Pull-in instability of micro-switch actuators: Model review

International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-183

  Lin, Wen Hui ^a   Zhao, Ya Pu ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Error estimation; Micro and nano switches; Pull in; Theoretical models

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049093956     PISSN: 15651339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS.2008.9.2.175     Document Type: Article

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