This chapter provides an overview of parametric excitation as it pertains to resonant
micro/nanosystems. The chapter highlights the feasible physical sources of parametric …

This review provides a summary of work on the resonant nonlinear dynamics of micro-and
nanoelectromechanical systems. This research area, which has been active for …

Many applications of microelectromechanical systems utilize mechanical vibratory motion. A
number of interesting dynamical effects occur in these minimally damped, precisely …

This review provides a summary of the work completed to date on the nonlinear dynamics of
resonant micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS). This research area …

Contemporary scientists are continuing to eclipse imagination in the minuteness of
structures that they can engineer. This trend is true also in the discipline of physical sensors …

Microelectromechanical oscillators utilizing noninterdigitated combdrive actuators have the
ability to be parametrically excited, which leads to distinct advantages over harmonically …

MEMS and NEMS provide a novel and exciting medium where one can observe and utilize
mathematical phenomena not often present in macro-scale systems. By understanding …

Scaling of mechanical and electrostatic forces and damping in micro scale makes the study
of dynamics in electrostatically actuated micro devices interesting. In this thesis, methods of …

Dynamic measuring concepts of sensors use a variety of different metrics. Some monitor the
amplitude and/or phase, while others track resonance frequency or stability thresholds …

We present an investigation of the dynamic behavior of an electrostatically actuated
clamped–clamped microbeam, under the simultaneous excitation of primary and …