Abstract: Bistable microstructures are distinguished by their ability to stay in two different stable configurations at the same loading. They manifest rich behavior and are advantageous in applications such as switches, nonvolatile ...

Abstract: In the present study, we tested the feasibility of actuation of microplates by fringing electrostatic fields, i.e., field lines between plates and the sidewalls supporting them. Unlike the common closegap actuation mechanism ...

Abstract: A large array of elastically coupled micro cantilevers of variable length is studied experimentally and numerically. Full-scale finite element (FE) modal analysis is implemented to determine the spectral behavior of the ...