title: A remotely-controlled locomotive IC driven by electrolytic bubbles and wireless powering.
abstract: A batteryless remotely-controlled locomotive IC utilizing electrolytic bubbles as propelling force is realized in 0.35 μm CMOS technology. Without any external components, such as magnets and on-board coils, the bare IC is wirelessly powered and controlled by a 10 MHz ASK modulated signal with RS232 control commands to execute movement in four moving directions and with two speeds. The receiving coil and electrolysis electrodes are all integrated on the locomotive chip. The experiment successfully demonstrated that the bare IC moved on the surface of an electrolyte with a speed up to 0.3 mm/s and change moving directions according to the commands. The total power consumptions of the chip are 207.4 μW and 180 μ W while the output electrolysis voltages are 2 V and 1.3 V, respectively.
authors.forename: Jian-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Po-Hung
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Yi-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yu-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Rong-Da
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hung-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Yao-Hung
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shey-Shi
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*