Stochastic linkage model of a compliant bistable micromechanism for mechanical error analysis

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1614-1623

  Bahrami, Mohsen ^a   Ghanbari, Ali ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STIFFNESS; VECTORS;

CLEARANCE VECTORS; CROSS-SECTIONS; LINK LENGTHS; STABLE POINTS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 23944519502     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/15/9/002     Document Type: Article

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