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    • 3Cat-1 project: a multi-payload CubeSat for scientific experiments and technology demonstrators 

      Jové Casulleras, Roger; Araguz López, Carles; Via Ortega, Pol; Solanellas Bofarull, Arnau; Amézaga Sarries, Adrià; Vidal Mateu, David; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Marí Barceló, Marc; Olivé Muñiz, Roger; Sáez Hernández, Alberto; Jané Abad, Jaume; Bou Balust, Elisenda; Iannazzo Soteras, Mario Enrique; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Ortega Villasclaras, Pablo Rafael; Pons Nin, Joan; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Alarcón Cot, Eduardo José; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (2017)
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      This article introduces 3 Cat-1, the first project of the Technical University of Catalonia to build and launch a nano-satellite. Its main scope is to develop, construct, assemble, test and launch into a low Earth orbit a ...

    • 3Cat-1: a multi-payload Cubesat-based scientific and technology demonstrator 

      Jové Casulleras, Roger; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Ramos Castro, Juan José; Alarcón Cot, Eduardo José; Bou Balust, Elisenda; Carreño Luengo, Hugo; Amézaga Sarries, Adrià; Olivé Muñiz, Roger; Vidal Mateu, David; Muñoz Martin, Joan Francesc; Araguz López, Carles; Marí Barceló, Marc; Ortega Villasclaras, Pablo Rafael; Pons Nin, Joan; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Iannazzo Soteras, Mario Enrique (European Spatial Agengy (ESA), 2014)
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    • A CubeSAT payload for in-situ monitoring of pentacene degradation due to atomic oxygen etching in LEO 

      Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; López Rodríguez, Gema; Figueras, Eduard; Jové Casulleras, Roger; Araguz López, Carles; Via Ortega, Pol; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel (2016-09-01)
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      This paper reports and discusses the design and ground tests of a CubeSat payload which allows to measure, in-situ and in real time, the degradation of a polymer of electronic interest due to atomic oxygen etching in LEO. ...

    • A Second-order delta-sigma control of dielectric charge for contactless capacitive MEMS 

      Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; Blokhina, Elena; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel (2015-04-01)
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      This letter introduces a new second-order delta-sigma method for controlling the dielectric charge in contactless capacitive microelectromechanical systems. This method improves the one previously proposed by the authors, ...

    • A self-calibrating closed loop circuit for configurable constant voltage thermal anemometers 

      Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Barajas Ojeda, Enrique; Kowalski, Lukasz; Atienza García, María Teresa; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Jiménez Serres, Vicente (Institution of Electrical Engineers, 2015-09-17)
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    • Characterization method of the dynamics of the trapped charge in contactless capacitive MEMS 

      Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Blokhina, Elena; Feely, Orla (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)
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      Dielectric charging of insulating films in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) has a crucial effect on the operation of those devices. A new method is presented in order to characterize the dynamics of the charge trapped ...

    • Characterization of dielectric charging in MEMS using Diffusive Representation 

      Atienza García, María Teresa; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-09-22)
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    • Charge induced by ionizing radiation understood as a disturbance in a sliding mode control of dielectric charge 

      Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; Gomez Rodriguez, Faustino; Gonzalez Castaño, Diego (2015-07-03)
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      The purpose of this paper is to show that the charge induced by radiation in a dielectric on which a sigma–delta control of dielectric charge is implemented, can be seen as a disturbance in a sliding mode controller. ...

    • Charge trapping control in MOS capacitors 

      Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Bheesayagari, Chenna Reddy; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; López Rodríguez, Gema; Martín García, Isidro; Blokhina, Elena; Pons Nin, Joan (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-12-26)
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      This paper presents an active control of C-V characteristic for MOS capacitors based on Sliding Mode control and sigma-delta-modulation. The capacitance of the device at a certain voltage is measured periodically and ...

