The achievements occurred in nonlinear dynamics over the last 30 years entail a substantial
change of perspective when dealing with vibration problems, since they are now deemed …

The primary purpose of this paper is to investigate the nonlinear dynamic behavior of the
atomic force microscopy (AFM) cantilever under the effect of concentrated point load at free …

A control technique exploiting the global dynamical features is applied to a reduced order
model of noncontact AFM, aiming to obtain an enlargement of the system's safe region in …

In about the last two decades, global nonlinear dynamics has been evolving in a
revolutionary way, with the development of sophisticated techniques employing …

The present study is focused on the dynamics of a microbeam-based MEMS device and
analyzes its behavior in the neighborhood of the third natural frequency. An extensive …

Numerical continuation tools are nowadays standard to analyse nonlinear dynamical
systems by numerical means. These powerful methods are unfortunately not available in …

This paper deals with electrostatically actuated carbon nanotube (CNT) cantilever over a
parallel ground plate. Three forces act on the CNTs cantilever, namely electrostatic, van der …

Pull-in instability of the electrostatic microstructures is a common undesirable phenomenon
which implies the loss of reliability of micro-electromechanical systems. Therefore, it is …

Abstract Concepts and tools of global dynamics play a meaningful role in enhancing the
engineering design and safety of multistable structural systems in a dynamic environment …

In this work, we perform a comprehensive analysis of the robustness of attractors in tapping
mode atomic force microscopy. The numerical model is based on cantilever dynamics driven …