Estimation of oscillation period/switching time for electrostatically actuated microbeam type switches

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-125

  Joglekar, M M ^a   Pawaskar, D N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamic pull in instability; Electromechanical switches; Energy technique; Oscillation switching period; Phase plane orbits

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES; ENERGY TECHNIQUE; OSCILLATION/SWITCHING PERIOD; PHASE PLANE; PULL-IN INSTABILITY;

ACTUATORS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

TIME SWITCHES;

EID: 78751572632     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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