... microelectromechanical systems off-axis stiffness compliant mechanisms elasticity micromechanical devices torsion 18 08 2009 29 03 2011 04 01 2012 04 01 2012 Torsional stiffness can be normalized by comparing it to another set of characteristic values. Using a product of actuation...

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.... This resulted in an increased power output. The energy recapture capability of the FPE showed approximately 88% to 90% effectiveness for most of the scenarios considered in this work. 28 12 2009 28 05 2010 30 08 2010 30 08 2010 micromechanical devices pistons steam viscosity...

...Panos Y. Papalambros 09 12 2009 09 12 2009 CAD design for manufacture micromechanical devices nanoelectromechanical devices Tempus fugit! Time flees, it does not fly, as Wikipedia conveniently points out; and so, after two years and about a thousand manuscript reviews, I...

... of the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring 2008 , San Diego, CA, Mar. 9–13, Vol. 6928 . 19 11 2008 27 05 2009 17 08 2009 damping electrostatic actuators gyroscopes micromachining micromechanical devices vibration isolation...

... Microtechnique, EPFL, Switzerland. 29 10 2008 06 05 2009 23 06 2009 energy harvesting kinematics micromechanical devices watches Energy supply is very important to the future development of the mobile electronic devices. According to literatures, there are a number...

... that is highly sensitive to uncertainties in geometric and material parameters, the RBDO approach leads to a reliable design with improved switching characteristics. 03 07 2007 25 02 2009 21 05 2009 micromechanical devices optimisation reliability stochastic processes...

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..., Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop , Hilton Head Island, SC, pp. 73 – 76 . Moulton , T. , and Ananthasuresh , G. K. , 2001 , “ Micromechanical Devices With Embedded Electro-Thermal-Compliant Actuation ,” Sens. Actuators, A 0924-4247 10.1016/S0924-4247(00)00563-X , 90 , pp. 38...

.... 30 – 35 . Dai , J. S. , and Zhang , Q. X. , 2000 , “ Metamorphic Mechanisms and Their Configuration Models ,” Chin. J. Mech. Eng. 0577-6686 , 13 ( 3 ), pp. 212 – 218 . 27 07 2007 11 12 2007 20 05 2008 kinematics matrix algebra micromechanical...

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... defined by the thin films is built up on a planar substrate. Out-of-plane motion refers to motion in which mechanical elements rotate or translate out of the plane of fabrication. micromechanical devices mirrors optical arrays 03 10 2006 19 06 2007 18 03 2008...

... of the approach are demonstrated using different example cases. The examples include design of a bistable microelectro mechanical system switch, a complex and relevant mechanical system. 30 05 2006 10 10 2007 05 02 2008 design engineering design of experiments micromechanical devices...

... blocks: the spherical four-bar micromechanism and the spherical slider-crank micromechanism. Two other micromechanisms are demonstrated to illustrate how the building block devices may be used to create more complex devices. 20 04 2006 22 05 2007 05 02 2008 micromechanical devices...

... for Microsystems ,” Proceedings of the Third Euspen International Conference , Eindhoven , May, pp. 3 – 7 . 16 03 2006 20 11 2006 beams (structures) dynamic response finite element analysis mechanical stability micromechanical devices micromechanics milling precision engineering...

... ) . The mechanisms represented by patch types B and C have a plication of two and the mechanisms represented by patch type D have a plication of four. 06 05 2005 03 11 2005 micromechanical devices design engineering micromachining LIGA This paper develops a framework...

...J. Michael McCarthy micromechanical devices design mechanical engineering molecular biophysics I am pleased to present this double-sized July issue, which includes a supplement edited by our Associate Editors, Dr. Constantinos Mavroidis and Dr. G. K. (Suresh) Ananthasuresh...

... May 26, 2004. Associate Editor: G. R. Pennock. 08 September 2003 26 May 2004 27 06 2005 micromechanical devices aircraft kinematics aerodynamics This paper describes the concept of a mechanism for micro air vehicles realizing insectlike flapping based on a four-bar...

...G. K. Ananthasuresh; Larry L. Howell 27 01 2005 14 02 2005 design mechatronics micromechanical devices batch processing (industrial) The field of microsystems, or microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) as it is popularly known, is a truly multidisciplinary area...