    • Circuit modeling of a MEMS varactor including dielectric charging dynamics 

      Giounanlis, Panagiotis; Andrade Miceli, Dennis; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Blokhina, Elena (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2016-06-01)
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      Electrical models for MEMS varactors including the effect of dielectric charging dynamics are not available in commercial circuit simulators. In this paper a circuit model using lumped ideal elements available in the Cadence ...

    • Closed-loop compensation of charge trapping induced by ionizing radiation in MOS capacitors 

      Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Bheesayagari, Chenna Reddy; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Lopez Chavez, G.; Pons Nin, Joan (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017-08-31)
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      The objective of this work is to explore the capability of a charge trapping control loop to continuously compensate charge induced by ionizing radiation in the dielectric of MOS capacitors. To this effect, two devices ...

    • Closed-loop compensation of dielectric charge induced by ionizing radiation 

      Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; Gomez Rodriguez, Faustino; Gonzalez Castaño, Diego; Muschitiello, Michele (2015-06-01)
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      This letter investigates the capability of dielectric charge control loops to cope with charge induced by ionizing radiation. To this effect, an microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) variable capacitor has been irradiated ...

    • Control of MEMS vibration modes with pulsed digital Oscillators. Part II: simulation and experimental results 

      Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Ricart Campos, Jordi; Pons Nin, Joan; Blokhina, Elena; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Hernando, Jorge; Manzaneque, Tomas; Sanchez Rojas, Jose Luis; Feely, Orla (2010-08)
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      This paper extends our previous work on the selective excitation of mechanical vibration modes in MEMS devices using pulsed digital oscillators (PDOs). It begins by presenting extensive simulation results using the set ...

    • Delta-sigma control of dielectric charge for contactless capacitive MEMS 

      Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; Blokhina, Elena; Feely, Orla; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel (2014-08-01)
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      In this paper, we present a new closed-loop control method of dielectric charge for contactless capacitive microelectromechanical systems. The method uses a feedback loop to maintain the net charge in the dielectric layer ...

    • Design and test of resonators using PiezoMUMPS technology 

      Pons Nin, Joan; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Blokhina, Elena; O'Connell, D.; Feely, Orla (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)
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      This paper presents preliminary results obtained with devices fabricated with the new PiezoMUMPS process. Since these devices will be used as resonators in applications based on Pulsed Digital Oscillators, we analyze, both ...

    • Dielectric charge control in contactless capacitive MEMS 

      Gorreta Mariné, Sergio (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-09-29)
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      Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, or MEMS, has been a continuously growing technology during the last decades. Since 1959, when the theoretical physicist Richard Feynman introduced the concept of nanotechnology in his ...

    • Dielectric charge control in electrostatic MEMS positioners/varactors 

      Blokhina, Elena; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Lopez, David; Molinero Giles, David; Feely, Orla; Pons Nin, Joan; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel (2012-06)
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      A new dynamical closed-loop method is proposed to control dielectric charging in capacitive microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) positioners/varactors for enhanced reliability and robustness. Instead of adjusting the ...

    • Digital resonance for MEMS 

      Ricart Campos, Jordi; Pons Nin, Joan; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel (IEEE Press. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009-02-11)
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      This work shows the application of Pulsed Digital Oscillators to the detection of physical changes in MEMS devices that cause small shifts in their resonance frequencies. Such devices can be used as resonators in several ...

    • Discrete-time modelling of Sigma-Delta Inspired Systems for MEMS 

      Blokhina, Elena; Giounanlis, Panagiotis; Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Pons Nin, Joan; Feely, Orla (Springer, 2015)
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    • Heat flow dynamics in thermal systems described by diffusive representation 

      Domínguez Pumar, Manuel; Atienza García, María Teresa; Kowalski, Lukasz; Novio Vázquez, Santiago; Gorreta Mariné, Sergio; Jiménez Serres, Vicente; Silvestre Bergés, Santiago (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-09-01)
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      The objective of this paper is to analyze the dynamics of heat flow in thermal structures working under constant temperature operation. This analysis is made using the tools of sliding mode controllers. The theory is ...