The results of theoretical and experimental investigation of an initially curved clamped–clamped
microbeam actuated by a distributed electrostatic force are presented. Reduced-order …

The dynamic pull-in instability of double clamped microscale beams actuated by a suddenly
applied distributed electrostatic force and subjected to non-linear squeeze film damping is …

Can plants sense natural airborne sounds and respond to them rapidly? We show that
Oenothera drummondii flowers, exposed to playback sound of a flying bee or to synthetic sound …

The axisymmetric snap-through of an initially curved circular micro plate, subjected to a
distributed electrostatic force is studied. The analysis is based on a reduced order (RO) model …

The actuation of biologically functional micro-and nanomechanical structures using optical
excitation is an emerging arena of research that couples the fields of optics, fluidics, …

A detailed study of the transient nonlinear dynamics of an electrically actuated micron scale
beam is presented. A model developed using the Galerkin procedure with normal modes as …

In this work we investigate the feasibility of two-directional switching of an initially curved or
pre-buckled electrostatically actuated microbeams using a single electrode fabricated from …

Electrostatically actuated microstructures are inherently nonlinear and can become unstable.
Pull-in instability is encountered as a basic instability mechanism. We demonstrate that the …

The experimental study of the stability properties of initially curved micro beams subjected
to an axial pre-stressing load and transversal deflection-dependent distributed electrostatic …

The asymmetric buckling of a shallow initially curved stress-free micro beam subjected to
distributed nonlinear deflection-dependent electrostatic force is studied. In order to highlight …