Mechanical properties play important roles at different scales in biology. At the level of a
single cell, the mechanical properties mediate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction …

The atomic force microscope (AFM) system has evolved into a useful tool for direct
measurements of micro-structural parameters and unraveling the intermolecular forces at …

A variety of microelectromechanical (MEM) oscillators is governed by a version of the
Mathieu equation that harbors both linear and cubic nonlinear time-varying stiffness terms …

The chaotic dynamics of a micromechanical resonator with electrostatic forces on both sides
are investigated. Using the Melnikov function, an analytical criterion for homoclinic chaos in …

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 …

This paper presents a robust adaptive fuzzy control algorithm for controlling unknown
chaotic systems. The control approach encompasses a fuzzy system and a robust controller …

The atomic force microscope (AFM) system has evolved into a useful tool for direct
measurements of intermolecular forces with atomic-resolution characterization that can be …

This paper proposes a dynamical model and the governing equations of motion of the micro-
cantilever beams based MEMS with piezoelectric actuator (PZT). The Rayleigh–Ritz method …

We present a comprehensive experimental study of the dynamics of electrostatic MEMS
resonators under large excitations. We identified three frequency ranges where large …

Precise and accurate representation of an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) system is
essential in studying the effects of boundary interaction forces present between the probe's …