Spurred by the invention of the tapping-mode atomic force microscopy three decades ago,
various micromechanical structures and systems that utilize parts with mechanical impact …

Microsystems with capabilities of acoustic signal perception and recognition are widely used
in unattended monitoring applications. In order to realize long-term and large-scale …

Sensory feedback is essential to both animals and robotic systems for achieving
coordinated, precise movements. Mechanosensory feedback, which provides information …

Bifurcation-based sensors, implementing stability boundaries monitoring in bistable
microstructures, may manifest higher sensitivity and robustness when compared to their …

Abstract The Near Zero Power RF and Sensor Operations (N-ZERO) program from DARPA
has created a new, nanowatt class of intelligent sensors and RF receivers enabling systems …

Recently there has been a significant increase in demand for wireless sensor networks, as
their field of application is rapidly expanding, driven mostly by the growing importance and …

Prior work is primarily focused on observation and analysis of experimental results of fatigue
loadings, while an insightful damage model describing the evolvement of distributed …

A soundwave is transmitted by adjacent molecules in the medium, and depending on the
type of sound, it exhibits various characteristics such as frequency, sound pressure, etc. If …

Configuration-dependent spectral behavior of initially curved circular microplates loaded by
a distributed nonlinear electrostatic force is investigated. The structures under consideration …

This paper presents an in-depth thermomechanical analysis of zero-power micromechanical
photoswitches (MPs) aiming at aggressive performance enhancement for applications that …