Modeling and dynamics of a self-sustained electrostatic microelectromechanical system

Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Kwuimy, C A Kitio ^a   Woafo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Chaos; Resonant oscillations; Self sustained electrostatic mems

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION DIAGRAM; CHARGE-VOLTAGE; CUBIC FORM; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTRICAL PARTS; ELECTROSTATIC MEMS; ELECTROSTATIC MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE; MODAL APPROXIMATION; NEGATIVE SLOPE; NONLINEAR COMPONENTS; NONLINEAR RESISTANCE; NUMERICAL SCHEME; POLARIZATION VOLTAGE; RESONANT OSCILLATION;

CHAOS THEORY; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ELECTROSTATICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77955249901     PISSN: 15551415     EISSN: 15551423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000827     Document Type: Article

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