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Structural Design and Testing of a Micromechanical Resonant Accelerometer

Micromachines, 2022
Micromechanical resonant accelerometers based on electrostatic stiffness have the advantage of it being possible to adjust their sensitivity by changing the detection voltage.
Heng Liu, Yu Zhang, Jiale Wu
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Modal Coupling Effect in a Novel Nonlinear Micromechanical Resonator

Micromachines, 2020
Capacitive micromechanical resonators share electrodes with the same bias voltage, resulting in the occurrence of electrostatic coupling between intrinsic modes.
Kuo Lu, Qingsong Li, Xin Zhou, Guoxiong Song, Kai Wu, Ming Zhuo, Xuezhong Wu, Dingbang Xiao   +7 more
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Beam Theory of Thermal–Electro-Mechanical Coupling for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Nanomaterials, 2021
The potential application field of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is immense, due to their remarkable mechanical and electrical properties.
Kun Huang, Ji Yao
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Stability, Nonlinearity and Reliability of Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Devices

Sensors, 2007
Electrostatic micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) is a special branch with a wide range of applications in sensing and actuating devices in MEMS. This paper provides a survey and analysis of the electrostatic force of importance in MEMS, its physical ...
Di Chen, Guang Meng, Wen-Ming Zhang
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Critical Parameters and Influence on Dynamic Behaviours of Nonlinear Electrostatic Force in a Micromechanical Vibrating Gyroscope

Shock and Vibration, 2020
The electrostatic force nonlinearity caused by fringe effects of the microscale comb will affect the dynamic performance of the micromechanical vibrating gyroscopes (MVGs).
Shuying Hao, Yulun Zhu, Yuhao Song, Qichang Zhang, Jingjing Feng, Kunpeng Zhang   +5 more
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A High-Precision Method of Stiffness Axes Identification for Axisymmetric Resonator Gyroscopes

Micromachines, 2022
Axisymmetric resonators are key elements of Coriolis vibratory gyroscopes (CVGs). The performance of a CVG is closely related to the stiffness and damping symmetry of its resonator.
Junhao Xiong, Kaiyong Yang, Tao Xia, Jingyu Li, Yonglei Jia, Yunfeng Tao, Yao Pan, Hui Luo   +7 more
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STATIC AND DYNAMIC STABILITY OF GRAVI-INERTIAL SENSORS WITH CAPACITIVE DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM OF SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT

Приборы и методы измерений, 2016
The design of a gravi-inertial sensor with an elastically suspended sensing mass exhibiting a maximum sensitivity and minimum noise level is being studied.
I. Z. Gilavdary, S. Mekid, N. N. Riznookaya, A. Abdul Sater   +3 more
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Lighter and Stronger: Cofabricated Electrodes and Variable Stiffness Elements in Dielectric Actuators

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020
The inherent compliance of soft robots often makes it difficult for them to exert forces on surrounding surfaces or withstand mechanical loading. Controlled stiffness is a solution to empower soft robots with the ability to apply large forces on their ...
Yegor Piskarev, Jun Shintake, Vivek Ramachandran, Neil Baugh, Michael D. Dickey, Dario Floreano   +5 more
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An Electric Self‐Sensing and Variable‐Stiffness Artificial Muscle

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023
Soft robots have better flexibility than their rigid counterparts thus offering greater adaptability to changing environments. These robots made from flexible materials are generally with low stiffness and have limited capability to perform tasks that ...
Chen Liu, James J. C. Busfield, Ketao Zhang   +2 more
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Modeling the Electrostatic Actuation of Nanomechanical Pillar Dimers

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2021
With their unparalleled mass sensitivity, enabling single-molecule mass spectrometry, nanomechanical resonators have the potential to considerably improve existing sensor technology.
Andreas Kainz, Andreas Kainz, Roman Beigelbeck, Silvan Schmid   +3 more
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