Adhikari, Sondipon and Chowdhury, Sudip (2024) Enhanced Q-factor in microcantilevers using stiffened inertial amplifiers. Journal of Applied Physics, 136: 204503. ISSN 0021-8979
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Researchers have introduced a new method to improve the Q-factor of microcantilevers, which are widely used in sensing applications. The new approach utilizes reinforced inertial amplifiers to enhance the systems effective inertia.AI Topics:
Microcantilevers are widely employed in sensing applications because they are highly sensitive to changes in vibrational frequency. The Q-factor, a measure of the effectiveness of energy storage in resonant systems, is a crucial parameter that directly influences the sensitivity and performance of microcantilevers. Conventional approaches to improving the Q-factor by choosing certain materials or making changes to the shape have notable practical and economic constraints. This study introduces a new method that utilizes reinforced inertial amplifiers to significantly improve the Q-factor of microcantilevers. We introduce three setups: the standard amplifier, the compound amplifier, and the nested amplifier, each specifically engineered to enhance the system’s effective inertia. According to theoretical modeling, all arrangements enhance the Q-factor, with the nested design resulting in an impressive amplification of over 3000. These findings present a scalable technique to improve the sensitivity of microcantilevers, offering a potential approach for future experimental verification and utilization in precision sensing technologies.
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Chowdhury, Sudip and Adhikari, Sondipon (2025) Nonlinear inertial amplifier liquid column dampers. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 140: 115875. ISSN 0307-904X
Chowdhury, Sudip and Adhikari, Sondipon (2025) Nonlinear stiffened inertial amplifier tuned mass friction dampers. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 191: 109264. ISSN 0267-7261
Chowdhury, Sudip and Banerjee, Arnab and Adhikari, Sondipon (2024) From impact to control: inertially amplified friction bearings. ASCE - ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 10 (4). ISSN 2376-7642
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