This paper presents the impact of vibrational amplitude on the dynamic pull-in instability and
fundamental frequency of actuated microbeams by introducing the second order frequency …

Micromechanical systems (MEMS) based on electrostatic actuators are commonly involved
in driving and actuating high-speed micro-structures. For this to be efficient, these micro …

This paper presents a new asymptotic procedure to predict the nonlinear vibrational
behavior of micro-beams pre-deformed by an electric field. The nonlinear equation of motion …

Understanding the dynamics of a parallel-plate electrostatic actuator, that is, the complex
temporal interactions between the mechanical and electrostatic nonlinearities will help …

In the present paper, a microbeam-based MEMS device is experimentally driven to
experience a subcombination internal resonance (IR) of the additive type, where the second …

The present research study deals with an electrically actuated MEMS device. An
experimental investigation is performed, via frequency sweeps in a neighbourhood of the …

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) often make use of a type of plate-based
electrostatic actuator that can, under certain conditions, come into contact with a dielectric …

In this paper, we investigate numerically the dynamic snap-through motion of a shallow arch
micro-beam that is electrostatically excited through three separated electrodes. It is excited …

In this paper, the modified couple stress-based strain gradient theory is used to provide a
unified nonlinear model of the quasistatic and dynamic behavior of an electrostatic …

This work investigates the mechanical behavior of a clamped-clamped microbeam modeled
within the framework of the strain-gradient elasticity theory. The governing equation of …