Homework #8
Assigned: Mar. 29, 2005
Due: Apr. 5th, 2005
Points: 25

Please look at ETCAnalysis.pdf before you begin to work on this homework.

1. 25 points
   Include the convection effect on the electro-thermal-compliant actuate that we discussed in the class (see the above pdf file). Through this analytical and numerical modeling, discuss how the maximum temperature and the relative tip-deflection vary with material properties and size. Feel free to use Maple/Mathematica and Matalb as necessary. The expression may be long but we are interested in separating the efefcts of proportion of the device, size, and material properties.
   Extra credit of 10 homework points for plotting the temperature profile of the device with and without convection effect for some sample data.