Design of two-link, in-plane, bistable compliant micro-mechanisms

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 416-423

  Jensen, B D ^a   Salmon, L G ^b  

^a Mechanical Engineering Department   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SILICON; SUBSTRATES;

YOUNG BISTABLE MECHANISMS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 0033187795     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2829477     Document Type: Article

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