Semi-analytic solutions to nonlinear vibrations of microbeams under suddenly applied voltages

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 325, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 382-396

  Moghimi Zand, M ^a   Ahmadian, M T ^b   Rashidian, B ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Robotics and Automation   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC SOLUTION; APPLIED VOLTAGES; CONVERGENCE REGION; DECOMPOSITION METHODS; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION; FRINGING FIELDS; GALERKIN; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHODS; MICRO BEAMS; NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONS; NONLINEAR ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; NONLINEAR OSCILLATION; NONLINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 67349150804     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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