Dynamic analysis of a snap-action micromechanism

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1245-1248

  Casals Terre, Jasmina ^a   Shkel, Andrei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bistable micromechanism; Dynamic switching; MEMS

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; SWITCHES; TUNING;

MICRO-SWITCHES; PIXEL ARRAYS; SNAP-ACTION MICROMECHANISM;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 27944450137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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