A novel method to predict the pull-in voltage in a closed form for micro-plates actuated by a distributed electrostatic force

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 986-998

  Chao, Paul C P ^a   Chiu, C W ^a   Tsai, C Y ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; GALERKIN METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

DISTRIBUTED ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; MICRO-PLATES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL LUMP MODEL;

ELECTROSTATICS;

EID: 33744496023     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/5/016     Document Type: Article

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