This paper presents an AOT-controlled(adaptive-on-time,AOT)valley-current-mode buck converter for portable application.The buck converter with synchronous rectifier not only uses valley-current-mode control but also p...This paper presents an AOT-controlled(adaptive-on-time,AOT)valley-current-mode buck converter for portable application.The buck converter with synchronous rectifier not only uses valley-current-mode control but also possesses hybridmode control functions at the same time.Due to the presence of the zero-current detection circuit,the converter can switch freely between the two operating modes without the need for an external mode selection circuit,which further reduces the design difficulty and chip area.The converter for the application of high power efficiency and wide current range is used to generate the voltage of 0.6–3.0 V with a battery source of 3.3–5.0 V,while the load current range is 0.05–2 A.The circuit can work in continuous conduction mode with constant frequency in high load current range.In addition,a stable output voltage can be obtained with small voltage ripple.In pace with the load current decreases to a critical value,the converter transforms into the discontinuous conduction mode smoothly.As the switching period increases,the switching loss decreases,which can significantly improve the conversion efficiency.The proposed AOT controlled valley current mode buck converter is integrated with standard 0.18μm process and the simulation results show that the converter provides well-loaded regulations with power efficiency over 95%.When the circuit switches between the two conduction modes drastically,the response time can be controlled within 30μs.The undershoot voltage is controlled within 25 mV under a large current hopping range.展开更多
Hair transplantation surgery is an effective solution for hair loss problems,among which follicle unit extraction(FUE)surgery is more widely used and favored.At present,most hair transplantation surgeries still rely h...Hair transplantation surgery is an effective solution for hair loss problems,among which follicle unit extraction(FUE)surgery is more widely used and favored.At present,most hair transplantation surgeries still rely heavily on manual operation by doctors and very few hair transplantation robots with complex structures have been introduced.This paper proposes a pneumatic hair transplantation mechanism for FUE surgery,equipped with a camera,capable of automatically performing both hair implantation and extraction with airflow.This pneumatic method eliminates the complex needle structure,has the function of temporarily storing the follicles inside the needle,thus facilitating the automation of transferring follicles from extraction to implantation.Then a visual feedback system is proposed to accurately position the follicles during the transplantation.The experimental results show that average distance deviation between the actual and target positions is 0.6128 mm and the average deviation of hair implantation depth is 1.7176 mm,which verify the feasibility of the proposed system.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61974116)。
文摘This paper presents an AOT-controlled(adaptive-on-time,AOT)valley-current-mode buck converter for portable application.The buck converter with synchronous rectifier not only uses valley-current-mode control but also possesses hybridmode control functions at the same time.Due to the presence of the zero-current detection circuit,the converter can switch freely between the two operating modes without the need for an external mode selection circuit,which further reduces the design difficulty and chip area.The converter for the application of high power efficiency and wide current range is used to generate the voltage of 0.6–3.0 V with a battery source of 3.3–5.0 V,while the load current range is 0.05–2 A.The circuit can work in continuous conduction mode with constant frequency in high load current range.In addition,a stable output voltage can be obtained with small voltage ripple.In pace with the load current decreases to a critical value,the converter transforms into the discontinuous conduction mode smoothly.As the switching period increases,the switching loss decreases,which can significantly improve the conversion efficiency.The proposed AOT controlled valley current mode buck converter is integrated with standard 0.18μm process and the simulation results show that the converter provides well-loaded regulations with power efficiency over 95%.When the circuit switches between the two conduction modes drastically,the response time can be controlled within 30μs.The undershoot voltage is controlled within 25 mV under a large current hopping range.
基金supported by Special Funds for the Cultivation of Guangdong College Students’Scientific and Technological Innovation(Pdjh2022b0568).
文摘Hair transplantation surgery is an effective solution for hair loss problems,among which follicle unit extraction(FUE)surgery is more widely used and favored.At present,most hair transplantation surgeries still rely heavily on manual operation by doctors and very few hair transplantation robots with complex structures have been introduced.This paper proposes a pneumatic hair transplantation mechanism for FUE surgery,equipped with a camera,capable of automatically performing both hair implantation and extraction with airflow.This pneumatic method eliminates the complex needle structure,has the function of temporarily storing the follicles inside the needle,thus facilitating the automation of transferring follicles from extraction to implantation.Then a visual feedback system is proposed to accurately position the follicles during the transplantation.The experimental results show that average distance deviation between the actual and target positions is 0.6128 mm and the average deviation of hair implantation depth is 1.7176 mm,which verify the feasibility of the proposed system.