM-95-20, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
  2. Saxena, A. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., Frame element-based, geometrically nonlinear finite element analysis for compliant mechanisms, Internal report, University of Pensylvania, Philadelphia, 1998.

Theses (In reversed chronological order) Top of the page

  1. Ph.D., 2002, "Vision-Based Characterization, Manipulation, and Control of Objects Using Compliant Tools," Xiaoye Wang.
  2. Ph.D., 2001, "Magnetic Actuation in Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics and Kapton Polyimide Film Based Mesoscale Electro Mechanical Systems," Moon Kim.
  3. Ph.D., 2000, "Topology Design of Geometrically Nonlinear Compliant Mechanisms for Flexibility, Stiffness, and Strength," Anupam Saxena.
  4. M.S.,2000, "Comprehensive Thermal Modeling of Electro-Thermal-Compliant Micro Devices," Nilesh Mankame. ps file (~13 MB) or pdf file (0.8 MB -- but screen/print quality is poor.)
  5. M.S., 2000, "Skeletal Shape Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms," Dong Xu.
  6. M.S., 2000, "Design and Microfabrication of Electro-Thermal-Compliant Micro Devices," Tim Moulton.
  7. Ph.D., 1998, "Design and Virtual Prototyping of User-Customized Asstive Devices," Venkat Krovi.
Selected papers from above are arranged under separate areas.

Publications on ceramic MEMS Top of the page

    In chronological order
  1. Bau, H., Ananthasuresh, G.K., Santiago-Aviles, J.J., Zhong, J., Kim, M., Yi, M., Espinoza-Vallejos, P., 1998, "Ceramic Tape-Based Systems Technology." Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), DSC-Vol. 66, pp. 491-498 (1998).
  2. Kim, M., Yi, M., Zhong, J., Bau, H., Hu, H., Ananthasuresh, G.K., 1998, "The Fabrication of Flow Conduits in Ceramic Tapes and the Measurement of Fluid Flow Through These Conduits." Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), DSC-Vol. 66, 171-177.
  3. Kim, M., Kim, D., Anathasuresh, G. K., and Bau, H., H., 1999, Meso-scale Electromagnetic Actuators Fabricated in Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic Tapes, IMECE 1999 MEMS 1999 Symposium Proceedings, MEMS-Vol. 1, 129-135, Nashville, Nov 14-19.
  4. Kim, M., Ananthasuresh, G., K., and Bau, H. H., 2000, Electromagnetic Pump Fabricated with Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic Tapes and Kapton Polyimide Film, IMECE 2000, MEMS 2000 Symposium Proceedings, 249-254.
  5. Kim, M., Ananthasuresh, G., K., and Bau, H. H., 2001, Magnetically Actuated Circular Diaphragm Pumps Fabricated with Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic Tapes and Kapton Polyimide Films: Experiments and Theory, presented at IMECE 2001, MEMS 2001 Symposium Proceedings., November 11-16, 2001, New York, NY
  6. Kim, M., 2001, PhD Thesis, Electromagnetic Actuation in Ceramic Tape/Kapton Based Mesoscale Electro Mechanical Systems, Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania.
  7. Li, J. and Ananthasuresh, G.K., "Processing of Ceramic Tapes into 3-D Shells and its application to a Small Spherical Stepper Motor," Proceedings of 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition November 11-16, 2001, New York, NY.