Characterization and Application of Four-Layer Semiconductor Structures in Pulse Mode Operation

Abstract

The characteristics and application of a thyristor (a four-layer semiconductor structure) in a pulse generating circuit are explored. A thyristor device was used to create a pulse generating circuit and the pulse interval duration of this circuit was experimentally measured. The pulse interval duration was determined to be characterized by a Poisson Point Process distribution that is dependent on both temperature and applied voltage bias. The adjustable aperiodicity of the pulse intervals was a key characteristic used to design a distributed processing system of micro-robots that are capable of swarming. A micro-robotic swarm platform was simulated using finite element analysis, a JAVA-based swarm model, and three fully operational macro-scale platforms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA457352

Entities

People

  • Antonio P. Matos

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Logic Gates
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Detectors
  • P-N Junctions
  • Robotic Swarms
  • Robots
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Thyristors

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Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems