Electromechanical analysis of a self-sensing torsional micro-actuator based on CNTs reinforced piezoelectric composite with damage

W Yang, M Liu, S Chen, W Kang, J Chen, Y Li - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Electromechanical microstructures are increasingly attractive for various applications of
smart devices. However, electrostatic actuator is sensitive to pull-in instability caused by …

Unified stability criteria of electrostatically actuated initially curved micro-beams in the presence of curved electrodes

L Medina - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2023 - Elsevier
Following increasing interest in electrostatic actuation of curved beams via curved
electrodes, a rigorous limit point and bifurcation analyses are carried out to view how the …

Investigation of Bistable Behaviour of Initially Curved Rectangular Microplates

S Kumar, A Bhushan - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Electrostatically actuated MEMS plate devices have many potential applications as micro-
actuators and highly sensitive sensors. Bistability may occur in microplate devices and it …

Non-linear assessment of tunable vibrating ring micro-gyroscopes design

H Sayyaadi, MA Mokhtari Amir Majdi… - … Based Design of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper introduces a tunable design for an electrically actuated vibrating ring micro-
gyroscope. This mechanism contains eight piezoelectric micro-beams attached to the …