Exploration of new concepts for mass detection in electrostatically-actuated structures based on nonlinear phenomena

Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Younis, Mohammad I ^a   Alsaleem, Fadi ^a  

^a State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic pull in; Electrostatic force; Escape phenomenon; Mass and gas sensors; MEMS; Switches

Indexed keywords

AC HARMONICS; AC LOAD; ACTUATED STRUCTURES; BASIC IDEA; BASIC PRINCIPLES; CAPACITIVE SENSOR; DYNAMIC INSTABILITY; ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES; ELECTROSTATIC LOAD; EXCITATION METHODS; GAS SENSORS; GLOBAL BIFURCATIONS; JUMP PHENOMENON; LOCAL BIFURCATIONS; MASS DETECTION; MASS SENSING; MASS SENSOR; MEMS SWITCHES; MICRO BEAMS; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM; NEW CONCEPT; NON-LINEAR PHENOMENA; NONLINEAR FORCING; NOVEL METHODS; PARALLEL PLATES; PITCHFORK BIFURCATIONS; POTENTIAL WELLS; PRIMARY RESONANCE; PULL-IN; REDUCED ORDER MODELS; SMART SWITCH; SUBHARMONIC RESONANCES; TIME INTEGRATION;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GAS DETECTORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SENSORS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 77955301057     PISSN: 15551415     EISSN: 15551423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3079785     Document Type: Article

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